Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 5:12pm
By Lila Rakoczy, THC Military Sites Program Coordinator
On November 11, 1918, a 30-year-old Texan in the Intelligence Section of the 360th Infantry Regiment reflected in his diary on the day’s events:
“The orders called for continuing the artillery fire with the same intensity until eleven in the morning, when the hostilities would be suspended for thirty-five days....
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 4:24pm
By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor, The Medallion
There isn’t much material evidence of World War I in Texas. There are former training airfields, museums with weaponry exhibits, and parks containing honorary memorials, but travelers need to dig a little deeper to find a truly meaningful experience. In fact, the Great War’s Lone Star legacy is most poignant in the real stories...
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 1:36pm
This article was originally featured in the July 1991 issue of The Medallion.
How did the daily lives of Austinites 100 years ago compare to those of people in other cities at the same time? Did all economic classes take similar medications, or were some medicines out of reach of the average wage earner? The answers to these and other similar questions may come from thousands of...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 2:05pm
This article was written by Heather McBride, Senior Communications Specialist, and is featured in the Summer 2018 issue of The Medallion.
The catastrophic destruction Hurricane Harvey left in Rockport-Fulton on August 25, 2017 was beyond devastating for all the people who called this place home.
The town’s Fulton Mansion State Historic Site—one of the Texas Historical...
Friday, August 3, 2018 - 4:31pm
Text by Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor, The Medallion
Throughout the year, you may have heard about the Texas Historical Commission’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Texas Heritage Trails Program (THTP). As part of the commemoration, the agency is hosting a 10-month-long sweepstakes with prize packages offering travel getaways—one to each of the 10 trail regions. Enter at...
Friday, August 3, 2018 - 3:49pm
Earlier this year, the Texas Historical Commission welcomed two interns to Austin for nearly two months of summer school through the agency’s Preservation Scholars program.
Two college students—Calvin Blair and Halee Robinson—accepted the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission’s invitation to participate in the summer program. They spent much of the summer working with the...
Friday, August 3, 2018 - 3:20pm
Text by Andy Rhodes, photos by Patrick Hughey
A natural escape in Texas can mean many different things, but it’s a distinctive sensation in the Forest Trail Region. Instead of mountains, beaches, or canyons, there are trees. Lots of trees.
“The forest country has a natural rhythm. Things are a little slower, you breathe a little deeper, and connecting with family and...
Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 3:36pm
This article was originally featured in the September 1990 issue of The Medallion.
In 1907, a group of enterprising Brenham residents began making butter from the extra cream supplied by area farms. They sold the butter locally. That was the humble beginning of the Brenham Creamery Company, now Blue Bell Creameries, one of the largest manufacturers of frozen snacks in the...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 11:39am
This article was originally featured in the May 1990 issue of The Medallion.
Galveston Island contains one of the largest assortments of historic commercial buildings and residences in Texas. Its world-famous Strand National Historic District, once known as the Wall Street of the Southwest, easily transports a visitor into the 1800s.
Since July 1988, when they were installed...
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 11:32am
This article was originally featured in the October 1991 issue of The Medallion.
Remember when going to the movies downtown or at the local drive-in theater was a special treat, reserved for Saturday nights with the family, friends, or a date? The movies offered an escape to an exotic locale or time, or simply an opportunity to congregate with friends or neighbors. Many people still...
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