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Lavaca County Day at State Capitol

Jimmy Appelt
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Lavaca County citizens will have the opportunity to tour the Texas State Capitol, visit with area representatives and observe the introduction of bills in the 88th Texas Legislature Monday, March 13 at Lavaca County Day at the Capitol.
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Captain Barnett's Traveling Whale Show

Murray Montgomery
Friday, February 3, 2023
Many years ago, I received a letter from Mrs. George T. Ferris of Houston. Ferris told me that as a child, she would visit her aunt and uncle who lived in Gonzales back in the 1930s. These folks were Ollie and Riley Zumwalt — Mr. Zumwalt owned a barbershop across from the Alcalde Hotel.
Adina De Zavala – Photo courtesy of Texas State Historical Association

Adina De Zavala – Photo courtesy of Texas State Historical Association

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Remembering Adina De Zavala

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
I'm not sure if some citizens of Texas realize just how much they owe to a handful of ladies who saved from ruin, our most precious historic structure, the Alamo.
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Photo for illustration purposes only – courtesy Pixabay

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‘Booger Red - ugliest man living or dead’

Murray Montgomery
Monday, January 2, 2023
Memories of Christmas probably weren’t all that great for Samuel Thomas “Booger Red” Privett. It was a planned Christmas celebration that caused his face to be permanently disfigured and the loss of sight in one eye.
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From Successful Cattleman to Man Burner

Murray Montgomery
Monday, December 19, 2022
Cattlemen are a large part of the great and colorful history of Texas. They are credited with saving the state from financial ruin after the Civil War and their lives have been chronicled by many writers down through the years.
Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    

Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    

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Rocky Creek Brewery

Murray Montgomery
Sunday, December 4, 2022
By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterI tend to spend my Thursday afternoons at the local library researching past issues of The Moulton Eagle and other newspapers around the area.The ladies working at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library in Hallettsville are knowledgeable and quick to answer my...
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The Lost Treasure of Padre Island

Murray Montgomery
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Treasure hunting is one of those things which tends to stir the imagination of most folks – and the thought of looking for buried treasure has always fascinated me, as well.I remember back in the early 1960s, I was a teenager and lived with my family in Angleton, Texas.

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Part 3: Notable Events in our History…

Bobby Horecka
Thursday, September 29, 2022
With the anniversary of the “first shots of the Texas Revolution” now days away, having occurred just down the road in Gonzales starting on Oct. 2, 1835, we thought now might be a fine time to look at some of the significant historical events that helped shape Texas, for we no doubt would look far...

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Part 2: Notable events in our history…

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
With the anniversary of the “first shots of the Texas Revolution” now just days away, having occurred just down the road in Gonzales starting on Oct. 2, 1835, we thought now might be a fine time to look at some of the significant historical events that helped shape Texas, for we no doubt would look...
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