Our friend Les Fullerton suggested this magazine commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harrisburg’s founding and the 100th anniversary of Milby High School, whose mascot is the Buffaloes – hence the name, Bison-tennial.The Harrisburg story rarely gets mentioned in discussions about the region’s founding as a mercantile hub, even though Harrisburg predates Houston by a decade, […]
The Spring 2024 issue of Houston History magazine reflects on ways in which we celebrate and preserve our history.
Download the full pdf here 21.2 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell2Harris County Historical Society: A Century of Preserving and Sharing Local HistoryBy Charlie Becker8Movers and Shakers: Houston Women in the ArtsBy Don Looser12More than a Museum: Living History and a Vibrant Future at The Heritage Society in Sam Houston ParkBy Katherine R. Galland18Musical […]
Download the full pdf here 22.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell2Why Houston, Not Harrisburgby Ariel Peña7Charles H. Milby: How the Man and the School Shaped Harrisburgby Braden Dodson and Winnie Wong9The Milby COED Cadettes: 100 Years of Friendship, Honor, and Serviceby Dan Broughton13The Long Road Ahead: Desegregation in HISD and Milby High Schoolby […]
Houston History celebrates its twentieth anniversary with its fiftieth issue in the fall of 2023. The issue also marks the culmination of the three-year grant project: 100 Years of Stories – Documenting a Century at the University of Houston highlighting the way the university, its programs, and individuals have impacted the community.
Download the full pdf here 21.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Celebrating Twenty Years Discovering the Past at Houston History MagazineBy Debbie Z. Harwell8Philip G. Hoffman: Breaking Ground on the Modern Universityof HoustonBy Megan R. Dagnall1350 Years of Blaffer Art Museum: A Historical OverviewBy Pete Gershon16Building a Creative Community Through Blaffer Art Museum’s […]
Discover the latest issue of Houston History exploring people who have impacted the Houston community and beyond.
Download the full pdf here 20.2 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Not If, But When: Renu Khator and the Evolution of the University of HoustonBy Samantha de León7Burdette Keeland Jr.: “The Bird” Who Built a Better HoustonBy Robert Perla Ventura12Public Art of the University of Houston System: “Only Open to the Public”By Mercedes […]
Download the full pdf here 20.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2John Lienhard – An Engine of Our IngenuityBy Cameron Thompson7The Legacy of Marguerite Ross Barnett: A Modern Vanguard in EducationBy Megan R. Dagnall12A Writer’s Hidden Gen in Houston: Arte Público PressBy Aileen Mendoza17Nancy Sims and Katy Caldwell Talk on Political Junkies and Poodle HairBy Max […]
Debbie Z. Harwell, EditorDo you ever wonder when you see a new product, “Why didn’t I think of that?” (Sometimes followed by, “I’d be rich!”). As Google search for the question, “how do we get ideas?” returned 4.4 billion responses. (That’s billion with a “B”!). So, I did what most of us do and focused […]
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