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Thankful for refrigeration!

Hi all!  It’s been awhile since I last posted, but summertime has me thinking–I’m thankful for a lot of things, but during summer, refrigeration and air conditioning are two of the t… more →

The History Drive-thru

Thankful for refrigeration!

Texarkana Museums System wrote 11 months ago: Hi all!  It’s been awhile since I last posted, but summertime has me thinking–I’m … more →

Tags: Ace of Clubs House, Edwardian Life, Refrigeration, Smith-Moore Family History, TMS Artifacts, Vintage Foodways, Alaska Refrigerator Corporation, Discovery Place Children's Museum, Frederic Tudor

Vintage Recipes: Welsh Rarebit

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: When I was very young, I remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon (yes, I’m that old) that made jokes abo … more →

Tags: old recipes, Vintage Foodways, Cookbooks, foodways, Receipts, Recipes, texarkana, Vintage Food

On April 6, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh Began

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: At about 5:00 a.m. 150 years ago today, the Battle of Shiloh began. James Harris Draughon, the build … more →

Tags: Ace of Clubs House, Civil War, Ace of Clubs, Civil War History, draughon, Shiloh

Edwardian "Little Black Book"

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: New donations are always fun, but large bulk lots are a particular treat. Sliding old letters out fr … more →

Tags: Edwardian Life, TMS Artifacts, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Etiquette, little black book, lookalikes, manners, Morals

Newly Restored P.J. Ahern House, 403 Laurel, Texarkana, AR

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: There are still things to be done -cleaning carpets, washing windows- but the Texarkana Museums Syst … more →

Tags: historic architecture, Historic Districts, P.J. Ahern House, , Arkansas, Downtown, Historic homes, History, Living History

Cosmetics in the 1920s

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: Audio recording made in 1971 with Texarkanian Mildred Evans speaking about the cosmetics she wore as … more →

Tags: Fashion, 1920s, Audio, Cosmetics, Edwards, Fashion, Makeup, texarkana

Blueprint Spotlight: Arkansas 1st Presbyterian Church

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: The Texarkana Museums System houses a vast collection including over 400 blueprint sets from the fir … more →

Tags: historic architecture, Historic Districts, 1st Presbyterian, Architects, Architecture, Arkansas, church, Halsey, History

Dr. Nettie Marx Kline

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: In honor of Women’s History Month, we feature Dr. Nettie Marx Kline. Texarkana’s first a … more →

Tags: Civil War, medicine, Smith-Moore Family History, Edwardian, Gate City Medical College, Kline family, Marx family, Medicine, texarkana

Civil War Soldier Spotlight--Dr. Rhesa W. Read

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: Rhesa Walker Read was born 20 December 1836 in Canton, Wilcox County, Alabama.  He was the son of Dr … more →

Tags: Civil War, medicine, Bowie County, Collom and Carney Clinic, Confederate States of America, DeKalb, Medicine, Rhesa Walker Read, Rose Hill Cemetery

Civil War Soldier Spotlight--Henry Moore, Senior

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: Henry Moore, Sr. was born 4 December 1844 in the community of Sylvania, Arkansas which was then loca … more →

Tags: Ace of Clubs House, Civil War, Smith-Moore Family History, Charles Beatty Moore, Colonel Asa Morgan, Confederate, Henry Moore, James Wilson Moore, Katharine Fleming Moore

Twin Doors in the Twin Cities

Texarkana Museums System wrote 1 year ago: Recently the Texarkana Museums System acquired the P.J. Ahern home at 403 Laurel Street in Texarkana … more →

Tags: Ace of Clubs House, historic architecture, Ace, ahern, Architecture, Clubs, door, glass, house

3D in the Victorian Era (part 1) — 1 comment

Texarkana Museums System wrote 2 years ago: We’ve all heard the buzz about the trend in 3D entertainmet. From blockbuster films to the lat … more →

Tags: Early entertainment, Early Photography, TMS Artifacts, 1838, 1859, 1870, 1885, 1900, 1901

TMS Hosts Downtown Tour of Homes in Texarkana! — 2 comments

Texarkana Museums System wrote 3 years ago: This Sunday (January 10) from 2-5 p.m., the Texarkana Museums System will host a tour of downtown pr … more →

Tags: family fun, historic architecture, Historic Districts, Architecture, Downtown, Events, Homes, rebuild, Renovation

The Square Grand Pianor of Scott Joplin's Early Life

Texarkana Museums System wrote 3 years ago: This square grand piano is referred to as the “Scott Joplin Piano.” In spite of what thi … more →

Tags: TMS Artifacts, joplin, Music, Piano, ragtime, scott, texarkana, treemonisha

Early Texarkana: Pine Street Sanitarium — 4 comments

Texarkana Museums System wrote 3 years ago: Marx Home/Pine Street Sanitarium, 517 Pine Street The Pine Street Sanitarium was first established i … more →

Tags: medicine


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