American Civil War

The South Will Re-enact Again!

Mr. Big

Houston sculptor David Adickes has one message for the art world: large is good

Blue and Gray Musical

Houston sculptor David Adickes has one message for the art world: large is good

Static

Houston sculptor David Adickes has one message for the art world: large is good

A Winning War

Alley production richly captures spirit of the strife

Bright Blues

Ensemble entertains with a sexy, provocative production

Life in 1860 Houston: the Civil War and Reconstruction

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Home for the Holidays at Old Town Spring

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Web designer George Kalas wanted to re-fight the Civil War. Instead, he started one in his own movement.

In the Name of...

These Generals speak the name of the Lord, but is it in vain?

"American Civil War Field Notes: Sketches from Cairo to Columbia"

Embedded Illustrators on display at O'Kane Gallery

Children’s Hilltop Theatre Festival

Express Children’s Theatre presents four fairy tales

Little Women

Masquerade Theatre mounts a musical production of Louisa May Alcott’s famous story

“African American Battlefields of the Civil War: Contemporary Photography by William Earle Williams”

The MFAH hosts an exhibit of more than 50 photographs of the remains of black colonial sites

Little Women (The Musical)

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel gets some musical accompaniment

Renovated Out of Existance

The First Ward never had much in the way of worldly goods. But it had a rich history. Now, even that is disappearing.

"Waves" of Destruction

The First Ward never had much in the way of worldly goods. But it had a rich history. Now, even that is disappearing.

Best Reason to Stay in Houston During the Summer

The First Ward never had much in the way of worldly goods. But it had a rich history. Now, even that is disappearing.

Tee Time

Lee High School dropped football, deciding golf was a better sport for its kids, no matter how poor or new to this country they might be

Raw Roots

Excavations for plantation artifacts - and the real truth - are unraveling the genteel gloss covering Texans' old notions about the slave era here

Dirty Dealings in Dixie

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Houston 101: The Short Happy Life of Dick Dowling

​Aside from the city's namesake, no 19th-Century Houstonian was more famous than Dick Dowling, the Irish-born saloonkeeper/businessman and Confederate war hero. In fact, when city leaders commissioned Houston's very first public monument in 1905, it was Dowling and not Sam Houston who got the hono ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Houston Haunts

Photos by Brittanie SheyEntrance to the Donnellan vault below the Franklin Street Bridge​Texas Traveler has spent the better part of the month checking out some of the creepiest, oldest, most interesting parts of Houston and it's neighboring cities, and to wrap up the month we have a few more ... More >>

Texas Traveler: The Battle of Galveston

The destruction of U.S.S. Westfield during the Battle of Galveston.​As you're nursing your New Year's Hangover, take a moment to think about the soldiers who, 147 years previous, were fighting their brethren on both land and sea in the early part of the Civil War. The Galveston Historical F ... More >>

The South's Gonna Do It Again In Galveston

​We're coming up on the anniversary of the Battle of Galveston. Each January 1 Americans all over the nation celebrate the day by watching football and gorging themselves on leftover party snacks, in memory of the Union and Confederate soldiers who lost their lives.It wasn't exactly Gettysburg out ... More >>

Connie Willis: Blackout

Going back to the future might not be an option in this sci-fi adventure story

The General

Buster Keaton goes a little locomotive loco in this silent film

The Strand Walking Tour

Learn about the larger-than-life past of Galveston Island's historic downtown district

Texas Seceded 150 Years Ago Today: Five Reasons It Was a Great Idea

Sam Houston said no to this​On this day 150 years ago, the Texas legislature voted to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy. Nowadays, of course, we have a governor who daydreams about the seceding, if not (necessarily) the Confederacy part. So it makes sense to look at how things w ... More >>

Houston's Six Best Archeological Sites

Where's Indy when you need him?​We were intrigued by Brittanie Shey's visit to the Camp Logan ruins in Memorial Park last month, so we wondered: Where are the best spots in the Houston area to do some archeological exploring? We asked Louis Aulbach, one of the best Houston historians, for som ... More >>

The ALL CAPS chicas

Where's Indy when you need him?​We were intrigued by Brittanie Shey's visit to the Camp Logan ruins in Memorial Park last month, so we wondered: Where are the best spots in the Houston area to do some archeological exploring? We asked Louis Aulbach, one of the best Houston historians, for som ... More >>

10 Confederate Flag Bikinis And The Subtle Political Statements They Make

Despite Sam Houston's fervent wishes, Texas joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Perhaps old Sam would have endorsed the move if he knew it would eventually lead to the phenomenon of confederate-flag bikinis. These bikinis, to be sure, do not promote slavery or racism. Instead they make a m ... More >>

''Every Day Use: The Origins of African-American Quilt Making''

Despite Sam Houston's fervent wishes, Texas joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Perhaps old Sam would have endorsed the move if he knew it would eventually lead to the phenomenon of confederate-flag bikinis. These bikinis, to be sure, do not promote slavery or racism. Instead they make a m ... More >>