Fort Bend County History
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By Chris Godbold
The Randal Jones historical marker in Wessendorff Park in Richmond. The marker states this land is the site of his house, but local historians believe it was actually north …
Sponsored by
Sugar Land Health Center
By Chris Godbold
The Randal Jones historical marker in Wessendorff Park in Richmond. The marker states this land is the site of his house, but local historians believe it was actually north …
Sponsored by
Sugar Land Health Center
By Chris Godbold
Scouting is over 100 years old and has a long history in Fort Bend County. The Boy Scouts began in England in 1908 and the Boy Scouts of America …
William Alexander Anderson ‘Bigfoot’ Wallace (4/3/1817 – 1/7/1899) came to Texas from Lexington, Virginia shortly after the Goliad massacre. Wallace was a descendant of Scots William Wallace and Robert Bruce. He fought in a few …
Today, home entertainment is available at the push of a button. Television, video games and computers are ubiquitous. Trips to the movie theater are popular and even more movies are viewed at home. It can …
Politics in the Republic of Texas was not a pretty affair. Campaigns at this time often ended up focusing on personal issues much more than they did on platforms or serious debate. Horrible accusations were …
Fort Bend County built its prosperity on agriculture. Ranching and farming were the backbone of the county’s economy since the first settlers planted crops and raised livestock on fertile soil watered by the Brazos River. …
By the end of the 19th century, valentines were very popular. Whether handmade or purchased, Valentine cards were sent in the hundreds of thousands, especially after the modern postal service was developed. Many had elaborate …
The Peareson family, which maintained a place of prominence in Fort Bend County for at least 100 years, wandered into the county’s story not long after the Civil War. Philip E. Peareson enlisted in his …
During the Christmas season, we often find ourselves in the kitchen cooking, baking and entertaining. It wasn’t much different for Victorian women, though they probably wouldn’t have had guests in their kitchens. Victorian women benefited …
When folks think of Thanksgiving, memories of family, fun and fellowship abound. However, food takes center stage. Meals of turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cornbread, pumpkin pie and more line dinner tables and fill our stomachs. …
Fort Bend County has long been interested in celebrating and promoting the produce of its fields and pastures and in recognizing the skill of its citizens. On occasion, Fort Bend County folks held fairs, open …
By Chris Godbold
Fort Bend County had its share of men who fought in the Texas Revolution. More veterans settled here at some point after the fighting was done. One of those was Robert J. Calder. …
By Chris Godbold
Ever since settlers first made their homes along the Brazos River or Oyster Creek, families have worked hard to create a life for themselves. However, they didn’t work all of the time. Families …
By Chris Godbold
Making a quilt has long been a way to pass the time. Women have spent many hours of free time sewing patches together to form tangible legacies of love for their families. Quilts …
By Chris Godbold
What things bring back special memories of your youth? Is there an object that immediately takes you to a different time and place? Something as simple as a smell or a sound can …
By Chris Godbold
One hundred years ago, World War I had been raging for three years of brutal trench warfare, submarine attacks and intrigue. For all of this time, the United States remained neutral, not choosing …
By Chris Godbold
Looking at the intersection of State Highway 6 and FM 1092 today, one sees all the trappings of suburbia. Restaurants and big box stores dot the landscape amid the Riverstone and Glenn Lakes …
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Imagine that you have arrived in colonial Texas and applied for your land grant. Married heads of families received a league (4428 acres) if they declared that they were a rancher, and a labor (177 …
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by Chris Godbold
Fort Bend County has had a mild winter so far but the past has not always been so kind. Jane Long told that Galveston Bay froze over in December 1821 while she waited …
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by Chris Godbold
Fort Bend County has had a mild winter so far but the past has not always been so kind. Jane Long told that Galveston Bay froze over in December 1821 while she waited …
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by Chris Godbold
Clothing styles in the Edwardian era (circa 1901-14) continued trends prevalent in the 1890s but also began a simplifying trend that would accelerate during and after World War I. The era was dominated …
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Religious observances have taken place in Fort Bend County since the days of Austin’s Colony. Perhaps, the settlers fresh off the Lively stopped to say a prayer of thanks when they reached land after months …
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by Chris Godbold
A crest of land on Oyster Creek in the northeast part of Fort Bend County lay unoccupied until the 1890s. It was part of Austin’s
Colony. In 1893, W. Allen Robinson and his family …
