Lyman Over the past sixty years, the United States Postal Service has issued almost two dozen stamps commemorating Texas and Texans. They are presented here, courtesy of the lifetime collection of the late Mrs. Myrtine Hardeman of Bryan, Texas. The stamps are divided into three categories: Stamps Commemorating Texas Events Stamps Commemorating Texans Stamps Commemorating Texas … Read more
Whooping CranesIssued November 22, 19573-cents State birds and flowers (Texas)Issued April 14, 198220-cents American Wildlife (Jack Rabbit)Issued June 13, 198722-cents American Wildlife (Armadillo)Issued June 13, 198722-cents American Wildlife (Mockingbird)Issued June 13, 198722-cents
Stamps are presented in the order issued. Sam RayburnIssued September 16, 19624-cents Sam HoustonIssued January 10, 19635-cents Davy CrockettIssued August 17, 19675-cents Dwight D. EisenhowerIssued October 14, 19696-cents Lyndon B. JohnsonIssued August 27, 19738-cents Wiley Post (and “Winnie Mae”)Issued November 20, 197925-cents Babe ZahariasIssued September 22, 198118-cents Scott JoplinIssued June 9, 198320-cents
On San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1867, the mighty Houston Stonewalls overwhelmed the Galveston Robert E. Lees, 35-2. While certainly not the first baseball game played in the Texas, it was among the first to be recorded in some detail. Moreover, it underscored the quickly growing passion for “the national pastime” in Lone Star state. … Read more
From time to time, we like to dive into our TexasProud.com email bag and answer a reader question…. “I’d like to learn more about the Civil War incident where Captain Duff and his Partisan Rangers captured four Kerr County residents, Sebird Henderson, Gus Tegener, Frank Scott, and Hiram Nelson, took them to Spring Branch near … Read more
Stamps are presented in the order issued. Republic of Texas CentennialIssued March 2, 19363-cents Coronado Expedition QuadricentennialIssued September 7, 19403-cents Texas Statehood CentennialIssued December 29, 19453-cents Fort Bliss CentennialIssued November 5, 19483-cents Hemisfair ’68 (San Antonio)Issued March 30, 19686-cents American Bicentennial (Texas)Issued February 23, 197613-cents Windmill Booklet (Texas-1890)Issued February 7, 198015-cents Republic of Texas SesquicentennialIssued … Read more
The Texas Rangers are known as the oldest law-enforcement agency in North America with statewide jurisdiction. They’ve been compared to other world-famous agencies such as the FBI, Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. As an important part of Old West history and its mythology, scores of books have been written about the … Read more
Note: If a cabinet position was held by more than one person duringany administration, only the first to hold that position is identified. David Burnet (Ad Interim Government)(March 1836-October 1836)Vice-President: Lorenzo de ZavalaSecretary of State: Samuel Price CarsonSecretary of War: Thomas J. RuskSecretary of Treasury: Bailey HardemanAttorney General: David Thomas Sam Houston (1st Administration)(October 1836-December 1838)Vice-President: Mirabeau B. … Read more
A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. Built primarily to expand Spanish New World influence northward from Mexico, the missions also served to introduce native inhabitants into Spanish society. Four of the missions (San Jose, San Juan, … Read more
Military Plaza in San Antonio dates back to the eighteenth century as a military and commercial center in San Antonio. Long before the Texas Revolution, Spanish troops marched in the plaza. After statehood, the site became a popular gathering place for medicine shows, entertainment, flea markets, and other town events. In 1876 — about the … Read more