History

Honoring Bessie Coleman’s High-Flying Feats in Dallas

Honoring Bessie Coleman’s High-Flying Feats in Dallas

A crowd of Texans gazed upward as a World War I Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” plane flew through the sky in loops, dives, ... Read More »

The Dr Pepper Museum Turns Trash Into Historical Treasures

The Dr Pepper Museum Turns Trash Into Historical Treasures

During a 1990s renovation of Waco’s Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company, now home to the Dr Pepper Museum, ... Read More »

How a Fort Worth Amateur Astronomer Built a Massive Meteorite Collection

How a Fort Worth Amateur Astronomer Built a Massive Meteorite Collection

A week after the rains of early April 1956, the cotton fields in the Rio Grande Valley had finally dried enough to ... Read More »

Texas Main Streets Make Big Dreams Come True in Small Towns

Texas Main Streets Make Big Dreams Come True in Small Towns

Nitia Musico recalls the moment she realized that she and her husband, Mike, made the right decision to move from ... Read More »

What Bluebonnets Mean to Coahuiltecan Descendants

What Bluebonnets Mean to Coahuiltecan Descendants

Springtime in Texas is marked by deep shades of indigo peppering the roadside. Patches of bluebonnets paint ... Read More »

The Fort Worth Light Bulb That Never Goes Out

The Fort Worth Light Bulb That Never Goes Out

The Fort Worth Light Bulb That Never Goes Out At 117 years old, a Palace Theater relic is the world’s ... Read More »

Vintage: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

Vintage: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

Some celebrate Easter with church services. Some do it with chocolate eggs. In Fredericksburg, the Saturday ... Read More »

Arlington’s National Medal of Honor Museum Rises to the Occasion

Arlington’s National Medal of Honor Museum Rises to the Occasion

The National Medal of Honor Museum stands at attention in downtown Arlington, a solemn testament to American ... Read More »

Indigenous Legends Tell Stories of the Texas Night Sky 

Indigenous Legends Tell Stories of the Texas Night Sky 

In the Face of Stars INDIGENOUS ORIGIN STORIES TRACE THE GRAND DESIGN OF THE NIGHT SKY By ire'ne ... Read More »

A Forestry Museum Grows in East Texas 

A Forestry Museum Grows in East Texas 

Nearly 100 years ago, the Piney Woods of East Texas were being clear-cut at an alarming rate, their timber shipped ... Read More »

At 40, The Wittliff Collections Remains a True Texas Treasure

At 40, The Wittliff Collections Remains a True Texas Treasure

In the heart of Texas State University’s campus, on the seventh floor of the Alkek Library, resides a Texas-size ... Read More »

Vintage Texas: The Rich History of Indian Lodge

Vintage Texas: The Rich History of Indian Lodge

Travel through Davis Mountains State Park to the end of the road, and a complex of white adobe buildings emerges ... Read More »

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