Kilgore College and the East Texas Oil Museum recently hosted the second annual East Texas History Summit, inviting guests to Van Cliburn Auditorium for a series of discussions on local history topics ...

KILGORE — The inaugural East Texas History Summit at Kilgore College brought together scholars, historians and lovers of local history together at Van Cliburn auditorium Jan. 20, to shed light on the ...

A leading voice of East Texas history has been silenced. Local author, historian, folklorist and civic leader Bob Bowman died at the age of 77 late Saturday after a lengthy illness. Services for ...

From pine-covered trails to centuries-old roads, East Texas is a treasure trove for day-trippers. You can hike through national forests, trace historic travel routes, and sample small-town eats all in ...

The East Texas Historical Association has honored John Storey, Regents' Professor of History at Lamar University, for his "exemplary contribution as a teacher and keeper of East Texas history." Storey ...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about having dinner with Texas history book author H. Gordon Pettey and several of his employees from the Texas Historical Press in Fort Worth. Dining over a "pioneer ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A glimpse into Deep East Texas history and African American history has come to the Zion Hill Baptist Church as a temporary exhibit through the work of photographer Richard ...

Gone are dense thickets of cane and virgin forest, log cabins and the corn farms of the Caddo Indians. Bears and panthers are absent from the countryside, and the sounds of field calls and banjo music ...

SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas — On the way to this East Texas town, I learned three crucial things about El Camino Real de los Tejas from Chris Talbot, a Stephen F. Austin University professor and backer of ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A rare visitor made headlines recently. “You all are a part of history right now. This is a wonderful phenomenon happening right now,” said Reuben Gay, a district wildlife ...