Oct 23, 2026 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History
Bailey’s Light Has Shown Through the Generations Jan 19, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History | 0 comments 147 Visitors have read this post. By Tracy Gupton Watching an old rerun of the 1960s Andy Griffith Show recently brought back memories from my youth. Sheriff...
Oct 22, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
Texas Army General Sam Houston was sworn in at Columbia as the president of the new Republic of Texas on this day 190 years ago By Tracy Gupton “On July 23, 1836, David Burnet called for an election to be held in September, at which time officials for the first...
Oct 21, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Secretaries Pat Weeks and Tracy Gupton were honored to give a group of descendants of the founding family of East and West Columbia a tour of the museum at 247 East Brazos Avenue Saturday afternoon. Josiah Hughes Bell and his...
Jul 27, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Today is the 73rd anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice agreement. The United Nations Command reached an armistice with China and North Korea on July 27, 1953, at Panmunjom, ending active hostilities between North and South Korea and...
Jul 22, 2026 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton I have lived on a road in West Columbia that bears my name practically my entire life. And I didn’t have to be a Heisman Trophy finalist to earn it. Gupton Lane used to be a dead end street where the most prominent residents on that road were the...
Jul 16, 2026 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Nathan H. Haller died at the age of 76 in Houston 109 years ago. He was living in Brazoria not too far from West Columbia when he won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives to represent Brazoria and Matagorda counties, thus becoming one of the...
