Cynthia Ann Parker and the Aftermath of the Fort Parker Attack

José de Escandón — the Father of South Texas

Mapping Houston Heights — Houston’s First Suburb

Houston Heights was one of the first planned…

Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North

By: Guest Contributor Gary Pinkerton

Locating the In-Between: South Texas and Antonio García Cubas’ Map of Tamaulipas (1858)

Colonists’ and Emigrants’ Route to Texas

From the earliest foot paths to modern highways, people have…

Prost! Early German Christmas Celebrations in Texas

The folklore of Texas is weaved together by the…

Colonizing Cartography: José de Escandón’s Mapa de la Sierra Gorda y Costa del Seno Mexicano

Map of Texas with parts of the Adjoining States

Connected Map of DeWitt’s Colony compiled from the surveys of Byrd Lockhart

Editor’s Note: This post…