Lareatha Clay grew up knowing her history and understanding from an early age the importance of heritage and community. What she’s…
Browsing: Legacy
Scurry County preservationist Paula Hatfield’s family roots are in East Texas, but since moving to the Snyder area in 1997,…
The first operating railroad in Texas powered forward in 1853. The newly rechartered Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway connected…
On a desolate stretch of highway, some 75 miles southeast of Fort Stockton, a lonely Texas Historical Commission marker tells…
To many, the mention of Texas history conjures up the Battle of the Alamo, cattle drives and oil strikes. To…
A diminutive lady with white hair, sparkling eyes and an easy laugh scrapes a reddish-brown rock, mixes the rock shavings…
Faith is central to the story of Texas. One of the most iconic scenes in the story of our state…
Although tempting to think of Texas as different from the rest of the nation, the state’s religious development doesn’t sustain…
News of the church dedication trumpeted from the front page of the local paper: “The little village of Praha, in…
As you walk into the Refugio, Texas, home of Bart Wales, one of the first things you’ll see is a…