Remember the Alamo!

[Mike]

[Truckman]

By falling in battle, they were raised to the summit of Texas history......Ben

[wacojoe]

One of my great, great, great grandfathers* snuck up on the bastards at San Jacinto and got a measure of retribution.
His father was one of The Original Three Hundred, I learned last year.



*I think I got the number of “greats” correct there

[Fulltimer]

I think my grandfather's great-grandfather came to Texas about the time of Austin's colony. My grandfather was born in 1896 on a farm between Elgin and Giddings. He told me his great-grandfather had been in Texas on that farm all his life. He was a truck driver and owned a trucking company and had settled down in Hamilton where my mom was born and grew up.

My Dad's side of the family were latecomers and came to Jacksboro sometime in the 1890s and ended up in Baird where my dad grew up.

I don't know of any of my ancestors that fought in the Alamo, all were simple farmers.

Remember the Alamo!!

[Wannabe]

I think my grandfather's great-grandfather came to Texas about the time of Austin's colony. My grandfather was born in 1896 on a farm between Elgin and Giddings. He told me his great-grandfather had been in Texas on that farm all his life. He was a truck driver and owned a trucking company and had settled down in Hamilton where my mom was born and grew up.

My Dad's side of the family were latecomers and came to Jacksboro sometime in the 1890s and ended up in Baird where my dad grew up.

I don't know of any of my ancestors that fought in the Alamo, all were simple farmers.

Remember the Alamo!!

My GGG Grandmother was killed by Indians outside of Jacksboro in 1860. I had three cousins that grew up in Baird.

[Fulltimer]

My GGG Grandmother was killed by Indians outside of Jacksboro in 1860. I had three cousins that grew up in Baird.

Maybe we are cousins.

[Wannabe]

Maybe we are cousins.

Might be. Be warned. I do have some no account cousins.

[Fulltimer]

Might be. Be warned. I do have some no account cousins.

Yep, that would be me... LOL.

[Wannabe]

Back on Track. Santa Ana was headed to Anahuac to deal with rebellious Texicans when he was caught with his pants down at San Jancinto. Fort Anahuac Park has numerious historical markers.

[TxMusky]

Been to the Alamo many times and grew up in Del Rio and went to Alamo village outside of Bracketville many more times. Was out there when they filmed Bandelero with Dean Martin and Raquel Welch. Shame they closed it down. I need to find the movie "The Alamo" that I watched as a kid, they are real proud of them on Amazon.

I now live next to Baird. Yes there are still some crazies there. I think that is why there is an old nuke silo right down the road from me, if that bunch got out of hand they could blast em pretty quick.

[TxMusky]

I never understood why cameras were not allowed inside the Alamo, what was the purpose of that?

[Dork]

Dork has found out he's got a relative who was in the revolutionary war & burred in PA, going to visit his grave hopefully this summer when we are in PA and try to find out more.....

But don't know anybody in the Fam who saved Texas so they could be the biggest blowhards in all of the country....

[Fulltimer]

I never understood why cameras were not allowed inside the Alamo, what was the purpose of that?

Now that the Daughters of the Republic of Texas have been kicked out maybe a Starbucks will be installed.

[Mike]

The Alamo, like many other museums, asks patrons to not photograph exhibits for several reasons. Repeated exposures to camera flashes fade certain types of artifacts. Additionally, the Alamo church has been designated a shrine by the State of Texas and as such is a place of reverence and reflection.

http://www.thealamo.org/visit/grounds/rules/index.html

[TxMusky]

I understand now.