History

The Forgotten Stories of Pro-Union Texans Recall a Tumultuous Time

Before the Civil War, Texans were divided about joining the Confederacy

By James L. Haley

October 29, 2020

A Not Completely Serious 19th-Century Portrait

By Traces of Texas

September 24, 2020

Beverage signs at a Gulf store, including Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Budweiser and 7 Up

Vintage Beer Signs Celebrate Texas’ Past

By Dave Dalton Thomas

September 24, 2020

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

By Michael Corcoran

September 24, 2020

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

September 24, 2020

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

By Traces of Texas

July 30, 2020

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

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

A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier

By Traces of Texas

May 28, 2020

Three pitchers pose for a photo in Fort Worth Cats uniforms

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

By Andy Rhodes

May 28, 2020

2019 Juneteenth parade in San Antonio

How Juneteenth Brought Emancipation to Enslaved People in Texas

By Michael Hurd

May 28, 2020

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

By Gene Fowler

April 30, 2020

Governor Coke Stevenson Takes the Davis Mountain Scenic Loop in 1958

By Traces of Texas

April 30, 2020

Visitors at Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande

Sightseers have been marveling at Big Bend’s signature canyon for more than 100 years

By Traces of Texas

March 26, 2020

A Texas Panhandle Museum Explores the Wire that Tamed the American West

By Joe Nick Patoski

February 27, 2020

An April 1943 Day on the San Augustine Square

By Traces of Texas

January 30, 2020

How The East Texas Oil Field Changed Kilgore Forever

By Robyn Ross

January 30, 2020

Preserving the Legacy of Rosenwald Schools in Texas

January 30, 2020

The golden domed ceiling inside the McLean Foyer of Meditation is one of the visual highlights at the Armstrong Browning Library in Waco, Tex. Photos by Tom McCarthy Jr. 10/11/19

How do I Love Thee? Victorian Romance Lives on in Waco

December 27, 2019

Photo: Courtesy Keri Davila, of Killeen, granddaughter of Floy Blankinship Byrd.

Happy and Carefree Days at the Old Store on Clear Creek

December 27, 2019

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