San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site
In 2017 the San Antonio Missions were officially recognized as a World Heritage Site....
Wrap Up Your Year with the Texas Folklife Festival!
As you know, I’m a HUGE fan of field trips. Texas has so many...
Celebrating Texas Bluebonnets
Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...
Epic Fail!
February 21, 1794 was the birth day of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, dictator...
Be on the Lookout for Early Bluebonnets!
Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...
Resolve to Take More Field Trips!
Field trips, unit studies, and real books are, IMHO, the only way to effectively...
Happy Birthday, Texas!
The Great State of Texas has several birthdays…but that’s okay, because it’s a state...
Happy Birthday, Sissy Spacek!
On Christmas Day in 1949, Edwin and Virginia Spacek of Quitman, Texas welcomed a...
Happy Birthday, Howard Hughes!
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was born into a wealthy and accomplished family on December...
Happy Birthday, Rupert Paul Ricker!
Rupert Paul Ricker was born on December 19, 1889 near Corsicana, Texas. When he...