Texas Reader - Curious Drams of Texas History and Culture – Page 2 – Copano Bay Press

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The Godmother of Texas History

When Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker died in 1938, her name had been a household word in Texas for over forty years. She was a teacher to her core, a member of the first graduating class of Sam Houston Normal...

Dec 02, 2018

Ski Texas!

Every time we post a map showing the Republic of Texas with its original borders, someone (sometimes several someones) will respond with, "Ski Texas!" Texas gave up so much in the Compromise of 1850. More than we knew. ...

Nov 30, 2018

Hell and Texas

This week's clippings are inspired by a famous quote. Here it is. From the lips of General Phillip Sheridan as it appeared in the Washington DC Evening Star of March 31, 1866. Seventeen years later, Texans...

Nov 25, 2018

Thanksgiving 2018 - Texas Family Recipes

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Nov 13, 2018

Some Texas Trivia

Texas History Trivia Answers are at the Bottom of the Page Question 1: What where the Dallas Bluebonnets and Fort Worth Shamrocks? Question 2: How many towns served as the Capital of the Republic of Texas? Question 3: Anthony...