Texas Surrenders to the Union
On May 30, 1865 Texas formally surrendered to the Union after the Civil War....
Next Best Thing to Being There
Field Trips–The Next Best Thing to Being There! I know I sound like a...
Road to Revolution: The Treaty(s) of Velasco
Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto on 21...
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Story of a Homeschool SuperMom
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The Dred Scott Decision
One of the reasons we study history is so that, by examining what has...
El Cinco de Mayo
“The Fifth of May” commemorates Mexico’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on...
Father Miguel Hidlago – The Texas “Zorro”
Father Miguel Hidalgo’s admirers–or maybe his enemies–nicknamed him “El Zorro” (the fox). Though Hidalgo...
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To celebrate Texas History Month, we’ve been giving away our Texas Timeline Game …...
A Most Uncivil War
In the 1830s, Great Britain ended their practice of human slavery without bloodshed, but...