Road to Revolution: The Treaty(s) of Velasco
Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto on 21...
El Cinco de Mayo
“The Fifth of May” commemorates Mexico’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on...
Road to Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto
Houston began with approximately 1200 Texians in his volunteer army, but after the slaughter...
Celebrate Texas History Month with our FREE game!
March is Texas History Month, but the tension was had been building since at...
Did You Know…Popeye the Sailor was a Texan?
Cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar may have been born in Illinois, but Popeye the Sailor,...
Looking for a Spring Semester History Course?
If you didn’t really plan to spend a whole year on Texas History, Discover...
Rafael Gonzales, Namesake of Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, capital city of the DeWitt Colony, was named in honor of Rafael Gonzales,...
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
Though it would be impossible to separate Hispanic Heritage from the overall history of...
Family Tree Charts – Another Type of Timeline
Wrapping up our discussion of timelines, let me point out that a Family Tree...
Why Teach with Timelines? Cause & Effect!
I’m doing a short series about the value of timelines. They’re not as “boring”...