History

Texas Lore

Be A Texas Millionaire: A Big Rich Board Game

Locally produced game was beautifully printed but offensive to everyone but Texans.

08/19/2013 By John Lomax

Downhome Recipes

Captain Joseph C. Hutcheson: Warrior-Poet Of Texas's First Cookbook

To read his recipe for cornfield peas is to make the acquaintance of a good man.

08/19/2013 By John Lomax

Ridin' Dirty In The 1890s

Houston's 19th Century Cyclists

Lords' Cycle Club: The first riding society in the "Magnolia City."

08/14/2013 By John Nova Lomax

Time Travel

Houston By Night, 1983 Style

What a strange place early Oil Bust Houston was, especially after dark.

08/07/2013 By John Nova Lomax

Houston vs. Dallas

A Rivalrous History

Up until 1900, Galveston was Houston’s chief rival. And then came the Great Hurricane, and suddenly an inland port seemed like not just a good idea, but a necessary one.

08/01/2013 By John Lomax

James Coney Island

Dogs of Yore

Houston history in natural casing.

07/01/2013 By Robb Walsh

Women in Combat

Don’t Ask, Compel

How Washington cemetery views the sea change in Washington, DC

04/25/2013 By John Lomax

Poe Elementary Bombing

Suffer the Children

While it may seem like a signature element of our times, the murder of schoolchildren is, sadly, nothing new.  It’s how we cope with such tragedies that has undergone a sea of change.

03/15/2013 By John Lomax