May 14, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton After coaching his son Jeff in the 1979-80 school year, former Columbia High School athletics director and head football coach Jack Hays put away his whistle and closed the book on his illustrious coaching career. Today the West Columbia community is...
May 4, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
New Display on Philanthropist Kittie Nash Groce to Be Featured, Remain on Display Throughout Month of May By Tracy Gupton A speaker summed it up perfectly when addressing the role Kittie Nash Groce played during her illustrious lifetime in the quaint community of West...
Apr 3, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day on May 5, 2025, during Texas’s 89th Legislative Session. The first annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day was recently celebrated on the fourth Thursday of March 2026 at the new...
Mar 27, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton As Texian soldiers routed General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Mexican troops at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto in April 1836, celebratory shouts of “Remember the Alamo” and “Remember Goliad” rained down on the fallen and fleeing Mexicans. One of...
Mar 14, 2026 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History
The Second Annual Runaway Scrape Ball hosted by the Columbia Historical Museum will be held at West Columbia’s Heritage Hall Saturday, March 21st. The event was created in 2025 as a fundraiser and the directors of the local museum hope to make the Runaway Scrape...
Mar 2, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
Texas Independence Day is always on March 2nd, which falls on a Monday this year. On this day 190 years ago, 59 delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico. The adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on...
