Monday, October 12, 2020 - 3:54pm
On October 8, 2020, Casa Navarro State Historic Site hosted a virtual discussion between site manager Georgia Ruiz Davis and author Andrés Reséndez. They discussed Reséndez's book, A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca.
This work combines scholarship with adventure in a narrative account of explorer Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s disastrous expedition to Florida in...
Monday, September 28, 2020 - 4:46pm
Anjali Zutshi and Angela Reed presented the webinar, "Together in the Sandbox: Board and Staff Relationships," in which they talked about board and staff roles and gave suggestions for how the two can work together effectively. Anjali is executive director of the Friends of the THC, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the Texas Historical Commission, and Angela is the Community...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 3:14pm
By Jason Rivas, THC Preservation Scholar
On a humid day last summer, a group from the Comal County Historical Commission (CHC) met in New Braunfels with Carlyn Hammons of the Texas Historical Commission’s Cemetery Preservation Program. The topic of discussion was slightly different than in years past.
For decades, the Comal CHC’s dedication to its German roots has...
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 10:30am
By Gavin Miculka, Assistant Site Manager, Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites
Texans captured after the Dawson Massacre and the Battle of Mier—including those that drew white beans—were eventually imprisoned in Castle San Carlos de Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz. While a few managed to escape Perote Prison, most were not liberated until September 1844....
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 1:54pm
Texans have always contributed a surplus of soldiers and resources to the nation’s military. But several of the state’s participants in World War II went above and beyond the call of duty.
DORIS MILLER
Doris "Dorie" Miller, considered the first African American hero of World War II, was born in Willow Grove, Texas, in 1919. Miller was named by the midwife who assisted with his...
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 10:56am
By Stephen Cure, THC Military History Program Coordinator
In the spring of 2020, Texans used their sewing machines, 3D printers, and other personal equipment to produce face masks and other forms of protective gear in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. It was eerily reminiscent of earlier times, when sewing machines and knitting needles were focused on defeating other enemies...
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 12:21pm
By Jeff Harris, Site Manager, Magoffin Home State Historic Site
The stories of El Paso's Magoffin family are intertwined with the diverse dynamics of the borderland in the late 1800s. These are the real stories of people whose lives were impacted when Joseph and Octavia Magoffin moved into their new home in 1877.
Servants were an integral part of keeping the Magoffin Home...
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 12:21pm
By Jeff Harris, Site Manager, Magoffin Home State Historic Site
The stories of El Paso's Magoffin family are intertwined with the diverse dynamics of the borderland in the late 1800s. These are the real stories of people whose lives were impacted when Joseph and Octavia Magoffin moved into their new home in 1877.
Servants were an integral part of keeping the Magoffin Home...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 4:49pm
By Stephen Cure, THC Military History Program Coordinator
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is an appropriate time to reflect on how the conflict shaped Texas and how Texans contributed to the largest and most costly war ever experienced.
By the time the war ended, over 750,000 Texans served in uniform with more than 22,000 of them...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 8:00am
By Susan Tietz, Architect and Coordinator of the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
William Floyd and his wife Elizabeth Ford Floyd traveled in a covered wagon with their three children from Grassy Cove, Tenn. to Fannin County in North Texas in January 1859. Elizabeth carried their toddler son on foot for most of the journey because he was...
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