Those that did not travel by train left Texas in long “wagon trains.” Once word began to get out that so many Freedmen were leaving Texas, which had the potential of greatly reducing the labor force, ...

By STEVE HATHCOCK Steve Hathcock has an extensive background in historical preservation and writing focused on South Texas.

In the 1940s, a well-traveled artist by the name of Simon Michael settled in the small fishing town. He soon fostered a scene ...

Learn of Dallas native Sylvia Stanfield who defied segregation and went on to become a dedicated Foreign Service officer and ...

Amid shifting political winds in Washington, D.C., and aging equipment across the country, passenger rail in Montana faces an uncertain future.

The story of Les Misérables (the book), written by Victor Hugo and published in 1862, is set in post-revolutionary France, ...

“No Other Land” is a piece of resistance but also humanization. When Adra is about to be arrested, his mother says what ...

This shouldn't be a surprise. The most popular times to visit Wisconsin state parks and trails are the warm summer months: June, July and August. July saw the most visitors in 2024, over 3 million ...

On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa, where she spent ...

On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa.

Her 8-10-1832 epistle served as an admonition of a cholera epidemic in this city. She expressed anxiety ... in central Kentucky during the 1830s. Her widowhood rendered her vulnerable to ...

A rare winter storm pummeled the South on Tuesday, smashing snow records from Texas to Florida and leaving ... will be felt for days in Southern cities not accustomed to the deep freeze that ...