The Texas Historical Commission is a state agency whose mission is to “protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations.
The Hall of State has long been one of Dallas’ “jewels in the crown.” Built at Fair Park in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Fair, it is full of Texas history.
Since 1920, more Americans have lived in cities than in rural areas.
Most people know that antique stores and some online websites have postcards. Some of the postcards have been mailed and have ended up for sale.
The History of Texas World War Heroes by John McCrae, published by the Army & Navy History Company in 1919, is one of those unexpected gems.
Are you looking for a list of the military markers in a specific cemetery? Try searching Ancestry.com’s collection “Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970.”
As landmarks go, 1500 Corinth Street is not much to look at, but when it was built, it made the news and changed lives.
Recently, I was working with a client on a long-standing brick wall regarding her great-great-grandmother. The results are a good example of how traditional genealogical research and DNA results can complement each other.
Starting from a yard sale report card, discover what you can learn about the artifact’s owner.
All of the records containing a birth date for Oscar Joseph Dugey give a different year. How would you decide which one to use?
