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Rodeo Life Experiences Shared by Taylor Hall Jr.
By Tracy Gupton Nonagenarian cowboy Taylor Hall Jr. was the special guest of the Brazoria County Library in Angleton...
Early Texas Weaponry Topic of Rogers’ Presentation
By Tracy Gupton Long range missiles, drones and devastating bombs are the norm in modern warfare across the globe in the present day. But when the great state of Texas was in its infancy 200 years ago more rudimentary weapons were commonly utilized. Columbia...
‘Father of Texas’ Died Here 187 Years Ago
By Tracy Gupton Death claimed the life of Stephen Fuller Austin, the man known as “The Father of Texas,” on this date 187 years ago. Pneumonia was the villain. The same malady that took his father from him before Moses Austin could see his dream of colonizing the...
Texas Christmas Timeline Through the Years
1599 - A Spanish expedition led by Juan de Oňates introduces First Nations to Christmas near El Paso.1693 - Spanish soldiers under Juan Domínguez de Mendoza cross the Rio del Norte, now called the Rio Grande, on Christmas Day and holds a Mass on Texas soil.1692 -...
Former Mayor Gilbert Honored by SRT Group
By Tracy Gupton Former West Columbia Mayor C.B. "Bubba" Gilbert was posthumously honored with induction into the Sons of the Republic of Texas at a recent meeting of the Stephen F. Austin Chapter 6 of the SRT. A Sons of the Republic of Texas medallion was presented to...
Rosenwald School to be Honored December 3rd
This year's George Kramig Award will be presented to the Columbia Historical Museum's Rosenwald School at the December 3rd Historical Awards Ceremony at Surfside Beach City Hall. CHM Board President Naomi Smith will accept the award on behalf of the museum and provide...
Nation Shaken by JFK Assassination 60 Years Ago
By Tracy Gupton When I was going through a cabinet at my parents' home following the death of my father in 2001, I came across several stacks of old newspapers that my mother had kept over the years. She preceded my Dad to "her reward," as Granny Daisey Moses used to...
Judge Gupton Was Descendant of Early Local Furniture Maker from Copenhagen, Denmark
By Thurman M. Gupton Editor's Note: Former longtime district judge Thurman Morris Gupton of West Columbia was born on this day, November 11, 1911, 112 years ago in Iago near Boling, Texas. He was the son of Eula Meadows Gupton, a native of Alabama, and former West...
Area Civic Leader Beth Griggs Among Five to be Portrayed at Saturday Meet Your Ancestors Event
By Tracy Gupton West Columbia treasure Beth Griggs was within two months of becoming a centenarian when she died on October 27, 2018. The 99-year-old historian was eulogized at her funeral five years ago at Columbia United Methodist Church by West Columbia Mayor...
“Ghosts” Character Angeline Kerr to be Portrayed at Saturday Event at Historic Columbia Cemetery
By Tracy Gupton Halloween 2023. What better day than today to focus on one of the dozen or so stories told by former reference librarian at the Brazoria County Library Catherine Munson Foster in her popular 1977 book, “Ghosts Along the Brazos.” Angeline Caldwell Kerr,...
Mary Bell Was a Columbia Founder, Early Pioneer
By Tracy Gupton Those attending the annual Columbia Historical Museum’s “Meet Your Ancestors” event at Old Columbia Cemetery on Saturday, November 4th, will get to hear first-hand what life was like in the earliest days of Anglo settlements in this area of Texas from...
Underwood’s Portrayal Included in Meet Your Ancestors November 4th at Columbia Cemetery
By Tracy Gupton Rachel Jane Carson Underwood, one of the youngest members of Stephen F. Austin’s “Old 300” Anglo settlers in Texas, is one of five prominent women in local history who will be portrayed at the November 4th Meet Your Ancestors program at historic...
Wagyu Beef Raffle Tickets Being Sold at Museum
A New Year's Eve drawing at the Columbia Historical Museum in West Columbia will determine the two winners of a quarter of freezer ready Wagyu Beef being donated by G4 Ranch owner Dr. Corby Gotcher. Raffle tickets are being sold now at the museum at 247 East Brazos...