Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 1:48am
By Susan Shore, Texas Heritage Trails Program Specialist
In rural Motley County, the story of its historic jail is woven into narratives of the county and the region—including the area’s connection to Quanah Parker and the Comanche Nation, the development of historic and modern-day ranch operations, community development and the establishment of the rule of law, and the lingering tales...
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 10:34pm
By Amanda McVay, Varner-Hogg Plantation Educator
Last month, Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site celebrated its annual “Candlelight Christmas” event. The night was very balmy, not exactly winter weather even for Texas, but it set the stage beautifully for our event.
Staff greeted visitors as they walked through the gates and saw the historic site decorated for the holidays...
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 10:34pm
By Amanda McVay, Varner-Hogg Plantation Educator
Last month, Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site celebrated its annual “Candlelight Christmas” event. The night was very balmy, not exactly winter weather even for Texas, but it set the stage beautifully for our event.
Staff greeted visitors as they walked through the gates and saw the historic site decorated for the holidays...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 8:00am
By Mo Brown, Casa Navarro Site Manager
Last month, Casa Navarro State Historic Site hosted the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation’s Go! Historic SA Guided Running and Walking Tour. The tour started and ended at the Texas Historical Commission’s Casa Navarro, and highlighted San Antonio's historic downtown, including Main Plaza and the beautifully lit Bexar County...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 8:00am
By Mo Brown, Casa Navarro Site Manager
Last month, Casa Navarro State Historic Site hosted the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation’s Go! Historic SA Guided Running and Walking Tour. The tour started and ended at the Texas Historical Commission’s Casa Navarro, and highlighted San Antonio's historic downtown, including Main Plaza and the beautifully lit Bexar County...
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:01am
By Marsha Hendrix, Fulton Mansion Site Manager
The sounds of traditional carols rang out over the lawn at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site on December 8, 2012, when a record number of visitors attended the annual candlelight event. More than 350 people enjoyed temperate coastal weather as they sang along with the Rockport-Fulton Middle School Choir.
For the past eight...
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:01am
By Marsha Hendrix, Fulton Mansion Site Manager
The sounds of traditional carols rang out over the lawn at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site on December 8, 2012, when a record number of visitors attended the annual candlelight event. More than 350 people enjoyed temperate coastal weather as they sang along with the Rockport-Fulton Middle School Choir.
For the past eight...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 10:48pm
By Adam Alsobrook, Project Reviewer, Division of Architecture
If you died in the U.S. prior to the 1880s, your family and close friends would typically prepare your body for burial in a simple, six-sided box known as a coffin. However, beginning in the 1850s, professional undertakers began to assume the tasks of preparing a body for burial, including delivering the coffin,...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:48pm
By Cody Mobley, Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Last month, living historians traveled from as far away as Colorado to help transform Fort McKavett State Historic Site into a military outpost in 1853. Using the Inspector General’s report on the 8th Military District in 1853, these living historians were able to accurately represent the soldiers of Company H of the 8th Infantry as they...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:48pm
By Cody Mobley, Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Last month, living historians traveled from as far away as Colorado to help transform Fort McKavett State Historic Site into a military outpost in 1853. Using the Inspector General’s report on the 8th Military District in 1853, these living historians were able to accurately represent the soldiers of Company H of the 8th Infantry as they...
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