Staff Reports A new way to look at Jefferson’s history is in the works thanks to a contract the Jefferson Historical Society and Museum signed with Musework of Austin last week. The new arrangement is intended to tell the story of Jefferson’s history in a colorful narrative called “Rising Fortunes”Continue Reading
In the mid-1800s, Jefferson, Texas was the endpoint of a steamboat route extending northward from the Gulf. As the steamboats came up from New Orleans, they brought the customs and traditions of the Crescent City. Stories had been coming upriver about the lavish Mardi Gras celebrations for years, so inContinue Reading
The next Jefferson Historical Museum Quarterly Lecture program is set for Thursday evening, October 21, for what is sure to be an interesting time. Leah Cooper will present the program “The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Texas.” This coincides with a traveling exhibition that will be at the museum this monthContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute The Jimplecute was contacted this week by a fellow printer who was requesting information on the Linotype printing press which sits behind the Jefferson Historical Museum. The machine was originally used to produce the Jimplecute. According to the gentleman who contacted us, he wasContinue Reading