Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Texas Rangers Find Illegal Moonshine Stills
Texas Rangers with illegal moonshine stills found near Mexia. Freddie Pryor found this undated photo among his grandmother’s things after she died.
Port Aransas Beach Camping Gets Exclusive During the Offseason
After months of quarantining, my wife and I finally bought an RV.
We knew exactly where we wanted to take our 19-foot Class C RV: Port Aransas.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Rebuilding the Anderson Gift Store in Marfa
Gail Smith sent in this photograph of her grandfather, W.A. Oatman, rebuilding the Anderson Gift Store after a 1920 fire in downtown Marfa.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Oakland Heights Mansion in Comanche
The old Oakland Heights mansion in Comanche was an elaborate pigeon roost by the time Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee documented it in 1939.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Plinky Toepperwein Takes Her Shot
San Antonio’s Plinky Toepperwein was one of the greatest shooters of all time.
Famed female shooter Annie Oakley once told Plinky, “Mrs.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Store in Westphalia
Traces of Texas reader Kathy Thornton kindly sent in this fantastic early 1940s image of a store in Westphalia.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Freedmen’s First Vote in 1866
An important historical event: the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen’s First Vote in 1866.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Marine in Corpus Christi
Marine and his … girlfriend? friend? friend of little sister, who is just out of view?
15 Years After Katrina, Transplanted Cajuns Call Texas Home
On August 28, 2005, I was a little girl sitting in the back seat for the longest road trip of my life.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Sweet Treats in Skidmore
Traces of Texas reader Angie Bownds shared this remarkable 1910 photo of Galloway’s “Little Gem Confectionery & Ice Cream Parlor” on 4th Street between Sullivan and Patricio in Skidmore.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An East Texas Dogtrot House
Traces of Texas reader Kyle Terry submitted this fascinating photo of the L.D. Heath family in 1905.
