Nov 2, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton West Columbia treasure Beth Griggs was within two months of becoming a centenarian when she died on October 27, 2018. The 99-year-old historian was eulogized at her funeral five years ago at Columbia United Methodist Church by West Columbia Mayor...
Oct 31, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Halloween 2023. What better day than today to focus on one of the dozen or so stories told by former reference librarian at the Brazoria County Library Catherine Munson Foster in her popular 1977 book, “Ghosts Along the Brazos.” Angeline Caldwell Kerr,...
Oct 29, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Those attending the annual Columbia Historical Museum’s “Meet Your Ancestors” event at Old Columbia Cemetery on Saturday, November 4th, will get to hear first-hand what life was like in the earliest days of Anglo settlements in this area of Texas from...
Oct 25, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Rachel Jane Carson Underwood, one of the youngest members of Stephen F. Austin’s “Old 300” Anglo settlers in Texas, is one of five prominent women in local history who will be portrayed at the November 4th Meet Your Ancestors program at historic...
Oct 5, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Jared Flannel was the workhorse of the Columbia Roughnecks’ back-to-back district championship football teams in 2004 and 2005. Those teams finished 9-2 in consecutive years under Head Coach Brian Lane but made their deepest venture into...
Oct 2, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton It has been 23 years since Matthew Roy Varner was last in attendance at Griggs Field. He received his high school diploma at the West Columbia football stadium at the end of Columbia High School’s 1999-2000 school year. Matt Varner excelled...
