by Elaine Thomas | Sep 17, 2021 | Old Times, Rural Life, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
Only 26 years after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Schulenburg, Texas, welcomed Carnation Badger the Flying Bull. The dairy yearling reached the Central Texas town after a 1,232-mile journey from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on April 3, 1929. That audacious...
by Elaine Thomas | Jun 11, 2021 | Old Times, Rural Life, Rural Texas
The E.A. Arnim Museum and Archives in Flatonia, Texas, has some unusual artifacts. Here are some of curator Judy Pate’s favorites and one that she needs your help to identify. How many of the 12 antiques pictured in this story do you recognize? The answers appear...
by Elaine Thomas | May 30, 2021 | Rural Life, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
The late, great Leon Hale would have turned 100 on May 30, 2021. Several generations of Texans looked up to the legendary newspaper columnist who worked for The Houston Post and later The Houston Chronicle. From downtown Houston boardrooms to domino games in the back...
by Elaine Thomas | May 7, 2021 | Old Times, Rural Texas
The story of model airplane pioneers Victor and Joe Stanzel is a heartwarming saga about two reserved rural Texas bachelor brothers. Against all odds, they built a 20th-century business that flourished for 70 years on nothing but ambition, creativity and hard work....
by Elaine Thomas | Mar 19, 2021 | Family, Tips and Ideas
When the fierce February winter storm of 2021 named Uri spread a pristine coat of snow across San Antonio, Texas, a grand Victorian home on Guenther Street never looked more striking. Three years before, however, the house didn’t glow in the sunshine. Back then, the...
