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  • French Legation
  • Fulton Mansion
  • Goodnight Ranch
  • Iwo Jima Museum and Monument
  • Kreische Brewery
  • Landmark Inn
  • Levi Jordan Plantation
  • Lipantitlán
  • Magoffin Home
  • Mission Dolores
  • Monument Hill
  • National Museum of the Pacific War
  • Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd
  • Old Socorro Mission
  • Palmito Ranch Battlefield
  • Port Isabel Lighthouse
  • Presidio la Bahía
  • Sabine Pass Battleground
  • Sam Bell Maxey House
  • Sam Rayburn House
  • San Felipe de Austin
  • San Jacinto Battleground
  • Slaton Harvey House
  • Star of the Republic Museum
  • Starr Family Home
  • Stephen F. Austin Memorial
  • Varner-Hogg Plantation
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Blog Posts

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  • The Friendship of Sam Rayburn and Harry S. Truman (Nov 15, 2024)
  • Hands-On Workshops: Do-No-Harm Cemetery Preservation (Nov 8, 2024)
  • HTC Highlight: McNeil Cemetery, Williamson County (Nov 8, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 8: The Forgotten Declaration (Oct 23, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 7: One Man's Pirate is Another Man's Revolutionary (Oct 23, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 6: When the Greys Go Marching In (Oct 23, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 5: The Spirit of '76 (Oct 23, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 4: Hey, Mexico, Leave Those Ships Alone (Oct 23, 2024)
  • Book Your Plans for Fanthorp Inn's Reopening (Sep 27, 2024)
  • Artifact Spotlight: Ginger Beer Bottles (Sep 26, 2024)
  • The Grass of Home (Aug 15, 2024)
  • 4 Unique Ways to Discover the Rich History of Texas this Summer (May 30, 2024)
  • Historic Texas Cemetery Highlight: Skyview Cemetery (May 22, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 3: War, What is it Good For? (Mar 28, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 2: 10 Steps to War (Feb 23, 2024)
  • Re-Collections of the Revolution Podcast Episode 1: The Map's the Thing (Feb 23, 2024)
  • Restoration Project Underway at Fanthorp Inn (Feb 5, 2024)
  • Remembering the Porvenir Massacre (Jan 8, 2024)
  • 50 Years of Marine Archeology (Jan 8, 2024)
  • Vida Lee Connor: Discoverer of the 1554 Spanish Plate Fleet off Padre Island (Jan 8, 2024)
  • Storm-Tossed Ships: Lake Austin and Her 'Sister' Ship Lydia Ann (Jan 8, 2024)
  • Wings Over the Lone Star State: Aviation Archeology and Heritage in Texas Waters (Jan 8, 2024)
  • Welcome to the New THC Website (Jan 8, 2024)
  • 7 Best Historic Winter Weekend Getaway Destinations (Dec 2, 2023)
  • Plantations' Past (Dec 2, 2023)
  • The Texas Tradition of Cattle Ranching Began in Tejas (Dec 2, 2023)
  • The Descendants of Austin's Old 300 (Dec 2, 2023)
  • Flags of the Texas Revolution (Dec 2, 2023)
  • 6 Cozy Historic Homes to Explore this Winter in Texas (Dec 2, 2023)
  • German Historical Sites in the Hill Country Region (Dec 1, 2023)
  • Midcentury Masterpiece Theaters (Nov 21, 2023)
  • Back In the Saddle (Again) (Aug 21, 2023)
  • The Starr Children’s Modern Education (May 1, 2023)
  • Speaker’s Steppers: Sam Rayburn’s Cowboy Boots (Apr 26, 2023)
  • The Past, Present, and Future of San Jacinto (Mar 6, 2023)
  • A Bit of the East in East Texas: Japanese Artifacts in the Rayburn House (Feb 10, 2023)
  • Storm-Tossed Ships: Lake Austin and Her 'Sister' Ship Lydia Ann (Dec 30, 2022)
  • French Diplomacy with the Republic of Texas (Oct 11, 2022)
  • Rayburn House Coffee: A Common Ground (Sep 19, 2022)
  • Flags of the Texas Revolution (Jul 22, 2022)
  • Juneteenth: Freedom Comes to Texas (Jun 2, 2022)
  • Civil Rights on the Line: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (Mar 7, 2022)
