More men were massacred at Goliad than died at the Alamo and San Jacinto combined. At the battle of San Jacinto, the battle cry was, “Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad.” It was the massacre of 342 prisoners of war at Goliad that turned the sentiments of the people of the United States to aid fellow […]
We asked for a “good place to eat” in Victoria. The desk clerk suggested The PumpHouse. Then another guest chimed in and raved about this Riverside Restaurant and Bar. Hi-ho, hi-ho, to The PumpHouse we did go. Eating at The PumpHouse Riverside Restaurant and Bar was one of the most enjoyable evenings we have shared […]
Located between Houston and Corpus Christi is the town of Victoria. It is referred to as “The Crossroads” because it is less than a two hour drive from Houston, Corpus Christi, Austin, and San Antonio. It is thirty miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and is considered the perfect base camp for the Coastal […]
What to do in College Station? The brochure suggested a visit to the Sam Houston Sanders Corp of Cadets Center – sounded interesting. The Corp of Cadets Corp has been a sense of pride for Texas A&M University, and we have long admired Texas A&M and their traditions. A look see was in order. Inside […]
A couple of years ago the Senior Adults of First Baptist Church Richardson took a tour of the painted churches around Schulenburg, Texas. We didn’t get to go. Friends returned raving about how beautiful the churches were. I wanted to go. It was on my “Want to Do List”. On our Texas tour, Ever-Lovin’ and […]
For ten years, from 1836 to 1846, the Republic of Texas proudly but precariously existed as a separate and unique nation…. The purpose of the Star of the Republic Museum is to collect and preserve the material culture of the Texas Republic (1836-1846) and to interpret the history, cultures, diversity, and values of early Texans.(Star of […]
Blue Bell Ice Cream’s motto – “We eat all we can and sell the rest.” That is the truth. If you work for Blue Bell Creameries, you can eat as much ice cream as you wish while you are on the job. What a perk! While on our Texas tour, we stopped to visit the […]
Washington-on-the-Brasos is the Birthplace of the Texas Republic. The name sounds official – Washington, just like Washington, D.C. This birthplace of the Texas Republic is important to all who proudly proclaim citizenship in the grand state of Texas. In this revered historic place, the Texians made their formal Declaration of Independence from Mexico. On the […]
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Texas A & M University was high on my “Want to Do” list. How interesting it is to view a slice of history through the eyes of a key player. One of our first thoughts was that parking was free, and there was not […]
Okay, I tried to figure this out. From what I read, there are two towns – Bryan and College Station. They were not called sister cities, but rather the articles I read refer to them as adjoined. If you ask me, that is as clear as mud, and my instincts tell me there is more […]
