by Betty Trapp Chapman Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
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FollowPublic Art in Houston – Walking Tour
by Leigh Cutler, Kary Oliveira, and Kimberly Youngblood Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
Art is All Around Us
by Julie Coan Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
“Any day above ground is a good one.” A Conversation with the National Museum of Funeral History’s Director, Genevieve Keeney
Robert L. Waltrip founded the National Museum of Funeral History in 1992 in order to “educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care.” Waltrip’s family founded the Heights Funeral Home in Houston, Texas, and Waltrip became director upon his father’s untimely death. He expanded the business, Service Corporation International, into what is today […]
Recalling Houston’s Early Days and its Oilmen: A Conversation with Jane Blaffer Owen
Jane Blaffer Owen, an arts patron, social activist, and preservationist, was the daughter of Robert Lee Blaffer, one of the founders of Humble Oil & Refining Company (now ExxonMobil), and the granddaughter of William T. Campbell, who established the The Texas Company, which became Texaco.
The Buffalo Soldiers Museum: One Man’s Passion Creates a Legacy for African American Soldiers
To view the entire article about the Buffalo Soldiers Museum by Joe Skeen, which appeared in Houston History Volume 7, Number 2, download the pdf version.
Long Before the “Battle of the Sexes,” there was Babe … the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum
To read the full text of this article by Debbie Z. Harwell that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Conversation with Larry Gregory, President of the Lone Star Flight Museum
To read the full text of this interview with Larry Gregory and William H. Kellar, download the pdf version.
Public Memorials, Private Memories
To read the full text of this article by Jenna Berger and Leigh Cutler that appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.