Feb 6, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Snow’s Cleaners opened for business in West Columbia in 1920, a few years before Chesney’s began selling jewelry on main street in 1924 in the Brazoria County town that was once the first capitol of the Republic of Texas in...
Feb 2, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Juneteenth is celebrated annually across the great state of Texas and beyond, but many are unaware of the event’s origins. With February being “Black History Month” in America, now is a good time to look closer at what...
Jan 29, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Although the City of West Columbia’s Volunteer Fire Department has been around for going on 83 years, it’s difficult to believe our community relied on the assistance of neighboring towns for so long. It wasn’t until 1940...
Jan 22, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Newspaper publisher, inventor, surveyor, businessman, cattleman, schoolteacher and early Texas historical figure. Gail Borden Jr. checks all the boxes for accurate descriptions of his memorable life. Though his 72 years...
Jan 15, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Fear preceded panic when I suddenly found the soles of my feet no longer touching the sandy bottom of the Gulf. I was just a little kid in the early 1960s, splashing around in the surf at either Bryan or Surfside beaches near...
Jan 8, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Discussions of the “early days” of the history of the West Columbia and East Columbia area of Brazoria County far too often begin with the introduction of Anglo settlers first stepping foot on the fertile grounds between the...
