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11/06/2025

09/05/2025

Happy Friday & hope you all have a great weekend.
Meanwhile, over in Fredericksburg at the online art gallery, Western Galleries - its their First Friday.

Happy First Friday!
Head on over to Western Galleries and view the new artworks by renowned TX artist TIM W. VANYA in the First Friday Art Online exhibit!
Have a great weekend & thanks for visiting!
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08/05/2025

We are sad to announce that historian Malcom Lee Johnson passed away August 1, 2025 in Kerrville Texas at the age of 85 years.
Texas has lost an amazing historian.
He lived a wonderful life doing what he enjoyed most - researching Texas history, Texas Navy, WW2 history, early American history, rockhounds & archeology, mountain man rendezvous, Pow-Wows, reenactments at historical sites and at Texas schools ... and more!
His wife Ann Johnson will continue on his Texian Trade'n Post business, with the inventories of his Republic of Texas Navy, Army, Marine uniform buttons, and other items.
Website: https://texiantradenpost.wordpress.com
If you need to get in touch with Ann, with questions on any items, it would be best to call & leave a message with your name, phone #, and which items your interested in. Please understand that it could take a few days for a response.
Printable order forms are available on the website, for mailing in orders along with check payments.
To purchase a copy of Malcom's Texas history set of books, "Texas Tales & Tall Ships vol. 1 & vol.2", visit Amazon.
Thank you everyone who has reached out with your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. It's all greatly appreciated by our family.

Malcom Lee Johnson, son of Lee Roy Johnson and Emilia Heger Johnson, was born Jan 21, 1940 in Midland Texas while his father was stationed there. Soon they transferred to Corpus Christi, where Malcom grew up, graduating from the Corpus Christi College Academy. Malcom then attended Del Mar College as

06/14/2025

An artist's tribute to remembering historical battles & events of our Old West. History is important.

Did you know? Clyde Lewis’s ledger art & drawings have a historical story to tell and some include important TX history like this Buffalo Soldier. Be sure to read the artist’s notes online!

05/01/2025

San Elizario traces its origins back to April 1598, when Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate and his caravan stopped along the banks of the Rio Grande to give thanks. By 1789, the Spanish military had moved its presidio, created to defend settlers and travelers from Apache raids, to the current San Elizario.

Over the following decades, the settlement grew into a prominent agricultural and military community. It served as a vital stop along the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and later became the original county seat of El Paso County.

The town’s strategic location drew merchants, stagecoach lines, and new residents, but also led to conflicts over resources and political control. These tensions erupted in the violent Salt War of 1877, when local Mexican-origin residents clashed with outside interests over access to the nearby salt lakes.

Despite the arrival of the railroad in El Paso, bypassing San Elizario, the town retained its rural character. Today, its historic adobe buildings, irrigation canals tracing the routes of original acequias, and enduring farming traditions reflect a community deeply rooted in its layered past.

This deep connection to its rural past makes San Elizario a great host for the Smithsonian ’s traveling exhibition, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America." The exhibit highlights San Elizario’s journey through centuries of change and invites reflection on the broader challenges and adaptations rural America faces.

The “Crossroads” exhibit will be on display at Los Portales Museum and Information Center from May 3 through June 15. Celebrate the official opening this Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. with local speakers, folklórico and Tigua dancers, and tours.

📸: City of San Elizario

05/01/2025

First Friday Art Online will be here soon but today’s featured art is Cheyenne Elder - a beautifully detailed graphite drawing (study) by TX artist CALVIN CARTER - read more about this accomplished artist at WesternGalleries.com

02/08/2025

Happy First Friday! Featured artist, CALVIN CARTER'S new exhibit OPENS TODAY at WesternGalleries.com in the First Friday Art Online Feb gallery! Be sure to view his stunning artworks large. This original painting is titled “Lakota Pride”.

02/06/2025

03/09/2024

1835 REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MARINE CORPS BUTTONS A wide forked tail banner begins on the right hand side of the button, then, near the bottom of the button, large letters are stamped in the banner T.M.C…

03/09/2024

If you're out in West Tx in the Del Rio area, stop by the Lee Bunch Gallery during March for this western art show by Texas artist. Or view online.

Its First Friday Art Online!

Congratulations to Kathy Weigand who is the invited featured March artist at the Lee Bunch Gallery in Del Rio TX!
The Del Rio First Friday Art Walk starts at 6pm today and the exhibit including 10 original oil paintings will hang through March. View them in person at the gallery, or view them online @ WesternGalleries.com.

01/12/2024

Among The Trees original oil painting by Fredericksburg Tx artist Kathy Weigand. The Native American culture has always played a part of Kathy’s life. While a youth, her parents participated in archaeological dig sites, meetings, museums, pow wows, and other events focused on Native legends, culture, and history.