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“A Very Powerful Place” Seguin Memorial Educates and Preserves God, Family, and Country
Story by Sarah Naron While the United States has no shortage of monuments and memorials dedicated to honoring the brave men and women who have willingly sacrificed their lives and health to serve as a member of the nation’s military, one such location in the Lone...
Docents at the East Texas Oil Museum Ms. Mattie Castlebury
"Entrepreneur, Socialite & “Queen Of The Honky Tonk” By Steve Coats & Rickey Carter Mattie Miley Castlebury was born Mattie Sular Miley on October 31, 1890, in Corsicana, Texas to George Washington Miley and Ms. Martha Ward Miley. Her legacy will last for many...
Painted Pianos Popping up on Main Street
By Cathrine Parker Inspiration can happen anywhere and that’s how a new public art installation of painted pianos popped up in Taylor, Texas. Doug Moss of Public Sketch Development Group, spent over 30 years working in New York City as an architect. During the summer,...
Texas Forest Country Retreat Preserves Manning History
Story by Sarah Naron Walking through the spacious acreage surrounding the Mansion on Sawmill Lake at Texas Forest Country Retreat, it seems surreal to realize that the area was once home to Angelina County's second-largest town. That town, which was named Manning in...
