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

The Houston piano player drew on the sounds of his city in his 1950s hits

By Traces of Texas
August 27, 2020
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

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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
Three pitchers pose for a photo in Fort Worth Cats uniforms

History

The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball

By Andy Rhodes
May 28, 2020

History

Find the Roots of Cinco de Mayo in the Story of Ignacio Zaragoza

By Gene Fowler
April 30, 2020

History

Governor Coke Stevenson Takes the Davis Mountain Scenic Loop in 1958

By Traces of Texas
April 30, 2020
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