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...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 11:36am
By Nash Traylor, Fort Lancaster Events Coordinator
On Saturday, May 18, Fort Lancaster State Historic Site will celebrate our community’s culture and history with the 2013 Frontier Jubilee. The day will begin with a flag-raising ceremony at 10 a.m., and living historians will be on hand throughout the day to interact with visitors on topics such as the Texas Camel Corps, Native...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 10:32am
By José Zapata, Landmark Inn Site Manager
The Friends of the Landmark Inn hosted a book signing at Landmark Inn State Historic Site on April 14 for authors Edward and Shirley Wright, who spoke about their book Todos Santos (All Saints).
A historical narrative with tales of bravery on the Texas frontier, the book is based on the lives of two Scottish families who immigrated to...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 9:47am
By Lara Garner, Fulton Mansion Educator
Although Fulton Mansion State Historic Site is now closed for restoration, things have been busier than ever around here. After staff finished packing up all the artifacts and antiques in the house—with assistance from some of our wonderful THC helpers—we opened up the house for our first-ever, large-scale fundraising gala, which we called a “...
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 8:23am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House Museum Curator
One hundred years have passed since Sam Rayburn first took the oath of office in 1913 to begin his 48-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before coming to the national political scene, Rayburn spent five years in the Texas House of Representatives. He won his first election in 1906. After two terms in the Texas House, and...
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...
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:47am
By José Zapata, Landmark Inn Site Manager
Nearly 400 grade-school children visited Landmark Inn State Historic Site to participate in the 17th Annual Kids Fish on Saturday, January 26. The Landmark Inn mill stream was stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout for the old-fashioned cane pole fishing event, sponsored by the Friends of the Landmark Inn.
The weather was great, and 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...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 8:54am
By Leslie Bergloff, Magoffin Home Site Manager
Looking intently into each other’s eyes, Lt. William Glasgow and Josephine Magoffin met in Fort Bayard, New Mexico, sometime between April 1892 and May 1895. It was the start of a love affair that would last for 71 years.
Who would have guessed that these two young people—one born in El Paso and the other in Saint Louis, Missouri—...
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 10:54am
By Tony Souther, Caddo Mounds Site Manager
It’s finally happening—the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site expansion and renovation is actually starting to become a reality! I have been the site manager at Caddo Mounds for a year, and my first meeting concerning the museum expansion and renovation was in February 2012. Since then, I‘ve lost count of the number of times I have reviewed...
