Our Traveling Exhibit is displayed in our foyer for patrons to learn and enjoy!

Ima Hogg: The Governor’s Daughter by Virginia Bernhard is the story of Ima Hogg, the only daughter of Governor James Stephen Hogg. Ima was born in 1882 and died in 1975 at the age of 93, and she became a legend in her own right. Ima attended the University of Texas, studied music in New […]

Guest speaker John Espinosa, Governor General – Member of the Houston Chapter, Los Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez, will tell how Texas, although not part of the United States at the time, contributed to the American Revolution.

From February through July, the original 1876 Texas Constitution will be on display in TSLAC’s Reference Reading Room. This landmark document isn’t just a set of lofty principles—a defining feature is its extensive detail, more typical of state law codes. Its 17 articles cover everything from voting rights and education to railroads and taxes. The […]

From February through July, the original 1876 Texas Constitution will be on display in TSLAC’s Reference Reading Room. This landmark document isn’t just a set of lofty principles—a defining feature is its extensive detail, more typical of state law codes. Its 17 articles cover everything from voting rights and education to railroads and taxes. The […]

The Texas Maritime Museum will host an opening reception for this exciting new exhibit on Monday, February 2nd, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This special evening celebration, which is open to the public, will feature light refreshments and a presentation by noted historian Caroline Crimm, offering guests a deeper look into Spain’s vital place in […]

View the Battlefield Trust American Revolutionary War Experience Traveling Exhibit plus additional exhibit detailing Texas (New Spain) contribution to the Patriot cause in the American Revolutionary War.

Please join us for our annual March on Fredonia event coming up on Saturday, February 7th! This event commemorates the Austin militia joining in on the effort to quell the Fredonian Rebellion which began in 1826; a time in which a few lone colonists attempted to claim independence from Mexico ten years before Texas would […]

Join us as we savor history through foods in El Paso! Using historic recipes, site staff will explore the contributions of Chinese settlers. Jiaozi, or potstickers, are dumplings prepared for the Chinese New Year by filling a dough casing with meat and vegetables. El Paso had the largest Chinese population in the state of Texas […]

The Battlefield Trust traveling National Revolutionary War Exhibit will be at this event with a hands on Colonial Experience including Rope Making, Making Butter, Basket Weaving, Homesteading with live animals, Tanner teaching about tanning hides and preserving skins, Forestry – plant and tree identification, animal track identification, Mountain Man storytelling, Stories read in the Library […]