April 21st should hold a special place in any Texian’s heart. For it was on this day that the Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836. In what is present-day Harris County, Texas, this was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.
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The Friends of the San Felipe de Austin SHS are excited to invite area residents and history lovers to attend a project update meeting on the new museum facility being constructed in San Felipe by the Texas Historical Commission (THC).
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Approximately 150 junior high and high school students will put their historical knowledge on display during the 2017 Brazos Valley Regional History Fair held Friday, Feb. 10, at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. The theme for this year’s history fair is “Taking a Stand in History.”
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On Monday, the Austin County Tax Assessor Collector’s office unveiled their “Legacy Wall”. A wall of plaques dedicated to the past Tax Assessors/Collectors who served Austin County.
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The groundbreaking for the new Stephen F. Austin Museum took place last Thursday across from the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. This is the site for the newly proposed museum. The groundbreaking hosted several special guests including State Senator Lois Kolkhorst, State Representative Leighton Schubert, former county judge Carolyn Bilski and many others.
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Blinn College students are continuing a tradition of uncovering history across the Brazos Valley. Blinn’s Geographic Society was recently invited to the 12th annual Texas Geography Student Research Symposium at Texas State University to present research on the geographic history of Independence, Texas. Located 12 miles northeast of Brenham, Independence was the first home of Austin’s Colony and Baylor University. […]
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Although the vast majority of Austin’s First Colonists were families (parent and child), at least 68 of the 300 names were single men arriving in partnerships that would allow them more land according to the Empresario’s contract. Share This Article
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Many of the iconic “Old 300” settlers – Stephen F. Austin’s first colonists into Texas – proved to be entertaining frontier folks, and even their background stories are interesting (fact and fiction melted together of course in the Texas Way). Share This Article
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The Central Texas Historical Association, founded by faculty from Blinn College’s Division of Social Sciences, invites the public to its first educational symposium at the birthplace of Texas. Share This Article
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The City of Sealy will be the new place that the Friends of San Felipe will be storing their archeological items. Previously, the items have been stored in Wallis but, with the construction of the new visitors center on the horizon for the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site it is now time for the organization to move the items […]
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History is always in the making everyday we discover new and exciting things that tell us who we are and where we came from. The town of San Felipe is rich in that history. It has been shown and categorized as the home of “The Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin. Everyone in Texas knows the importance of Stephen F. […]
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Blinn College’s Star of the Republic Museum is extending its “Hands-on History” program due to popular demand. Share This Article
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Although the vast majority of Austin’s First Colonists were families (parent and child), at least 68 of the 300 names were single men arriving in partnerships that would allow them more land according to the Empresario’s contract. Share This Article
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Blinn College is making Texas history. Blinn’s Division of Social Sciences announced the launch of the Central Texas Historical Association (CTHA) today, making Blinn the first community college in Texas to sponsor a regional historical association. Share This Article
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Many of the iconic “Old 300” settlers – Stephen F. Austin’s first colonists into Texas – proved to be entertaining frontier folks, and even their background stories are interesting (fact and fiction melted together of course in the Texas Way). Share This Article
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Austin County, nestled along the Brazos River, is so rich in the history that made Texas what it is today. Many authors have tried to capture the history of this area. Paul N. Spellman a Texas History Professor at Wharton Jr. College has done just that with his account of what the first 300, known as the “Old 300”, settlers […]
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Visitors to the Austin County area the first weekend in November were able to step back in time and enjoy re-enactments of the life of our founding fathers in Texas History. Share This Article
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