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Today in 1863, the First Texas Calvary, a Union regiment, departed from New Orleans to South Texas to disrupt trade betw...
10/23/2026

Today in 1863, the First Texas Calvary, a Union regiment, departed from New Orleans to South Texas to disrupt trade between Confederate Texas and Mexico. Edmund J. Davis created the group in New Orleans in 1862 as he recruited Union supporters during the Civil War.

The regiment was merged with the Second Texas Calvary and then became the First Texas Volunteer Calvary. This combined unit patrolled and fulfilled reconnaissance missions until its discharge at the end of the war.

Learn more: https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/entry/580

For the past two decades, GLO Archives has collaborated with other archival institutions to compile a large catalog of f...
10/22/2026

For the past two decades, GLO Archives has collaborated with other archival institutions to compile a large catalog of finding aids used to access statewide research – Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO).

Earlier this year, agency staff introduced a new research tool specific to the GLO archives: Archives Space, an open-source application that can be used to locate physical and digital materials. This tool improves processing efficiency and provides a more user-friendly search tool for online researchers.

While the project is a work in progress, the GLO Archives team is continuing to make improvements and catalog documents and material to preserve our state’s history.

Learn more: https://medium.com/save-texas-history/an-archival-glo-up-introducing-the-glos-archivesspace-0827aab90967

This week in Texas history, the most prolific draftswoman of the GLO was born. Eltea Armstrong was born on October 23, 1...
10/21/2026

This week in Texas history, the most prolific draftswoman of the GLO was born. Eltea Armstrong was born on October 23, 1907, in Dale, Texas. As a student, Armstrong excelled in her high school drafting class and pursued a career in the subject.

She worked in the private sector until 1935, and then for the State Reclamation Department until it was absorbed by the GLO in 1939. She was tasked with compiling and drawing new county maps for the agency and is credited with creating 70 maps over 37 years of service.

Watch the full video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5QcM09VLv8

On this day in 1807, the treason trial of Aaron Burr came to a close. Following his time as vice president in 1804, Burr...
10/20/2026

On this day in 1807, the treason trial of Aaron Burr came to a close. Following his time as vice president in 1804, Burr became the leader of a conspiracy allegedly supporting the invasion of Texas.

While he was arrested for treason, the trial ultimately ruled that Burr was only guilty of contemplating an invasion of Spanish territory.

Learn more:
https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/entry/1177

Meet Nathan Jones at the 2026 Save Texas History Symposium.Jones has created award-winning exhibitions on Western design...
10/16/2026

Meet Nathan Jones at the 2026 Save Texas History Symposium.

Jones has created award-winning exhibitions on Western design, the roots of the American cowboy, and Western art. As the Director of Curation at the Alamo, Jones and the collections team are developing the Alamo Collection and exhibits that immerse viewers in the Alamo’s rich history.

His presentation will explore the Alamo and San Antonio de Béxar’s connection to three revolutions: the American Revolution (1776-1783), the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821), and the Texas Revolution (1835-1836), as well as how these revolutions have been remembered over the years.

Learn more and register for the Symposium here:
https://sthsymposium.vfairs.com/

Today in 1909, the first meeting between a president of the United States and a president of Mexico occurred. President...
10/16/2026

Today in 1909, the first meeting between a president of the United States and a president of Mexico occurred.

Presidents William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz met in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, and local news described the meeting as the "Most Eventful Diplomatic Event in the History of the Two Nations."

Learn more:
https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/entry/982

In June 1767, visitadores (auditors) from New Spain arrived in Nuevo Santander to investigate complaints against provinc...
10/15/2026

In June 1767, visitadores (auditors) from New Spain arrived in Nuevo Santander to investigate complaints against provincial founder José de Escandón — and ended up reshaping the region’s future.

One of the complaints was a lack of issuance of land titles to settlers, and the visitadores had the lands surveyed and created a system to grant land.

Decades later, these records became crucial as Texas worked to validate historic land titles after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and provide insight into these early Spanish settlements.

Learn more:
https://medium.com/save-texas-history/the-visita-general-and-the-south-texas-porciones-a7ddd26f48f4

Today in 1845, Republic of Texas voters approved an ordinance to accept the Texas’ annexation to the United States by a ...
10/13/2026

Today in 1845, Republic of Texas voters approved an ordinance to accept the Texas’ annexation to the United States by a count of 4,245 to 257.

A topic of political discussion and concern since the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, annexation finally became reality, making Texas the twenty-eighth state in the Union.

Learn more:
https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/search?month=10&day=13

On October 9, 1866, the Houston Direct Navigation Company was chartered to improve transportation and navigation on Buff...
10/09/2026

On October 9, 1866, the Houston Direct Navigation Company was chartered to improve transportation and navigation on Buffalo Bayou.

The new company replaced the Houston Navigation Company and shipped freight between Houston and New York while operating passenger steamers, barges, and tugboats.

Learn more:
https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/entry/329

José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara was a Mexican priest-turned-surveyor. His ideas transformed surveying methods and resulte...
10/08/2026

José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara was a Mexican priest-turned-surveyor. His ideas transformed surveying methods and resulted in a distinct set of records covering land grants in Tamaulipas during the 1820s.

Gutiérrez attacked Spanish surveying traditions for their “inexactitude” and focused his efforts on refining the practice of surveying that centered on precise units and methods of measurement. His decisive and far-reaching influence on the trans-Nueces region’s land system helped form the basis of the Lower Rio Grande Valley’s storied nineteenth-century ranching culture.

Learn more:
https://medium.com/save-texas-history/let-us-erase-forever-the-memory-of-spanish-surveying-ordinances-jos%C3%A9-antonio-guti%C3%A9rrez-de-lara-df65ccdb98ec

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