Post dateJune 1, 2015 “Texas Rising” Review-Part 3/How ’bout them Braves? In Peter Jackson’s movie The Two Towers, we hear Samwise Gamgee say, “We’re not supposed...
Post dateMay 29, 2015 “Texas Rising” Review-Part 2/The Alamo Survivors Let’s talk a bit about the survivors of the Alamo–the actual survivors as well...
Post dateMay 27, 2015 “Texas Rising” Review-Part 1/The Aftermath of the Alamo We interrupt this regularly scheduled field trip summary to bring you a special rant...
Post dateFebruary 16, 2015 Barrington Living History Farm Barrington Farm was the home of Anson Jones, who immigrated to Texas in 1833...
Post dateJanuary 19, 2015 Inner Space Cavern If you’re looking for a field trip to go along with your study of...
Post dateDecember 22, 2014 Happy Birthday, Lady Bird Johnson! The National Wildflower Research Center in Austin opened to the public on December 22,...
Post dateDecember 16, 2014 Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross Another Texas General, Laurence Sullivan Ross, assumed command on December 16, 1863 of a...
Post dateDecember 3, 2014 Armstrong-Browning Library “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…” (Robert Browning wrote a...
Post dateDecember 1, 2014 Famous Texan – Mary Martin I don’t often “take a pass”, but today I am scheduled to co-host an...
Post dateNovember 17, 2014 The End of the Texas Trail Drives On 17 November 1884 cattlemen meeting in St. Louis passed a resolution to ask...