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Memorial Day: Somber Reminder of Those Who Gave All
By Tracy Gupton The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is a prominent national memorial dedicated to the...
Public Invited to WC Museum’s Annual Meeting
The Columbia Historical Museum invites the public to attend the West Columbia museum's annual meeting tonight. A review of the museum's events and highlights from 2025 will be related to visitors while three new directors will be welcomed to the board of directors....
Dead Men Tell No Tales: Acquittals Were Result of Twin Killings 32 Years Apart That Brought Notoriety to West Columbia Area
By Tracy Gupton A little more than 30 years separated jury verdicts in Brazoria County murder trials involving the killing of two men in the Columbia area. The common threads sewing the unrelated murders together – in addition to them happening in West Columbia and...
Stephen F. Austin Died Near West Columbia in 1836
By Tracy Gupton Death claimed the life of Stephen Fuller Austin, the man known as “The Father of Texas,” on this date 189 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...
Rain Puts Damper on Meet Your Ancestors Event
Mother Nature took center stage at this year's Meet Your Ancestors program at Columbia Cemetery. The annual event, co-sponsored by the Columbia Historical Museum and Columbia Cemetery Association, was held November 1, 2025. Ominous dark clouds hovered off in the...
There’s a New Face Welcoming Visitors to the Museum
By Tracy Gupton For a couple months now, visitors to West Columbia's museum have been getting used to a new face working with the volunteers in the old First Capitol Bank building at 247 East Brazos Avenue. The Columbia Historical Museum Board of Directors hired Sally...
Sunday Open House at Museum Slated in WC
The Columbia Historical Museum and historic Rosenwald School will be open for visitors this Sunday afternoon. Those who will be shopping in the stores along East Brazos Avenue in West Columbia Sunday, November 23rd, during the city's annual Christmas Open House...
Veterans Day Salute to Texas Revolution Soldiers
By Tracy Gupton On Veterans Day, November 11, 2025, the Columbia Historical Museum and the Columbia Cemetery Association jointly recognize the bravery and sacrifice of the nine men buried at historic Columbia Cemetery who volunteered to join in the Texians pursuit of...
Donna Loggins Will Be Dearly Missed in West Columbia
Donna Ruth Chesney Loggins: November 25, 1934 - October 26, 2025 Donna Ruth Chesney Loggins packed a lot of living into the nearly 91 years she was allotted. The West Columbia icon who passed away on October 26, 2025, is a former valuable Columbia Historical Museum...
Roughnecks’ Sports Standout of 1930s to be Featured in Saturday ‘Meet Your Ancestors’ at Local Cemetery
By Tracy Gupton "On the field, I was a force -- fierce, focused and unshakably determined to reach my goal. But off the field, I was something entirely different, a true gentleman. Always willing to lend a hand, guide a teammate, or listen when someone needed to talk;...
All Around Cowboy Cole Among Five Featured in Saturday’s ‘Meet Your Ancestors’ Event at Historic Columbia Cemetery
By Tracy Gupton Affectionately called "Mr. Ed," Edward Cole was a Lone Star rodeo legend who embodied the cowboy spirit, reads a resolution penned by former state representative Dennis Bonnen. "Although he is deeply missed, he will long be remembered with admiration...
Indian Tribe Program Cancelled at WC Museum
Due to an unforeseen medical emergency involving a family member of the couple from Baytown who was scheduled to put on a program at the Columbia Historical Museum Saturday, October 25, 2025, that program has been cancelled. The free program that was going to focus on...
Coach Ringgold Among Five Outstanding Athletes Being Brought to Life at Meet Your Ancestors at WC Cemetery
By Tracy Gupton Plaudits like "Such an awesome teacher, coach, mentor and friend," were left by former students and associates of Mattie Sue Ringgold when the longtime Bay City High School girls basketball coach passed away in 2019. "Thank you Miss Ringgold for loving...