Blog Posts About THC

By Jeff Harris, Site Manager, Magoffin Home State Historic Site

Joseph Magoffin’s grandfather, Beriah Magoffin, was an immigrant from County Down, Ireland, who settled in Kentucky.

Joseph’s father, James Wiley Magoffin, was a trader on the Chihuahua-Santa Fe trail. James Wiley had contact with many American Indian groups as he traveled along the trail.

James Wiley...

By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor,The Medallion

For many Texas students, summer vacation means traveling with family and friends; others choose to forego this educational break via internships like the Texas Historical Commission’s Preservation Scholars program.

The Texas Historical Commission recently welcomed four college interns to Austin for nearly two months of summer school...

By Danielle Brissette, Collections Manager, San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site

For most Texans, the end of the Texas Revolution is a relatively simple story. Even our own museum implies that once the Battle of San Jacinto was won, Texas’ victory was completely secured. The truth is, it just wasn’t that simple.

Two entire Mexican armies, over 2,500 soldados strong...

By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor The Medallion

“That’s one small step for man…”

Those six words immediately transport us to the iconic scene of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Fifty years later, this momentous event still conjures awe and pride among Americans. Flying under the radar, however, is the nerve center that helped make it all possible: NASA’s Mission...