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2009 Battle of San Jacinto Symposium
The 2009 Battle of San Jacinto Symposium will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center at the University of Houston. This year’s theme is New Light on Old Stories – What Can the Battleground Tell Us Through the Eyes of Archaeologists? Social Historians? Financiers?… read more »
National Coin Week – Celebrating Texas History – Republic of Texas Currency on Display at Sterling Bank
The 84th annual National Coin Week, April 15-21, celebrates the hobby of coin collecting and the debut of the Presidential $1 Coin Program with the theme “The Presidents Are Coming!” With the U.S. Mint honoring our Nation’s Presidents by issuing $1 circulating coins featuring the images of the Presidents in the order they served, the… read more »
Texas Cannon Rolling Thunder Rolls On With New Wheels
On November 12, Rolling Thunder, the cannon of the Lone Star Volunteers, came home with a new set of wheels. The Lone Star Volunteers attend Texas historic events all over the State of Texas demonstrating Rolling Thunder. Rolling Thunder is a three-quarter scale replica of an 1841 Mississippi field cannon and is similar in size… read more »
Texas History – A Specialty Worth Looking Into
If you walk through the streets of any town in Texas, you will no doubt feel the pride of the citizens electrifying the air. Texans are some of the proudest people you will ever meet, especially when it comes to their home state. There are so many things that make Texas an interesting place, especially… read more »
“Time of the Rangers” by Mike Cox
Review of Time of the Rangers by Mike Cox Review by K. K. Searle Like the Alamo, the Texas Rangers are a cherished symbol of the Lone Star State recognized the world over. If you are a fan of the Texas Rangers, like we are, and want to read an excellent history of that world… read more »
Who is Mother Neff and Why is She a State Park?
Review of Who is Mother Neff and Why is She a State Park? by Allan C. KimballReview by K. K. Searle In this book, Allan C. Kimball will tell you who Mother Neff was and how a Texas state park came to be named after her. I will tell you what this book with the… read more »