Blog Posts About THC's Historic Sites

By Anne Ruppert, Curator, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site

Known for his poor driving skills, either due to limited vision in his later years or his general inability to maintain a steady course on the road, “Mr. Sam” wasn’t the best driver in the county. Good constituents on the sidewalks in his hometown of Bonham may have needed to clear a path when Rayburn came to town....

By Barbara Judkins and Megan Maxwell, site manager and curator at Starr Family Home State Historic Site

Ruth Starr Blake, the second youngest daughter of Frank and Clara Clapp Starr, grew up in Maplecroft, the centerpiece of the Starr Family Home State Historic Site. She was married to Arthur Blake in 1904, and by all accounts the marriage was a good match. The couple lived cozily in a...

By Barbara Judkins, Site Manager, Starr Family Home State Historic Site

The Starr Family Home’s newest exhibit, Four Generations of Finery, showcases examples of the family’s exquisite home furnishings, art glass, and collections of ceramics and silver. From the time Maplecroft, the home of Frank and Clara Starr, was completed in 1871 until the property was donated to the state in 1985...

By Kevin Malcom, Fort McKavett Educator/Curator

Another year, another West Texas Heritage Days at Fort McKavett.

This year’s event was again a smashing success, with a new date that worked well for many reenactors. The parade field at Fort McKavett State Historic Site was alive with historic reenactors who set up various displays about life and soldiering on the Texas frontier...