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!
The world of Western Cowboy Music has no single star any bigger than Buck Helton from Dallas, Texas. Buck “The Big Man” has been professionally performing for the public since age five. This performer is a “show-stopper” having released 10 CD’s, as well as having performed for radio and tv stations across this great land…
Our state is filled with historic buildings that reveal the struggles and hardships shared during our fight for Independence. No building contains the spirit of that call for our freedom more than Independence Hall, located at Washington on the Brazos. Next month we will pay honor and tribute to the signers of our declaration, during…
A gentile giant of Western music Mr. Billy Cate will be presenting his special style of music on March 2nd at the sound stage located at the County Courthouse for Texas Independence Day. You will want to listen to The Chisolm Trail Cowboy while he is in our town.
In two short weeks the Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas will take place around our historic square in downtown Granbury, TX. We would like to say a Texas sized Thank-You to the local merchants who have gone out of their way to provide us with gift cards and discounts for the winners of…
In a brief span of time (16 days), the sights, sounds, and smells of period correct vendors, horses, longhorn cattle, and folks enjoying themselves will penetrate the air surrounding our historic courthouse in downtown Granbury, TX. Come witness sites that you may have never seen before, and may never have an opportunity to witness again….
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…