Features

The Authentic stories bringing to life the unique heritage of people, places, and things in Texas.

The History of the “Dinosaurs” of Glen Rose

Established by George Barnard as a trading post in 1849, Glen Rose is located at…

The Arrowhead

It’s quite an amazing experience to run your fingers over an area of dirt, sift…

Dr. Jim Bruseth: Archaeologist Extraordinaire

For almost a half-century, he’s crisscrossed the state as sort of a “detective,” gathering artifacts…

 A New Taste of History Comes to Downtown Abilene

“West Texas Heritage” is a term that saturates Belt Buckle Distillery—the “Big Country’s” first and…

Texas, Teddy & the Rough Riders

As a native San Antonian, I have visited every historic site, all the museums multiple…

Cheers to the Frozen Margarita Machine

Origin stories are usually pretty hard to nail down. Who was the first to stir…

Garland Richards: Restoring a Legacy

Garland Holt Richards grew up thinking everyone had a historic frontier fort in their backyard.…

The Cinco Peso Badge

When is a Cinco Peso coin not a coin? When it’s a Texas Ranger badge.…

Texas Prison Museum, Huntsville

Eyes wide open, Steve Schwartz takes a long look at “Old Sparky” and reads about…

The Seven-Million-Word Man

“Prolific” cannot begin to describe Mike Cox, the celebrated Texas author of more than 30…