Gunslingers, Reenactors, Living History experts….all will be gathering next Saturday and Sunday in Granbury to participate in our Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas at Granbury. We are thrilled to welcome all of the groups to our event and our hopes are alive that you will enjoy the experience of being in historic Granbury even if its” for a brief day or two.
TEXAS Independence Day plans include G.I.S.D. projects that involve teaching our kids about the importance of this great event in our states history. Richlon Merrill is in charge of that area and he would welcome your input, or assistance in working on the most important aspect of this coming years’ event. It’s all about TEXAS!
When I was a boy growing up in the Texas Panhandle, Hereford was known nationally as “the town without a toothache” due to the nearly perfect natural fluoridation of the water supply. The fact that it was the county seat of Deaf Smith county was not of general interest. All we school kids knew of…
Be the number 1836 person to like our page for Texas Independence Day a receive a very special gift that you will be proud to own. The cut off date is Friday, March 1st in order for us to post the name of the winner on facebook. Music, stories, living history, vendors, and even stagecoach…
Perhaps there are those of you who can remember the little “comic books” entitled “Texas History Movies” put out by the Magnolia Petroleum Company. These cleverly written and illustrated little books were a prime source of Texas history for school kids all over Texas. They had a unique way of making history entertaining which was…
Folks are so excited about having an historic event like The Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas at Granbury, on March 2nd and 3rd that they are racing to get here. Join the excitement and be a part of living history yourself. If you fail to attend you will be missin’ out.
“Texas shall be free, independent or we shall perish with glory in battle.” ~Juan N. Seguin, son of a pioneer Tejano family, formed a volunteer company of Tejano soldiers with the ringing proclamation that “Texas will again lift it’s head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the…