May 30, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Benjamin Tumlinson Columbia Historical Museum I had the privilege of living in six states and two other countries, not counting the United States. As I traveled in these other states and foreign lands, I would often gaze out at the various landscapes and daydream...
May 23, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum Board Member What do George Washington, Clark Gable, Willie Mays, Benjamin Franklin and John Wayne have in common? In addition to being famous names in American history, the common thread that links them all together is...
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...
