Happy Birthday, Z. N. Morrell!
Z. N. “Wildcat” Morrell was born to a humble South Carolina family on January...
Happy Birthday, A. J. Foyt
Today we wish a happy birthday to Texas race car driver A. J. Foyt–“Super...
Tex Ritter
“Tex” Ritter was born Woodward Maurice Ritter on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas. Texas born...
Nana Gollner
On January 8, 1919, a little girl was born to the Gollner family in...
Ida Weisselberg Hadra
Today is the 155th birthday of Ida Weisselberg Hadra. She was born in Castroville...
Palacio del Rio
Here’s another record-breaking San Antonio hotel–the beautiful Palacio del Rio, built in record time in order...
Moving the Fairmount Hotel
I love history, but my degree is in architecture, so when it’s especially interesting...
The HemisFair – Part 3
Today we wrap up nostalgia week for the 1968 HemisFair, a World’s Fair in...
The HemisFair – Part 2
A few more video clips and first-person accounts of the HemisFair 68, the International Exposition...
The HemisFair – Part 1
When the city of San Antonio celebrated its 250th birthday in 1968, HemisFair 68–a...