Post dateJanuary 13, 2017 Learn to Spot the Seeds of Conflict In the last post, I issued a challenge to be on the lookout for...
Post dateNovember 18, 2016 Happy Birthday, Robert LaSalle and Baron de Bastrop Some people in Texas’ history (okay…maybe several of them) are more than a little...
Post dateNovember 16, 2016 Happy Birthday, Vice-President James Nance Garner and Wiley Post! A LOT of famous Texans were born toward the end of November and the...
Post dateNovember 14, 2016 Happy Birthday, James “Red” Duke! An icon is a symbol, and the Texas icon is larger than life–a maverick...
Post dateNovember 9, 2016 Happy Birthday, Gail Borden! Do you know what these three pictures have in common? To answer that question,...
Post dateApril 18, 2016 Happy Birthday, Erastus “Deaf” Smith! For a quiet man, Erastus “Deaf” Smith‘s name sure pops up a lot! I’ve...
Post dateApril 8, 2016 Happy Birthday, Mance Lipscomb! On April 9, 1895 a son was born to an ex-slave father and his...
Post dateMarch 25, 2016 Remembering Amelia Williams On March 25, 1876 Thomas and Emma Williams welcomed a baby girl into their...
Post dateMarch 21, 2016 Happy Birthday, Lt. Henry O. Flipper! Henry Ossian Flipper was born March 21, 1856 to Festus and Isabella Flipper, slaves....
Post dateMarch 2, 2016 Happy Birthday, Texas…and Sam Houston…and Joel Poinsett! Today is a BIG day in Texas history! Today we celebrate the birthday of...