This week we commemorate the death of Moses Austin, who succumbed on June 10, 1821 at the home of his daughter, Emily Bryan, in Ste. Genevieve. Austin was
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Q: Hypothetically speaking, were my stepfather a descendant of Moses Austin, would that entitle me to introduce myself as the great-great-great-great-great-step-grandson of the father of the Father of Texas?
Heath Dollar, Fort Worth
A: This is an intriguing question, Mr. Dollar, and also a fairly challenging one. Though the Texanist is totally up for it, you should know that while he is occasionally sidetracked for remarkably long stretches of time by the many deep rabbit holes that are part and parcel of his professionally related perusal of interest-piquing Lone Star pedigrees, he is not actually an expert in the realm of genealogy. Nor is he all that practiced when it comes to pondering hypotheticals. The Texanist is the Texanist, you know. He isn’t the Theorist. Or the Suppositionist, or the Speculativist, or the Professor of Postulation, or Mr. Say, What If? Moreover, the Texanist’s occasional habit of wandering into the realm of conjecture, ra
Welcome to the Missouri Bicentennial Minute from the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Deposits of lead and other minerals were a primary stimulus for settlement in early Missouri. The French discovered lead in the St. Francis Mountains around 1700, and Sieur Renault opened several mines, including Mine la Motte, in the 1720s. These were surface mines, and large diggings began and deforestation provided wood for smelting ore. Individuals and small groups also dug in locations likely to provide ore.
Moses Austin introduced bedrock mining near Mine a Breton, renamed Potosi, and also built the first reverberatory furnace for efficient smelting. A successful ironwork began in 1815, giving rise to a future booming industry.
Family, food and love are Taste of Texas key to success
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Houston, Texas The Taste of Texas has been a Houston icon since 1977.
Nina and Edd Hendee opened the first location with a menu that looked much different than the one you see today, with options including nachos and chili.
But the legendary steak house soon took shape in the Memorial area, and has grown into one of the largest independent restaurants in the country serving Certified Angus Beef.
The Hendees credit their success to the top-of-the-line food they serve, and the people serving it. They have employed thousands of people over the years, with several second generation servers now working at the restaurant.