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...
Dec 30, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Secretary As children growing up in West Columbia, my cousin Steve Weems and I would often ride horses and mini-bikes in the big pasture of Phil Gupton’s that included cattle-grazing land adjoining the old oil fields outside...
Dec 28, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
The Daily Evergreen Photo by Cole QuinnWSU’s Cameron Ward of West Columbia (#1) completed 22 of 32 pass attempts in the December 17th Los Angeles Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Jerry Rice Award winner transferred from Incarnate Word. By Tracy...
Dec 14, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
Columbia Historical Museum Photo by Tracy Gupton Houston Chronicle columnist Joe Holley, left, spoke at Saturday’s meeting of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution Cradle of Texas Chapter in El Campo. Chapter President Carl Wiggins presented Holley with a...
Dec 10, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Board Member Just as conspiracy theories blossomed when Vice President Lyndon Johnson succeeded slain President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, rumors circulated in Brazoria County, Texas, when the brother of another U.S....
