Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 8:00am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
Flag Day is celebrated across the United States annually on June 14. Though the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site contains several flags and multiple objects that bear the image of the American flag, one of our favorite “flag” objects is actually a set of objects. A set of china dishes, to be exact.
Sam Rayburn...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 8:00am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
Flag Day is celebrated across the United States annually on June 14. Though the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site contains several flags and multiple objects that bear the image of the American flag, one of our favorite “flag” objects is actually a set of objects. A set of china dishes, to be exact.
Sam Rayburn...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 3:15pm
Cue Up These Five Flicks to See Texas’ Architectural Stars Shine
By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor, The Medallion
The next time you’re watching a movie at home or on the big screen, keep an eye out for one of the stars of Texas’ architectural scene: a historic courthouse. From classic flicks to modern masterpieces, movies with Texas courthouses reflect the Lone Star...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 3:15pm
Cue Up These Five Flicks to See Texas’ Architectural Stars Shine
By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor, The Medallion
The next time you’re watching a movie at home or on the big screen, keep an eye out for one of the stars of Texas’ architectural scene: a historic courthouse. From classic flicks to modern masterpieces, movies with Texas courthouses reflect the Lone Star...
Friday, May 18, 2018 - 10:23am
Text by Heather McBride, THC Senior Communications Specialist, video by Patrick Hughey
The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, by its nature, recalls violence, destruction and loss – the price of war paid with human life. But the museum’s Japanese Garden of Peace provides a tranquil oasis for solace and reflection.
On Monday, April 30, the museum held a...
Friday, May 18, 2018 - 10:23am
Text by Heather McBride, THC Senior Communications Specialist, video by Patrick Hughey
The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, by its nature, recalls violence, destruction and loss – the price of war paid with human life. But the museum’s Japanese Garden of Peace provides a tranquil oasis for solace and reflection.
On Monday, April 30, the museum held a...
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-...
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