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   One of the main goals of the Texas Heritage Society is to provide historians with a forum in which to present their research concerning a broad range of Texas historical subjects.  The Texas Heritage Society will do this by publishing scholarly articles in the Texas Heritage Society Journal.  The Texas Heritage Society will also publish select articles on this web site.


  • Anson Jones Marker Dedication
    Dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker for Anson Jones, the last President of Texas. Site includes biographical information regarding Anson Jones and photographs of the dedication ceremony.
  • Back When: The Woodlands Lifestyles and Homes Magazine
    "Back When" articles written by Texas historian and Texas Heritage Society Editor, Melinda Reeves Cagle, for The Woodlands Lifestyles and Homes Magazine.
  • Walker County, Texas Flag
    History of the Walker County, Texas Flag by Randy Pollard
  • Walker County Commissioners Court Minutes - 1846
    Transcription of the original 1846-1852 Commissioners Court meetings of Walker County, Texas. Walker County was created in 1846 just after Statehood.
  • Splinters
    Splinters is the newsletter of the East Montgomery County Historical Society.
  • Gravesite of Anson Jones
    Gravesite of Anson Jones in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Anson Jones was the last President of the Republic of Texas.
  • Anson Jones Historical Marker Text
    Anson Jones - Texas State Historical Marker. Complete marker text.
  • Mier Expedition
    Visit to Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico by the Texas Heritage Society on October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2009.
  • Guerrero Viejo
    Photographs of the ruins of Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas, Mexico taken by the Texas Heritage Society on November 1, 2009.
  • A Poem by Mirabeau B. Lamar
    Unpublished poem written by Mirabeau B. Lamar criticizing Sam Houston following his election to a second term. Lamar wrote the poem under the pen name, Faddle.
  • Diuguid Family, Patrick Henry and Danville, Texas
    The connection between the Diuguid family of Danville, Texas and American patriot, Patrick Henry. Article includes details regarding the town of Danville, Texas.
  • Russ Clanton and the Danville Well
    Montgomery County history detective and archaeologist, Karen Lawless, tells the story of the re-discovery of the Danville well dating from the Republic of Texas.
  • Ferry Fees - Republic of Texas
    A complete list of fees charged to cross a river on a ferry during the Republic of Texas as found in the July 1, 1839 minutes of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court.
  • House Resolution No. 1123
    House Resolution No. 1123 commemorating Montgomery County as the birthplace of the Lone Star flag of Texas and Charles B. Stewart as its designer.
  • History of the First Flag of the Republic of Texas
    The history of the first flag of the Republic of Texas by Thomas Bruce Green.
  • Founders Memorial Cemetery, Houston, Texas
    A photographic tour of Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas. One of the Allen brothers who founded the City of Houston, the mother of Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar and many officers and soldiers who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto are buried there.
  • Texas History Stories
    Texas History Stories by Littlejohn.
  • Sam Houston Rode a Gray Horse
    On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston rode into the Battle of San Jacinto on a gray horse. This is the true history of Sam Houston's horse.
  • Anson Jones - Grand Master of Masons in Texas
    Minutes of the first Grand Lodge of Texas meeting on December 20, 1837 in Houston, Texas. Anson Jones was elected first Grand Master of Masons in Texas.
 


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