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Yearly Archives: 2015 Throughout the backroads of Texas are scattered one of our most valuable and ignored historic resources: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERIES. Some are located in our major cities, some in small towns, some off major highways, and some are at the end of long dirt roads. Many of these cemeteries are the only thing remaining of once very […]  Sometimes you find amazing things almost in your backyard – this is one of those times. In 1894, Reverend JT Upchurch established the Berachah Rescue Society in Waco, Texas with the purpose of redeeming and aiding prostitutes and other fallen women. In 1903, after being driven from Waco by angry fellow Methodist church members who opposed his aiding […]  Scattered throughout rural Texas there are hundreds of historic dance halls. Some of these are still operating today while many are in disrepair. These halls were and continue to be an important part of our history and our TEXAS Heritage. You will not find these halls off the Interstate Highways – you must detour onto […]  During the 19th century a type of fiddle music began to emerge in Texas. Other string instruments like banjos and guitars joined the fiddles. Fiddle sessions sprung up everywhere from living rooms, porches, and also in local Texas Dancehalls. The influence reflected the diverse population of the post Civil War Texas including, African-American, […]  It is impossible to FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS without the music of the backroads. The Ranch 95.9 and Masha Milam Music presented their annual Texas Country Music Festival, celebrating the radio stations birthday, which features some of todays biggest names in Texas country music. RANCH BASH is an annual one day music festival held this year at Panther Island […] |
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