Lallie had a way with words. Even as a young teen, people were impressed with his communication skills. Lallie could be trusted to...

Stuart was the rebellious son of a preacher and refused the “narrow” road. Instead, he chose the “broad way” of riotous living. Because...

Would members of Generation Z fight in the Battle of the Alamo if it happened today? Historical records indicate that one-half of the...

Do you remember sweet Pecos cantaloupes? For more than a century, the West Texas town of Pecos harvested and shipped the sweet melons...

Born a slave in 1847, Lucy would one day impact the world to a greater extent than her renowned uncle Frederick Douglass. Having already...

Come and see the “Duel of the Iron Monsters” as two 35- ton locomotives crash into each other at a combined speed of ninety miles per...

Shorty and Red Roundtree grew up with their three brothers in Brown County, Texas. Born in 1902, Shorty was the eldest with Red being 9...

If you lived in Galveston in 1839, there is a high probability that you saw a noted city alderman riding his pet bull downtown. Gail...

In 1898, 16-year-old “Foghorn Clancy” was broke. When the US Army would not let him enlist, the editor of a Mineral Wells newspaper...

“All you old rummers and whiskey guzzlers and card sharpers come out and mend your ways, or you’ll all go to hell, sure as you were...