Meaningful, Memorable, and FUN / Teach Children to be Self-Starters
This series of posts addresses the rationale behind my Discover Texas History resource as...
Happy Birthday, H. Ross Perot!
Henry Ross Perot was born June 27, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas. He became a...
Happy Birthday, “Babe” Didrickson Zaharias!
The Didricksons of Port Arthur, Texas named their new baby girl Mildred Ella, but...
San Juan de Bautista – Mother of Texas Missions
Mission San Juan Bautista, the “Mother of Texas Missions”, was founded on the feast...
Road to Revolution: The Treaty(s) of Velasco
Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto on 21...
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...
Happy Birthday, Samuel Lucchese!
Samuel James Lucchese–bootmaker, son of a bootmaker, grandson of a bootmaker–was born November 9,...
Rafael Gonzales, Namesake of Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, capital city of the DeWitt Colony, was named in honor of Rafael Gonzales,...
Alonzo Álvarez de Piñeda
The Spanish government had a big problem. Their explorer, Hernando Cortez, had turned into...