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...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 4:38pm
Text by Andy Rhodes, photos by Patrick Hughey
A THC Centennial Marker notes the location of Fort Anahuac
Four years before the famous battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto, a little-known skirmish occurred at the mouth of the Trinity River east of Houston. The location...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 12:08pm
Text by Heather McBride, THC Senior Communications Specialist, photos by Patrick Hughey
The new San Felipe de Austin museum.
Texas history lovers who visit the new 10,000 square-foot state-of-the art museum at San Felipe de Austin will not be disappointed. Officially opened on April 27, the museum offers...
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 11:31am
By Bob Brinkman, THC Historical Markers Program Coordinator
The steamship Dayton began life in 1835 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert Beer oversaw its construction, and often captained the 111-ton sidewheeler steamship on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. At the time, he couldn’t imagine that the Dayton would be moving goods and people along the Texas coast and between Galveston and...
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 4:13pm
Text by Barbara Westbrook, Atascosa County Historical Commission Chair. Photos by Bruce C. Eichman, Atascosa County CHC Vice Chair.
Almost forgotten by generations of Texans, the 1813 Battle of Medina was the fierce and bloody climax of the first Texas war for independence. The battle—which took place in modern-day Atascosa County—pitted Tejanos with their American Indian and Anglo-...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 3:01pm
This article was originally featured in the December 1989 issue of The Medallion.
Outdoor signs have been an integral part of commercial storefronts for more than two centuries. Some early signs were painted directly on building walls or display windows, while others were painted on wooden plaques that were hung from the building.
The advancement of technology in the 20th...
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 8:00am
“Jenny” (Curtiss JN-4D) biplanes at Penn Field in Austin. Photo by Curtis Jenny Restoration.
This article was originally featured in the October 1989 issue of the Medallion.
The Medallion, October 1989
One of the...
Friday, March 23, 2018 - 9:00am
Text by Andy Rhodes, photos and video by Patrick Hughey
It was impossible to see in the murky water of Matagorda Bay. Divers searched for clues, hoping something would lead to the 1686 French shipwreck La Belle, long associated with the area. But on that overcast afternoon in 1995, the cloudy bay water obscured a visual confirmation by the Texas Historical Commission’s marine...
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