Texas History
November 18, 2015
The Great Pyramide
A Christmas carousel built nearly a century and a half ago is a welcome reminder of Texas’s deep German heritage.
German heritage
Texas History
May 13, 2015
Ich Bin ein Texan
A 181-year-old book reminds us that Texas was once much more German—and far more radical—than we realize.
Texas History
June 10, 2013
Auf Wiedersehen to a Dialect
When the local vernacular dies, what goes with it?…
Books
January 21, 2013
Friedrichsburg Revisited
The German novel, penned in 1867 and set in the just-settled Hill Country hamlet, gets a modern translation.
Music
December 1, 2009
Step Right Up
Press your jeans, pull on your boots, shine up your buckle, and come along on this two-stepping tour of classic country dance halls, from Tom Sefcik Hall, in Seaton, to Club Westerner, in Victoria.
