“Yours, for God and humanity.” This was the profound and customary closing to letters written by Pastor Hiram Wilson. Why is he...

Founded in Colorado County during the Civil War, Content, Texas, never flourished. The main strength of their community was the Methodist...

What are you willing to do to live in freedom? In pioneer Texas, settlers faced this very question. Otherwise peaceful colonizers had to...

The 18-minute Texan victory at the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto was stunning and decisive. Following the win, Texan General Thomas J. Rusk...

When Moses crossed Oyster Creek in 1825, he could not have imagined that this property would one day accommodate Big Daddy’s Fireworks...

Are there ghosts in Texas? Many cities in Texas have traditional ghost stories. To this day in San Antonio, some people believe they saw...

Texas history is full of interesting stories. This story is about perseverance, vision, love, and determination. A real get-it-done...

Dilue Rose Harris was not only an EYE-witness of early Texas history, but an EAR-witness, too! She saw and heard bygone happenings unfold...

“It was so dry in Texas that the birds built their nests out of barbed wire!” While that declaration is untrue, it does present a...

As he knelt beside his horse on the banks of the Palo Gaucho Creek, Samuel Doak McMahan changed his mind. In 1831, he had brought his...