May 29, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton “HE GALLANTLY GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY” is the closing sentence written on a proclamation delivered from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the parents of fallen soldier Charles Frank Ringgold in West Columbia, Texas, in 1944. Private...
May 12, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History, News from Columbia Historical Museum
Longtime Columbia Historical Museum director Bill Womack pictured with his grandson Carrson Karl at the West Columbia museum in happier days By Tracy Gupton Hearts are heavy among those of us who serve as members of the Columbia Historical Museum Board of Directors as...
Apr 21, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
The great monument, a huge obelisk, that can be seen miles away from the site near present day La Porte, commemorates the San Jacinto battlefield. On this day, April 21st, in 1836, the Texan army led by General Sam Houston savored the sweet taste of victory over...
Apr 11, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
Photo by Korey Langford West Columbia Elementary School 4th grader Landon Stewart, left, was presented a gift bag containing chocolate candy and a $25 gift card recently from Columbia Historical Museum board member Pat Weeks. Landon’s essay on “How West Columbia Was...
Apr 8, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Winston C. Avera Jr. Apparently another location to build a new church had been considered since there is a deed from Anna L. Sharp to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Columbia, conveying lots in Block 15 in Columbia for the purpose of divine...
