Early Texas Trails – Trammel’s Trace
One of my favorite things about history is that you never finish learning all...
Early Texas Trails – El Camino Real de los Tejas
El Camino Real de los Tejas – the Royal Road of the Tejas ...
Two April Heroes
At least two heroes of the Texas Revolution had their birthdays in April–Erastus “Deaf”...
Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas, Dies
Weakened by his captivity in Mexico City, Stephen F. Austin died on December 27,...
Inauguration of Mirabeau B. Lamar
December 10, 1838 was supposed to be the day Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was inaugurated...
Texas Revolutionary Army Launches Assault on San Antonio
The Mexican dictator, General Santa Anna, charged his cousin, General Martin Perfecto de Cos,...
Empresario Samuel May Williams
Samuel May Williams did not come to Texas to become an empresario, but he became...
The Least Populated County in Texas…and in the United States!
I always thought it would be neat if Valentine, Texas was located in Loving...
Happy Birthday, Cynthia Ann Parker!
As near as historians can tell, Cynthia Ann Parker was born sometime between June...