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2013 Texas Independence Day Celebrations – Washington-on-the-Brazos
Texas Independence Day Celebration Washington-on-the-Brazos March 2-3, 2013 Schedule of Events Ongoing activities, throughout the weekend, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Craft vendors, demonstrators, and musicians located along the trail between the Visitors Center and Museum, the Star of the Republic Museum and Barrington Farm The Social Republic: The Frontier Tavern as a Networking… read more »
2014 Battle of San Jacinto Symposium
San Jacinto Battleground Conservancy Battle of San Jacinto Symposium Saturday, April 12, 2014, 9 am to 4 pm, at The Ripley House in Houston (Patrons’ Party at 6 pm on Friday, April 11, 2014 for those registering as Patrons) The 2014 San Jacinto Symposium looks at the Texas Revolution through the eyes of native-born… read more »
2015 Battle of San Jacinto Symposium
A principal Chief of the Cherokees, Chief Bowl (also called Chief Bowles) or Duwali, tried repeatedly to negotiate title to his tribe’s lands in East Texas. Image courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2015 Battle of San Jacinto Symposium American Indians in Spanish, Mexican and Anglo Texas History Who were the Native… read more »
2015 Sons of the Republic of Texas Annual State Convention – Fort Worth, Texas
The Annual State Convention of the Sons of the Repubic of Texas is Friday afernoon through Saturday evening, April 10-11, 2015 at the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel, 1701 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817-335-7000). For hotel information contact: Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel. The Conference is Friday afternoon, 4:30 – 6:00 PM and on Saturday,… read more »
A Texas Destiny, The Saga Begins by – Joe G. Bax – Book Review
I just got through reading Joe G. Bax’s A Texas Destiny, The Saga Begins and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I enjoy excellent historical fiction especially when it is about the romantic Mexican colonial period and Texas revolutionary period. This novel is the much awaited “prequel” to Bax’s celebrated and award winning novel, The General and Monaville, Texas… read more »
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 »
Alamo Cannon – Bronze Four-Pounder
A four-pound bronze cannon that may have been used in the Texas war for independence was placed on permanent loan for display at the Alamo by the San Jacinto Battleground Conservancy. The cannon believed to have been cast in Mexico in the mid-eighteenth century, could be the only known bronze, Spanish cannon used by defenders… read more »
Alamo Cannon Comes Home to Alamo – January 24, 2015
Huge crowd for the January 24, 2015 dedication of the McRae/Alamo cannon A significant Spanish cannon has been returned to The Alamo. The barrel bears the Spanish royal crest and has the exact damage as other Alamo cannons that have been previously discovered to have been at the battle. Both of the cannon’s trunnions have… read more »
Alamo Gala
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas will be holding their annual fundraising gala benefiting The Alamo. This year’s theme is “A Lone Star Celebration” and will honor the Kleberg Family. The DRT Lone Star Celebration will begin at 6:00 p.m on Saturday, October 28, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hotel… read more »
Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67 Meeting July 21, 2010
The Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67 of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans will be holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. The guest speaker will be Danny Sessums who will speak on “The Battle of Arkansas Post.” The meeting will be held at The Briar Club in Houston, Texas which is located… read more »