Texas Originals
“Webster’s Dictionary II” defines a “renaissance man” as a man with varied interests and expertise in several areas. Ninety-one-year-old Joe Shelton of Mobeetie fits that…
One-hundred-fifty, years ago, in 1867, the South was in the middle of reconstruction following the Civil War, with Texas placed in the Fifth Military District…
Many people spend a small fortune to spend an evening with a musical rockstar; in Central Texas, you can spend several hours rubbing shoulders with…
In the late 1800s, cattlemen and settlers entered Lubbock County along trails that followed the Brazos River. Near a point where the Brazos splits into…
Using the words of noted historian Lonn Taylor in his forward for retired sheriff Carl Williams’ book: “More than a Badge; Rough Country, the Law…
Early in 1869 an intense manhunt closed in on Cullen Montgomery Baker, a vicious desperado of early Texas. Although born in Tennessee, Cullen moved with his…
Monti Goodin sits in the kitchen of her home located just down the road from Charles Goodnight’s historic ranch house where the Goodnight Under the…
In the eastern United States, signs stating “George Washington slept here” have been used for many years to attract visitors to a variety of sites,…