Grandmother’s Stories
It was on the lawn of our Austin home that I first heard the story I was destined to write!...
Lorenzo Van Cleve
Elnora’s Birthday
On this day, April 14 in 1841, Elnora Van Cleve was born in a cabin near Sixth and Congress in...
Death of Austin’s First Daughter
On January 2, 1900, Elnora Van Cleve-Brown died at her home near the confluence of the Pedernales and Colorado Rivers...
Austin’s First Cabinet Maker
Lorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President...
Comanche Trace in Print!
I received the email from KDP Publishing that Comanche Trace is available for purchase at Amazon.com. I’m excited the book...
Oops! A Valuable Lesson Learned
As someone who prides himself on his genealogical research, I got a lesson in fact-checking a few years ago. All...
