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Ballad Hunters Alan and John Lomax Preserved the Work of Little-Known Musicians

The duo recorded over 10,000 songs from Lead Belly to Woody Guthrie

By Michael Corcoran
September 24, 2020

History

What Do We Really Know About Bonnie and Clyde and Their Legacy in Dallas?

September 24, 2020
A mural of a man with a long white beard and a big black hat with sunburst colors behind him

How Curandero Don Pedro Jaramillo Became a South Texas Legend

By Wes Ferguson
August 27, 2020

With a Gift and a Grin, Amos Milburn Helped Invent Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Traces of Texas
August 27, 2020

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Annette Bernhard Nevins photographs her three children in front of Mission San José's famed Rose Window.

Reflecting on Mission San José’s 300 Years in San Antonio

By Annette Bernhard Nevins
August 21, 2020
black and white, historic, 1952, 7-eleven, fort worth

Texas-Based 7-Eleven Mastered the Art of Curbside Service a Century Ago

By Joe Nick Patoski
August 10, 2020
A yellow brick facade in Bartlett, Texas

A Small-Town Enthusiast Embarks on the Revitalization of Bartlett in Central Texas

By Jac Darsnek
July 30, 2020

History

Get Your Chickens! A Vintage Vendor at Weatherford’s First Monday Market

By Traces of Texas
July 30, 2020
The Vinita House in Denison Texas

How the ‘Grape Man of Texas’ Saved the French Wine Industry

By Matt Joyce
July 30, 2020
The filmmaking crew pose in front of the Star Film Ranch

Texas’ First Film Studio Stood in San Antonio’s Padre Park

By Sabrina LeBoeuf
July 9, 2020

History

The Galveston Legend of the Infamous Pirate Jean Lafitte

By Pam LeBlanc
June 25, 2020
Three people paddle a canoe in the Guadalupe River near Kerville Texas

History

A Peaceful Day on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville in 1910

By Traces of Texas
June 25, 2020
Men fish off of a rock jetty in Corpus Christi Texas

History

A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier

By Traces of Texas
May 28, 2020
2019 Juneteenth parade in San Antonio

History

How Juneteenth Brought Emancipation to Enslaved People in Texas

By Michael Hurd
May 28, 2020
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