  • A Rayburnism a Day Keeps the Memory Alive: Sam Rayburn Quotes (Jan 5, 2022)
  • From Texas to Pearl Harbor: Remembering the Day of Infamy (Dec 6, 2021)
  • Preserving Tigua Heritage (Nov 19, 2021)
  • A Trail Through Texas History: El Camino Real de los Tejas (Nov 11, 2021)
  • First Official Baseball Game at San Jacinto (Nov 2, 2021)
  • From Fields to County Fairs: Tom & Minnie (Oct 6, 2021)
  • Texas Country Reporter at 50: Q&A with Bob Phillips on "A Good Long Drive" (Sep 28, 2021)
  • Scholarly Endeavors (Jul 16, 2021)
  • Artifact Spotlight: An Epergne for the Ages—The Rayburn Family Centerpiece (Jul 2, 2021)
  • Plantations' Past (May 5, 2021)
  • Poetic Tradition in Texas (Apr 30, 2021)
  • Keeping the Lighthouse (Apr 26, 2021)
  • Independence! A Lone Star Rises (Apr 21, 2021)
  • Remember The Republic (Apr 7, 2021)
  • San Jacinto: A Lone Star Shines (Apr 3, 2021)
  • Stoic Women and Manly Rebels: Gender & the Runaway Scrape (Mar 31, 2021)
  • How Does your Garden Grow? (Mar 30, 2021)
  • Going Ham at Mission Dolores (Mar 8, 2021)
  • The Search for the Battle of Medina (Mar 1, 2021)
  • Heroes of History: Black Heritage in Texas (Feb 10, 2021)
  • Buried Treasure: The Texas Navy with Author James P. Bevill (Feb 2, 2021)
  • Going Green (Jan 15, 2021)
  • Preservation Makes Cents (Jan 12, 2021)
  • Chicano Art in San Antonio (Nov 19, 2020)
  • It Happened in San Felipe: An Interview with Judge Ken Wise (Nov 19, 2020)
  • Tejano Patriot: A Discussion with Author Art Martinez de Vara (Oct 29, 2020)
  • A Land So Strange: Cabeza de Vaca’s Journey Across Sixteenth Century America (Oct 12, 2020)
  • A Tale of Two Cemeteries (Sep 22, 2020)
  • TJ Green and Company Stew (Sep 18, 2020)
  • Texas in WWII: Leadership (Sep 3, 2020)
  • From Doris to Dwight (Aug 24, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: San Antonio (Jul 28, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: Nacogdoches and San Augustine (Jul 20, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: South Texas Coastal Bend (Jul 20, 2020)
  • Top Picnic Spots with Texas History (Jul 20, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: Denison to Clarksville (Jul 19, 2020)
  • Hispanic Heritage Sites in San Antonio (Jul 16, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: Fredericksburg to Johnson City (Jul 16, 2020)
  • 7 Hispanic Heritage Sites in San Antonio (Jul 16, 2020)
  • Discover These 8 African American History Sites in Dallas (Jul 8, 2020)
  • Historic Road Trip: Amarillo and Canyon (Jul 7, 2020)
  • Exploring the Quanah Parker Trail (Jul 2, 2020)
  • Visit Eight State Historic Sites to Experience the Republic of Texas Era (Jul 2, 2020)
  • Extra Large History (May 27, 2020)
  • Hardtack, the Original MRE (May 22, 2020)
  • Bexar Battles: San Antonio's Role in the Texas Revolution (May 22, 2020)
  • The Stories of El Paso's Magoffin Family: Uncle Charlie (May 14, 2020)
  • The Curious Case of Camptown Cemetery (May 1, 2020)
  • Caddo Mounds State Historic Site Pays Tribute to the First Farmers of the Area (Apr 29, 2020)
  • Bringing Texas Barbecue History to the Table (Apr 23, 2020)
  • San Jacinto Day: Texas Remembers (Apr 22, 2020)
  • Karnes County Craftsmanship (Apr 21, 2020)
  • Explore the THC's Frontier Forts (Apr 16, 2020)
  • Brewing Heritage (Apr 10, 2020)
  • Miss Lee’s Pecan Cookies (Apr 10, 2020)
  • The King of Ranches (Apr 8, 2020)
  • Picture Postcards Offer Fascinating Look at Our Past (Apr 2, 2020)
  • Finding Fayette County (Jan 21, 2020)
  • Main Street Spotlight: Downtown Brownsville’s Revival of the Arts (Sep 18, 2019)
  • Reflecting Cultural and Ethnic Diversity at Magoffin Home (Aug 20, 2019)
  • Subterranean History (Aug 13, 2019)
  • Plainview Conrad Lofts (Jul 8, 2019)
  • Houston, We Have a Legacy (Jul 2, 2019)
  • Birding on the Border (May 17, 2019)
