Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:31am
By Michael Moore, President of the Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, and Site Manager Bryan McAuley
On April 5, the Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site hosted a “Links to the Past” golf tournament at nearby Stephen F. Austin Golf Course. The tournament aimed to build awareness of the historic site’s development, raise funds to support projects...
Friday, March 29, 2013 - 7:00am
By Bryan McAuley, San Felipe de Austin Site Manager
On this day in 1836, the town of San Felipe—the capital of Stephen F. Austin's colony and now the location of our San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site—was burned to the ground to keep it from being captured by the advancing Mexican Army. Among the San Felipe residents who witnessed the burning before fleeing eastward as part of the...
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 3:11pm
By Bryan McAuley, San Felipe de Austin Site Manager
Readers of this blog have unquestionably strong history-interest credentials. So many of you are likely already aware that the famous Travis letter will be on display at the Alamo between February 23 and March 7 this year. Through a collaboration among the General Land Office, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and the...
