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...
Feb 25, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH By Tracy Gupton Nathan H. Haller died at the age of 76 in Houston 109 years ago this Friday. He was living in Brazoria not too far from West Columbia when he won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives to represent Brazoria and...
Feb 23, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
Was originally posted Feb 17, 2023 | From The Vault of Texas History | 2 comments 601 Visitors have read this post. By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum February 15, 2023, was declared Bailey’s Prairie Kid Day countywide by the Brazoria County...
Feb 8, 2026 | From The Vault of Texas History
By Tracy Gupton Columbia Historical Museum The year 1957 marked this writer’s birth in January, the year of the West Columbia Roughnecks’ deepest appearance in the high school football playoffs in history at that time, and a native son playing in the NFL championship...