  • Presidents Day in Texas (Feb 15, 2019)
  • Riding West on the Orphan Train (Feb 14, 2019)
  • Camino Real: Celebrating 300 Years of Texas History (Jan 31, 2019)
  • Remembering the Porvenir Massacre (Jan 25, 2019)
  • Downtown Corpus Christi’s Colorful and Captivating Murals (Nov 10, 2018)
  • Linked by Land and Sea (Nov 9, 2018)
  • The Great Lakes Region: Explore North Texas' WWI Legacy (Nov 8, 2018)
  • Nurturing Local Art and Performance at the Uvalde Grand Opera House (Oct 25, 2018)
  • Main Street Matters: Something is Brewing in Downtown Taylor (Sep 12, 2018)
  • The Little Creamery: Ice Cream Dreams Come True for Blue Bell (Jul 19, 2018)
  • Galveston Right On Track (Jul 12, 2018)
  • Small Town Recaptures Movie Magic of the Past (Jun 21, 2018)
  • Historic Courthouse Roles (May 18, 2018)
  • Explore Lesser-Known Texas Revolution Sites Near Houston (May 8, 2018)
  • Historic Neon (Apr 25, 2018)
  • Early Pilots Tame Texas Skies (Apr 19, 2018)
  • Artifact Spotlight: Who Owned the Mysterious Gray Dress (Mar 15, 2018)
  • The Undertold Story of James Farmer, Jr. (Feb 28, 2018)
  • A Texan on the Tuscania (Feb 22, 2018)
  • The Texas Tradition of Cattle Ranching Began in Tejas (Feb 21, 2018)
  • The Diaz-Saucedas at Casa Navarro (Jan 23, 2018)
  • Making Your Own Mole at Casa Navarro (Nov 21, 2017)
  • Hike into History (Nov 9, 2017)
  • Dolled Up (Aug 22, 2017)
  • Dive Into History (Aug 10, 2017)
  • Camp Logan Mutiny Revisited (Jun 6, 2017)
  • Safeguarding the Sunken (May 29, 2017)
  • How to Build an Adobe Oven (Mar 29, 2017)
  • Cotton and the Clapps (Mar 17, 2017)
  • The Pocket Cookbook: Salsa de Chile Pasilla y Vinagre (Mar 8, 2017)
  • Maintaining History (Mar 1, 2017)
  • Squared Away (Feb 28, 2017)
  • Man on a Mission (Feb 10, 2017)
  • A Sterling Collection (Sep 8, 2016)
  • Beauty Behind Apocalypse: the Real Texas Courthouse in "The Leftovers" (Aug 24, 2016)
  • Float On (Aug 10, 2016)
  • Marine Archeology and History at Ocean Discovery Day (Jun 7, 2016)
  • Reopening a Waco Landmark (May 24, 2016)
  • Dames of the Round Table (May 12, 2016)
  • Taylor County Courthouse: Waiting in the Wings (Mar 11, 2016)
  • The Martin Building's Makeover (Mar 8, 2016)
  • Century-old Guide Captures Meridian Highway’s Magic (Feb 17, 2016)
  • The Marker Maker's Marker (Feb 10, 2016)
  • Austin's Tejano Walking Trail (Feb 10, 2016)
  • Certifiably Effective (Dec 1, 2015)
  • Archeological Awareness (Nov 30, 2015)
  • Courthouse Stewardship Hits the Road (Nov 3, 2015)
  • Experience Texas in WWII at These Seven Sites (Sep 2, 2015)
  • Looking for San Felipe de Austin in Connecticut (Aug 26, 2015)
  • On the Road Again (May 15, 2015)
  • History Preserved by Glass (Apr 25, 2015)
  • Starr Family Home Welcomes Home Restored Portrait (Mar 5, 2015)
  • Fulton’s Silver Returns (Feb 11, 2015)
  • African Americans in World War II, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater (Feb 5, 2015)
  • Angelic Work (Dec 23, 2014)
  • Archeology at Sam Rayburn House Museum (Dec 19, 2014)
  • Juneteenth Journey (Nov 3, 2014)
  • Ceramics that Tell Stories (Oct 23, 2014)
  • Salsa Navarro (Aug 8, 2014)
  • Furniture Detective at Work (Jun 18, 2014)
  • On the Road to Progress (Feb 27, 2014)
  • San Felipe de Austin's Role as Provisional Government (Jan 17, 2014)
  • The Brothers Fitter (Nov 11, 2013)
  • A Steer on a Mission (Sep 27, 2013)
  • Taking Preservation Lightly: Historic Helium Plants in Texas (Aug 22, 2013)
  • The Royal Road’s Real Stories (Aug 7, 2013)
  • How to Outsmart a Cowboy (Jul 23, 2013)
  • The Descendants of Austin's Old 300 (Jun 28, 2013)
  • Descent into Darkness (May 16, 2013)
  • Opening Sabine Pass (May 10, 2013)
  • Angelina (Peyton) Eberly—A Pioneering Spirit (Mar 29, 2013)
  • A Glasgow Love Story (Feb 13, 2013)
  • Resting Place (Dec 18, 2012)