2008 August
Ahoy, Texian Navy Day!
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10:00 AM, Texian Navy Day will be celebrated at the Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Texian Navy Day will honor the Republic of Texas Navy and Commodore Henry Livingston Thompson who is buried at the Founders Memorial Cemetery. Founders Memorial Cemetery is located at 1217 West Dallas at Valentine Street… read more »
Passing of Harry G. Daves
The Texas History Page has received the following information from the nice folks at The Wallisville Heritage Park in Wallisville, Texas. Harry G. Daves, Jr. 84 of Old River-Winfree, died on Monday, July 28, 2008 at his home. He was born on September 17, 1923 in San Bernardino, California, a son of Sallie Robertson (Shannon)… read more »
The Pirooters by Mark Mellon – Book Review
The Texas History Page received a copy of Mark Mellon’s new book The Pirooters. Everyone here read it and everyone enjoyed it. It is the story of the Pargrew brothers, Heck and Virge, who have just returned from fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War. They return to Reconstruction era Texas to find they… read more »