May 16, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
Photo courtesy Columbia Historical Museum. “Columbia, The First Capitol of Texas” mural painted by George E. Shackelford was commissioned by the directors of the First Capitol State Bank and unveiled at the grand opening of the bank on July 22, 1950. By Benjamin...
May 9, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
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 Columbia, Texas. On May 3, 1958, at a memorial appreciation dinner in Kittie’s honor, the speaker...
May 9, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
Interpretive Center offers tours of 100-year-old, fully-restored building Cindi Ericson gave the child a small slate and a piece of chalk and asked her to write her name. Writing your name with chalk – such a small thing, but the child’s smile was big, and so...
May 4, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Greene County, Alabama, had been home for most of the Dance family members who would eventually make a name for themselves in Brazoria County history. First cousins James Henry Dance and James Watkins Dance came to Texas on horseback in 1848 from...
Apr 11, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Board Member “The Old 300” refers to settlers in Stephen F. Austin’s original colony in the Mexican province of Texas. Historic Columbia Cemetery in West Columbia is the final resting place of a handful of...
Apr 4, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Christina M. DeWitt Columbia Historical Museum Board Member Since I was a child, I’ve always been a darker shade from others. One of my first memories was visiting my great grandmother’s house in Oklahoma. She lived in a small town down the road from the Cherokee...
