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Some Astroworld merchandise and memorabilia

For the past few months, we have been trolling several Internet auction sites and some online forums, searching for old Astroworld stuff. We had a...

KISS - masters of merchandise

The members of the band KISS arethe masters of merchandise, the kings of the merchandising world. The KISS World - Official Online Store offers an...

Texas wasn't always Texas as we envision it today

How many people today know that Texas and its boundaries did not always match the geographic image we are familiar with today? Students of Texas...

Handwriting 101: Reading the handwriting in old documents

Reading handwritten family records from the 19th century is no easy task. Misinterpreting a word or letter often stops a search cold when the...

Historical map collections online and off

There are many universities renowned for their extensive collections of cartographic treasures. Here in Texas, the University of Texas at Austin is...

Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon will always be remembered

Michael Jackson began his singing career with four older brothers in the Jackson Five, hitting the pop charts with hit singles, but the group never...

Less popular but still memorable toys of yesteryear

The weekends have been rainy lately and I found myself feeling a tad nostalgic. So I thought about all the toys that were out when I was a kid....

What are the top 10 most favorite toys of all time?

I came across Crunkish.com which featured a short video of the top 10 most favorite toys of all time. According to that source the top 10 are:#10 ...

Memories of the old Dr. Pepper plant surface with new Dr. Pepper Arena

Dr. Pepper has its roots in Texas, born and bred by Charles Alderton at a little drugstore in Waco where there is now a Dr. Pepper Museum, and then...