Apr 24, 2025 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Fourteen years had passed since a Brazoria County lawman had been killed in the line of duty. It was January 15, 2025, when Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus “Jesse” Vargas was fatally shot in the head in the parking lot of a...
Apr 7, 2025 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Babe Ruth set a new Major League Baseball record by mashing 60 home runs. Gutzon Borglum began work on sculpting Mount Rushmore. The first TV picture was successfully sent from Washington, D.C., to New York City. And many West Columbians gathered...
Mar 29, 2025 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton He was born in the middle of World War II in a small home in the old oil fields near West Columbia. He was a proud 1961 graduate of West Columbia High School. And he always took great pride in being one of the 2.7 million American service members who...
Mar 25, 2025 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton I have really enjoyed thumbing through the yellowed pages of the scrapbook put together by Mogene Clayton 100 years ago. My fellow Columbia Heritage Foundation board member Karen Rowold Mostyn was kind enough to loan me her grandmother’s book of...
Mar 17, 2025 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Our neighboring town of Brazoria’s museum has its popular annual Santa Anna Ball. In 2025, some 189 years removed from the historic event, the Columbia Historical Museum’s Board of Directors is making plans to initiate a similar celebration...
Mar 6, 2025 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Funeral services for former Columbia Roughnecks Athletics Director and Head Football Coach Ed Derrich will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 807 Loggins Drive, in West Columbia. Ed, who is a former...
