Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 11:08am
Spanning the centuries and the breadth of Texas from the Rio Grande to the Sabine River, a “royal road” connects the present to the past. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail was designated as part of the National Trails System by the U.S. Congress in 2004, but its story started far earlier, as a series of routes laid...
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 11:34am
Roger Krautkremer has been a licensed HAM Radio operator since he was just a teenager, and he remains an active hobbyist. Krautkremer recently visited Mission Dolores State Historic Site in San Augustine with his HAM Radio as part of the Parks on the Air (POTA) community. Their members trek across the country to national, state, and local parks and historic sites to “activate” (transmit from)...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 1:45pm
By Amanda Carr, Educator/Interpreter, Mission Dolores State Historic Site
Cattle drives in Texas originated about 300 years ago with the establishment of Spanish missions in New Spain’s eastern province of Tejas. In the 18th century, three major European powers were competing for control of North America: Spain, France, and England. England controlled the eastern seaboard, but Spain...
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 7:55am
By Brooke Bonorden, Mission Dolores State Historic Site Educator
Stephen F. Austin will be forever remembered in history as the “Father of Texas” for his role in founding the Republic of Texas. Over 100 years before Austin ushered Anglo immigrants into Texas, however, a “father” in a different sense of the word led another group of settlers into the area—Father Antonio Margil...
Friday, January 13, 2017 - 8:00am
By Brooke Bonorden, Mission Dolores State Historic Site Educator
You’ve probably heard of the 12 Days of Christmas, but what about the 9 nights of Las Posadas? Translated as “the inns,” Las Posadas is a Hispanic Catholic Christmas tradition that emerged in Mexico over 400 years ago to celebrate the hospitality shown to Joseph and Mary by an innkeeper in Bethlehem. Each year from...
