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Galveston: Ellis Island of the South

Updated: 11.03.09
Europe churned in political and social turmoil in the late 1800s, and Kaiser Wilhelm II’s government was in big trouble. The German emperor’s...
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11.03.09
HOUSTON – Between 1835 and 1935, more than 200,000 immigrants from all over the world entered the United States through Galveston. Galveston was one of...

11.03.09
“Oh, I just love Texas,” gushed internationally renowned best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford in her lyrical British accent.

11.03.09
The grape harvest is done, grapes have been crushed, and the grapes are in fermentation. Winemakers in the Northern Hemisphere are now sleeping nights.

10.26.09
HoustonPBS will be airing a special episode of “InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse” featuring author Barbara Taylor Bradford this week.

11.03.09
“Luke Skywalker was right – you really can’t see a thing in those helmets,” said Ian Wilkinson, who is one of a growing number of...

10.26.09
The Montgomery County Fair Association hosts its first wine event this Friday, Oct. 30, in the Grand Ballroom of The Woodlands Inn and Resort in The Woodlands.


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