david921866Dec 14, 20231 minGrandmother's StoriesIt was on the lawn of our Austin home that I first heard the story I was destined to write! The tale of a family member being captured by...
David A BowlesAug 28, 20232 minAustin’s First Cabinet MakerLorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...
Aimee RavichandranApr 14, 20231 minElnora’s BirthdayOn April 14, 1841, Elnora Van Cleve was born in a cabin near Sixth and Congress in Austin, Texas. She would be recorded as the first...
David A BowlesJan 2, 20231 minDeath of Austin’s First DaughterOn January 2, 1900, Elnora Van Cleve-Brown died at her home near the confluence of the Pedernales and Colorado Rivers in Travis County,...