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Haller Historical Marker Dedication Saturday in Angleton
By Tracy Gupton Nathan H. Haller died at the age of 76 in Houston 109 years ago. He was living in Brazoria not too far...
Jenns’ Mural Shines Spotlight on Former WC Postmasters
By Tracy Gupton Today, July 1, 2026, is National Postal Worker Day across America. The dedicated workers who deliver...
Columbia’s 200th Anniversary Celebration on Tap in October
Plans are being made for the City of West Columbia to host its 200th anniversary celebration in October. City...
Hall of Honor Induction Awaits Longtime CBISD Trustee, Former Roughnecks Catcher, Quarterback Champagne
By Tracy Gupton When Columbia High School Athletics Director and Head Football Coach Earnest Pena informed a gathering of West Columbia Rotarians recently that Jonathan Champagne would be among a quartet of new additions to the Roughnecks Athletics Hall of Honor in...
Alabama-Coushatta People Will Be Topic of Columbia Historical Museum’s Free October 25th Program
Galen and Marion Williams will be presenting an informative program on the Alabama-Coushatta people at the Columbia Historical Museum on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Their presentation will last from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and it is free to anyone who would like to attend....
Fundraising Fish Fry Planned Saturday at Museum
The Columbia Historical Museum will be putting on its annual fish fry fundraiser this Saturday, August 30, 2025. Museum volunteers will be serving fried catfish, green beans and potato salad with a dessert in to-go containers beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday along Broad...
WC Resident Participated in D-Day 81 Years Ago
This story was originally posted June 6, 2022, in the West Columbia Museum's "Vault of Texas History" Jun 6, 2022 | From The Vault of Texas History By Benjamin Tumlinson Being removed from Memorial Day by less than a week, the sacrifice of those who...
Hunting Bear at Museum Planned for Friday
The Columbia Historical Museum in West Columbia is planning to have a reading program for children on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the historic Rosenwald School, located directly behind the museum at the intersection of Clay and Broad streets. The reading program will...
Father’s Day Focus of Museum Saturday Program
Local Masons Recognize Columbia Historical Museum
THE COLUMBIA HISTORICAL MUSEUM was recognized "for their great work in preserving our history and being a great part of our community" at the May 29th meeting of the Frontier Masonic Lodge No. 28 in West Columbia. Accepting the Community Grant at the recent meeting...
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 men and women who served in the Vietnam War. The memorial's most striking feature is the wall itself, inscribed with the names of the more than 58,000...
WC Powerlifting Pioneer Passes Away at 85
Another member of the Roughnecks state semifinals football team of 1957 has passed away. James Bramlitt Caldwell Jr. died May 17, 2025, in San Angelo at the age of 85. A graveside funeral service at the Santa Anna Cemetery was held earlier today, Saturday, May 24,...
Fallen County Deputy’s Killer Dealt with Immediate Justice as in Old Brazoria County Frontier Days
By Tracy Gupton Fourteen years had passed since a Brazoria County lawman had been killed in the line of duty. It was January 15, 2025, when Brazoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas was fatally shot in the head in the parking lot of a strip center in...
Brewer’s 1927 Senior Year Scrapbook Sparks Memories of West Columbia High School’s Forgotten ‘Magic Years’
By Tracy Gupton Babe Ruth set a new Major League Baseball record by mashing 60 home runs. Gutzon Borglum began work on sculpting Mount Rushmore. The first TV picture was successfully sent from Washington, D.C., to New York City. And many West Columbians gathered...
Learn About Texas Flags Saturday at the Museum
The Columbia Historical Museum's "First Saturday of the Month" programs at the Rosenwald School are primarily directed at entertaining and enlightening the youth of the West Columbia area. But this Saturday's program is for all ages. "Flags and Maps of Texas" is the...