david921866Oct 18, 20231 minAngelina Eberly Hosts the PresidentOn the evening of October 18, 1839, Angelina Eberly prepared a meal for the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, and his...
david921866Oct 17, 20231 minPresident Lamar Arrives in AustinOn October 17, 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar arrived in Austin with his cabinet and the records from Houston of the Republic of...
David A BowlesSep 10, 20231 minThe Grandmother I Never KnewThe Spanish Flu killed my grandmother Gladys Whitt-Puryear (pictured above). She was born 1895 in Travis County, Texas. She married my...
David A BowlesAug 12, 20231 minBattle of Plum CreekOn August 12, 1840, the largest Indian battle ever fought on Texas soil took place on Plum Creek in Caldwell County. The battle between...