Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 8:00am
By Wilson White, Fort Lancaster Staff
Fort Lancaster State Historic Site, a Texas Historical Commission property, spans 82 acres and commemorates the remnants of a fort established in 1855 to protect the Lower El Paso-San Antonio Road from American Indian raids.
During the 1850s through the 1870s, numerous people traveled west along this route. These travelers included...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 8:00am
By Kevin R. Malcolm, Fort McKavett Curator
Fort McKavett State Historic Site has been a veritable 19th century workshop during the last few months. In partnership with volunteers from around the state, the staff of Fort McKavett has hosted two different historical trades programs in and around the buildings of the historic frontier post.
On June 6, the fort was once again...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 8:00am
By Rachel Galan, Caddo Mounds educator/interpreter
This past spring brought the return of Caddo Culture Day to Caddo Mounds State Historic Site following a two-year hiatus due to museum renovation and remodeling. This year, I had the privilege of shifting from a long-time visitor to site staff and part of the team who facilitated the program.
Caddo Culture Day...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 8:00am
By Marsha Hendrix, Fulton Mansion Site Manager
Fulton Mansion is pleased to unveil a new partnership and education program with First Community Bank. Thanks to the leadership of the Friends of the Fulton Mansion Board President Sterling Heller and her son, Eric Heller, vice-president/branch manager at First Community Bank in Rockport, the bank has donated $5,000 to the mansion’s...
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 8:00am
By Jacob Lyons, Archeological Collections Assistant
At the Texas Historical Commission’s Curatorial Facility for Artifact Research (CFAR), curatorial staff has been working for the last two years to process and document a large artifact collection excavated from Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site in Brazoria County. The collection is composed of objects from enslaved people’s...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 1:06pm
By Chris Floyd, Landmark Inn Site Manager
A major historic preservation and renovation project is underway at Landmark Inn State Historic Site, an 1850s historic property and bed-and-breakfast under the stewardship of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Among other things, the scope of work includes the restoration of several historic structures, the addition of accessible pathways...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 8:00am
By Megan Maxwell and Barbara Judkins, Starr Family Home
The Starr Family Home State Historic Site in Marshall was recently awarded the Lucille Terry Preservation Award by the East Texas Historical Association (ETHA) and the Texas Forestry Museum. The award—given for the site’s preservation work on Maplecroft, the 1871 home of the James Franklin Starr family—is named for Mrs. Lucille...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 8:00am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House Museum Staff
The year 2015 has already been a busy one at the Sam Rayburn House Museum. The museum recently hosted two open house celebrations—one to commemorate the 133rd birthday of Sam Rayburn and the other to commemorate Black History Month.
During the Sam Rayburn Day celebration, tours of the home focused on how Sam Rayburn celebrated his...
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 8:00am
By Barbara Judkins, Starr Family Home Site Manager
A restored portrait of George Clapp once more graces the parlor walls of Maplecroft, the 1871 home of Frank and Clara Starr. Clapp’s portrait is one of 12 portraits in Starr Family Home State Historic Site’s collection, which depicts the first three generations of the Starr family and dates from the mid-19th century. It is the second...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 10:12am
By Lara Garner, Fulton Mansion Educator
Last fall, Fulton descendant Emily Beaman Beals donated several significant artifacts to Fulton Mansion State Historic Site. The artifacts included two silver goblets, a matching pitcher, and a tray that the Central Ohio Railroad Company presented George Fulton in 1855 to thank him for his work as superintendent for the railroad.
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