Rededication Dec. 12 for lost-and-found 1936 Texas centennial marker
A lost, found, restored, and replaced 1936 Texas centennial marker in Burnet County will be…
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Texas Centennial marker rededicated in new Burnet location
The once lost and now restored 1936 Texas Centennial marker found in Marble Falls three…
Restored Texas Centennial marker now rests at Burnet County Courthouse
Now completely restored, a large granite stone commemorating the 100th anniversary of Texas Independence Day…
Rediscovered Centennial marker moving to Burnet County Courthouse
A granite marker celebrating the 100th anniversary of Texas Independence Day in 1936 will be…
Monument to ‘Hills of Home’ composer Oscar Fox settles in at Lakeside Park
“The Hills of Home,” a historical granite memorial to composer Oscar Fox, will be unveiled…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 7
Check agendas and websites to see if the following government meetings are in person, virtual,…
Burnet library’s genealogy room holds treasured trove
Burnet native Paula Hasse uncovered buried treasure while working on her family tree. She wasn’t…
History students receive funds, praise for Llano County marker project
Llano Junior High School teacher Nichole Ritchie’s seventh-grade honors history class successfully pitched the idea…
Restoring historic Black cemetery top focus of county commission
The Burnet County Historical Commission has about a month to pull together the information needed…
Cottonwood Shores couple scrub tombstones for Legends of the Falls
Nichole and Michael Ritchie of Cottonwood Shores have been hard at work cleaning tombstones at…
PICAYUNE PEOPLE: Cottonwood Shores couple preserves history through research, persistence
Preserving history is a passion for Cottonwood Shores residents Nichole and Michael Ritchie. The couple’s…
Vandalized Packsaddle Mountain marker in Llano County restored
EDITED DANIEL CLIFTON LLANO — Rancher James Stotts watched as Robert Marshall tapped a new…
Vandals strike Packsaddle Mountain historical marker, state highway signs
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR LLANO — After someone painted the words, “White history celebrates genocide”…
Black’s ‘fort’ unusual for area’s relics
In 1936, the year of the Texas Centennial, the state commissioned, erected and dedicated the…