Blog Posts About THC

October is Texas Archeology Month, the time we celebrate the science and history of past cultures. But what is archeology? A traditional definition of archeology is the scientific study of material remains of past human life and activities. When we think of archeology, we often picture ancient civilizations that left little to no written record of their history. But there is an entire...

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...

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...

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....