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...
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 3:41pm
By Margo McCutcheon, Intern, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
Did you ever wonder what treasures are hidden inside the many chests, cabinets, and desks in Sam Rayburn’s home? The "Artifact Spotlight" offers an opportunity to see and learn about artifacts that are not normally on display within the historic house. We hope to give you further...
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 3:41pm
By Margo McCutcheon, Intern, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
Did you ever wonder what treasures are hidden inside the many chests, cabinets, and desks in Sam Rayburn’s home? The "Artifact Spotlight" offers an opportunity to see and learn about artifacts that are not normally on display within the historic house. We hope to give you further...
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 3:48pm
As part of National Preservation Month, the THC's Texas Main Street Program and Town Square Initiative will host the 2018 Imagine the Possibilities Tours in May and June. The tours will showcase available properties in over 20 cities across Texas as a way to engage potential investors, entrepreneurs, developers, residents, and anyone else who has imagined themselves running a business,...
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...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
A week of lovely spring weather made for a great week of spring break activities at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site on March 13-16. Spring Break at “Mr. Sam’s” house included fun activities for both children and adults.
On Tuesday, the theme for the day was “String Us Along.” We made kites and were...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site
A week of lovely spring weather made for a great week of spring break activities at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site on March 13-16. Spring Break at “Mr. Sam’s” house included fun activities for both children and adults.
On Tuesday, the theme for the day was “String Us Along.” We made kites and were...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 8:00am
A fleet of historic and historically inspired “tall ships” will race along the Gulf Coast as part of the first-ever Tall Ships Challenge in Galveston April 5–8.
Galveston will host the first stop of the 2018 event by showcasing the island’s rich maritime history through ship visits and programs. While in port, the ships will be open to the public for viewing, and many will...
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...
Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 8:00am
By Samuel Collins III, Former State Board of Review Chair
The 2018 Women’s History month theme is “Nevertheless she persisted.” Galveston’s Jessie McGuire Dent truly embodied this mantra during her lifetime.
After a failed marriage in 1938 followed by the death of her 11-year-old son in 1940, Dent did not give up on her passion for social justice. Seventy-five years...
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