Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 11:34am
April is National County Government Month, and we’re expressing our appreciation for county officials and their staff with a blog series and other social media posts that highlight county participation in our programs. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) works with counties on countless projects, from County Historical Commissions and historic courthouse restorations to downtown...
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 8:11am
By Mitch Baird, Fort Griffin Site Manager
Fort Griffin State Historic Site participated in Fort McKavett State Historic Site’s annual living history event on March 21–22. I, along with my wife Sharon and son Bobby, discussed corn and frontier cooking, while Fort Griffin Program Specialist Eric Abercrombie baked biscuits and discussed green coffee beans and other items issued to...
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 8:00am
By Lara Garner, Fulton Mansion Educator
Last March, Fulton Mansion Volunteer Coordinator Sharron Flood had an idea. She came to me and said, “Remember the film we showed for our Fall Parlor Chat, ‘Victorian Fashion Undressed’? We could recreate that ourselves, you know!” The idea was in perfect timing with Women’s History Month, occurring in March.
And Sharron was right. The...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 7:23am
By Shelley Wong, San Felipe de Austin Visitor Services Manager
In 2007, Shelly Zaruba, then a 7th grade Texas history teacher at Sealy Junior High School, came up with an idea that has literally materialized into a unique storytelling opportunity. Shelly was looking for a special hands-on project that her students could manage in a limited amount of time. She wanted to provide students...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 8:50am
The spirit of love was in the air at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site as we hosted the second annual “Love Your Community” valentine’s craft event with the Rockport Center for the Arts and the Texas Maritime Museum.
Our Education and History Center multipurpose room became Cupid’s workshop on February 8, as 50 children and their parents experienced our six festive craft stations....
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 7:58am
By Rich Koone, Education Director, National Museum of the Pacific War
During World War II, more than 2.5 million African American men registered for the draft. Of these, 1.2 million served in the military during the war. During their time in the military, they experienced discrimination, served in segregated units, and had segregated facilities. Despite this, they met the challenge and...
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 8:00am
By Bryan McAuley, San Felipe de Austin Site Manager
While the life of the town of San Felipe de Austin was brief, it managed to play many roles during the colonial era. One of the more obscure was its role as the capital of the provisional government over a proclaimed Mexican state of Texas (separate from the state of Coahuila). San Felipe held this status from mid-November...
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 8:00am
By Bryan McAuley, Fannin Battleground Site Manager
Many of us could probably guess that the first two historic sites acquired by the State of Texas were the Alamo and San Jacinto Battleground. The state acquired each of these signature Texas Revolution sites during the 1880s. But it would be more than 25 years before the state acquired its third (and fourth) historic sites. The parlor...
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 1:12pm
By Amanda McVay, Varner-Hogg Plantation Educator
Visitors recently celebrated the season at Varner-Hogg Plantation’s Harvest Festival, where they learned about harvesting on an 1800s plantation. This year’s festival included scarecrows, hayrides, sugar cane tasting, games, and refreshments.
Our guests helped us plant our garden, made corn husk dolls, and enjoyed listening to...
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 3:45pm
By Lara Garner, Fulton Mansion Educator
Last month, the Fulton Mansion was full of spooktacular fun with our popular Spooky Stories creative writing program for area students. We started the program in 2009 because visitors young and old often ask Mansion staff if the Fulton Mansion is haunted. Since we do not have ghost stories to tell, we created a language arts program for students...
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