FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Focus on Memorial Day
Once a year families and communities across the US take time to honor the men and women who died while serving our country. Many will …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY ART
Cemeteries are a link to our past – they are full of history and stories of real people. There are approximately 50,000+ cemeteries in Texas. …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HICO, TEXAS
This area was first settled in the early 1800’s. A post office was established in 1860 was then closed in 1867 and finally reopened in …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church High Hill, Texas (Schulenburg)
In the early 1860’s during the European immigration several families of Austrian and German descent settled in High Hill. They were searching for religious freedom …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Ammannsville’s Painted Church St John the Baptist Catholic Church
Ammannsville, Texas‘ roots go back to the 1870’s and is named after the first settler, Andrew Amman. Like many of the towns in the area …