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“Bluebonnet” Program for Children Planned Saturday
"The Bluebonnet Trail" will be the focus of this Saturday's children's program at the historic Rosenwald School in...
Rogers Was Treasure Trove of Historical Knowledge
By Tracy Gupton Board members of the Columbia Historical Museum are struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss...
Roughnecks Open 2023 Season Against Needville
By Tracy Gupton The 101st season of Roughnecks football will kick off Friday night at Griggs Field in West Columbia when the Needville Blue Jays come to town. Local football fans are encouraged to attend a big pep rally at 7:30 tonight (Thursday) at the stadium on...
Curator to Present Program on Early Texas Flags
On Saturday, August 26th, beginning at 2 p.m., the Columbia Historical Museum will present a program on early Texas flags. Come and see some of the flags that flew over Texas before and during the Texas War for Independence. Visit with Texas Navy Admiral Michael...
Charlie Brown Alumni Plan Reunion Saturday
A big multi-class reunion is scheduled for Saturday, August 19th, at the West Columbia Civic Center for everyone who attended Charlie Brown High School. The event will kick off at 10:30 a.m. and will include a short program at 12:30 p.m. honoring the Tigers...
Curator to Present Program on Early Texas Flags
On Saturday, August 26th, beginning at 2 p.m. the Columbia Historical Museum will present a program on early Texas flags. Come and see some of the flags that flew over Texas before and during the Texas War for Independence. Visit with Texas Navy Admiral Michael Bailey...
Parkinson’s Claims Former Roughneck Standout Farquhar, Funeral Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pitching duels with the great Nolan Ryan in high school left Mark Farquhar with a lifetime of fond memories that included not only growing up in West Columbia but playing college baseball at Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Sul Ross University in Alpine and...
McKinney and King were rare breed of sheriffs
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has instructed state flags to be lowered to half-staff today across Texas in honor of former Brazoria County Sheriff and County Judge Joe King. Emory Joseph "Joe" King passed away at the age of 79 a week ago on Tuesday, August 1, 2023,...
SRT members address West Columbia Rotarians
Photo by Tracy Gupton The West Columbia Rotary Club was treated to a program by area members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas at Wednesday's luncheon meeting at the West Columbia Civic Center. WC Rotarian Chris Gilbert invited the SRT members to attend this week's...
WC Museum Hosts Discovery Days Kids
Children from Discovery Days Learning Center of West Columbia visited the Rosenwald School and the Columbia Historical Museum Thursday, August 3rd. The kids and their instructors were educated by Museum volunteers who guided them through the many historical displays...
Majestic Oaks of Munson Cemetery Mask Many Stories That Deserve to See the Light of Day
By Tracy Gupton When family and friends of Joseph Underwood Munson Jr. gather at the historic Munson Family Cemetery in Bailey’s Prairie next month to lay the 85-year-old former Texas Aggies football player and Army captain to rest, they will be standing on hallowed...
Roughnecks Hall of Honor Awaits Induction of Record Setting Speedster, Grid Star Carl Williams
By Tracy Gupton Forty-six years have passed since Columbia High School speedster Carl Williams broke state records in the 100 and 220-yard dashes at the 1977 high school state track meet in Austin. On October 6, 2023, Carl will be among the members of the newest class...
West Columbia-born suffragist left her mark on society and Houston’s renowned museum and library
By Tracy Gupton When her life ended in 1940 on this day 83 years ago, Annette Finnigan was the age I am now. She was in her 66th year when cancer cut short the life of the renowned philanthropist, suffragette and patron of the arts. Annette was born in West...
Explosion Rocked Texas City 76 Years Ago
By Tracy Gupton The Texas City disaster on April 16, 1947, killed over 580 people including Frank Strzinek, a Purple Heart recipient during World War II. He was interred at Old Columbia Cemetery in West Columbia, Texas, after being one of the hundreds of casualties...