Domingo Teran de los Rios
The King of Spain wished to establish eight missions in East Texas with forts...
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...
Quite a Light!
The Port Isabel Lighthouse was built by the United States government in 1852–a brick...
Happy Birthday, Audie Murphy!
Audie Murphy was born June 20, 1925 in Kingston, Texas and grew up to...
Happy Birthday, Johnny Gimble!
I just love Johnny Gimble. 🙂 An exemplary member of “The Great Generation”, Gimble...
Birthday of John Wesley Hardin (but I doubt it was happy)
John Wesley Hardin‘s father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher. When his son was born...
A Reader Shares…
Corsicana reader C. Robert Keathley, fellow Texas Aggie and retired teacher of Texas History,...
Texas: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
In the process of studying history, historians are bound to discover heroes they like...
Happy Birthday, Juan Seguin!
Juan Seguin is a Texas hero who tugs at my heart strings. Born in...
Happy Birthday, John Heisman – Honorary Texan
John Heisman, the man for whom football’s Heisman Trophy is named, was not born...