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By Bob McCullough

Dr. Jim Bruseth likes nothing better than solving a mystery involving Texas history.

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Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum

Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum is one of Central Texas’ preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Located in Waco…

Ancient Bones

Keith Glasscock, a Permian Basin oilfield worker, often spent his spare time searching the windswept…

Dinosaurs and Ancient Peoples of Far West Texas

As its name would imply, the Museum of the Big Bend provides an excellent introduction…

Finders Keepers at Fossil Park

Tucked away deep in the landscape just beyond the western edge of Mineral Wells is…

Fossil Discovery Exhibit – A Treasure Trove of Fossils

Vast, remote, and wild, beautiful Big Bend National Park attracts over 500,000 visitors (mostly Texans)…

Sauroposeidon, the State Dinosaur of Texas

In a state where everything bigger is better, it comes as no surprise that Sauroposeidon,…

Life

Ancient Life on the Texas Prehistoric Trail

Many people are surprised to learn that in various prehistoric eras much of Texas was…

New York Hill Restaurant

Many of those traveling on Interstate 20 about an hour (or 70 miles) west of…

Dinosaur Encounters Across Texas

In our youth, most of us cherished dinosaurs, or a specific character from a book,…

Texas’ Oldest “Books”

There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a…

The Silver Turtle

If you were a Girl Scout or Boy Scout, the odds of this sparking your…

Legacy

Meet Rock Star Clark Wernecke

Many people spend a small fortune to spend an evening with a musical rockstar; in…

Out on the Range

As the official repository for the records of the government, the Texas State Archives are…

Dr. Eileen Johnson: Leaving a Legacy

In the late 1800s, cattlemen and settlers entered Lubbock County along trails that followed the…

It’s TAM Time

Each October, dozens of historic sites, museums, universities, county historical commissions, and archeological facilities across…