Blog Posts About THC

By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor The Medallion, Photos by Patrick Hughey

Texas caverns contain a natural sense of intrigue. How can these stunningly beautiful formations be hiding below scrubby patches of Hill Country landscape? How did someone first discover these otherworldly treasures? And how did they form in the first place?

Caverns played an important role in Texas...

By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor,The Medallion

For many Texas students, summer vacation means traveling with family and friends; others choose to forego this educational break via internships like the Texas Historical Commission’s Preservation Scholars program.

Preservation Scholars is a program of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission. The FTHC raises philanthropic...

By Danielle Brissette, Collections Manager, San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site

For most Texans, the end of the Texas Revolution is a relatively simple story. Even our own museum implies that once the Battle of San Jacinto was won, Texas’ victory was completely secured. The truth is, it just wasn’t that simple.

Two entire Mexican armies, over 2,500 soldados strong...

By Andy Rhodes, Managing Editor The Medallion

“That’s one small step for man…”

Those six words immediately transport us to the iconic scene of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Fifty years later, this momentous event still conjures awe and pride among Americans. Flying under the radar, however, is the nerve center that helped make it all possible: NASA’s Mission...