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Follow the New Real Places, Real Stories Blog 6 Feb 2013 | 11:19 pm
The See the Sites blog has moved! Please visit our new Texas Historical Commission (THC) blog, Real Places, Real Stories (http://www.thc.state.tx.us/blog), to continue following posts about the THC’s ...
Sam Rayburn House Museum Celebrates Holidays and “Mr. Sam’s” Birthday 16 Jan 2013 | 09:15 pm
By Anne Ruppert, Sam Rayburn House Museum Visitors recently celebrated the holidays along with Sam Rayburn’s birthday at the Sam Rayburn House Museum in Bonham. The theme for the museum’s annual Holi...
Candlelight Christmas at Varner-Hogg Plantation 12 Jan 2013 | 08:42 pm
By Amanda McVay, Varner-Hogg Plantation Educator Last month, Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site celebrated its annual “Candlelight Christmas” event. The night was very balmy, not exactly wint...
Going Green & Keeping Fit with Historic Downtown San Antonio Tour 9 Jan 2013 | 08:30 pm
By Mo Brown, Casa Navarro Site Manager Last month, Casa Navarro State Historic Site hosted the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation’s Go! Historic SA Guided Running & Walking Tour. The tour st...
Caroling at the Mansion 3 Jan 2013 | 07:00 pm
By Marsha Hendrix, Fulton Mansion Site Manager The sounds of traditional carols rang out over the lawn at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site on December 8, 2012, when a record number of visitors atte...
Fort McKavett, ca. 1853 18 Dec 2012 | 11:48 pm
By Cody Mobley, Fort McKavett State Historic Site Last month, living historians traveled from as far away as Colorado to help transform Fort McKavett State Historic Site into a military outpost in 18...
President Eisenhower’s Victorious Birthday Bash 1 Dec 2012 | 03:04 am
By Carole Stanton, Eisenhower Birthplace Interim Site Manager, and Johnny Pairsh, Eisenhower Birthplace Maintenance Specialist This year, Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site celebrated Dwight D...
Fort Griffin Living History Days a Demonstrable Success 21 Nov 2012 | 03:06 am
By Eric Abercrombie Every year, we host an event called Living History Days at Fort Griffin State Historic Site on the second weekend of October. The purpose of the event is to reach out to people of...
Singing Praises at San Felipe de Austin 17 Nov 2012 | 01:46 am
By Bryan McAuley, San Felipe de Austin Site Manager It’s not every day that music fills the air at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. Bright and early on a recent Saturday morning in September...
Confederate Reunion Grounds Hosts Navasota River Cleanup 5 Nov 2012 | 08:25 pm
By Dixie Hoover, Confederate Reunion Grounds Site Manager Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site partnered with Fort Parker State Park to participate in the National Public Lands Day (NPLD) ...
