Kilgore College and the East Texas Oil Museum recently hosted the second annual East Texas History Summit, inviting guests to Van Cliburn Auditorium for a series of discussions on local history topics ...

KILGORE — The inaugural East Texas History Summit at Kilgore College brought together scholars, historians and lovers of local history together at Van Cliburn auditorium Jan. 20, to shed light on the ...

MINEOLA, Texas (KETK) – She has a passion for historical preservation, dedication to education, and commitment to making a difference in East Texas. “I relish any time that someone wants to talk about ...

Joyce Caraway stopped by East Texas Living for our Black History Week to share about her books and opening a school. For more information, click here. You can now stream KETK ...

The East Texas Historical Association has honored John Storey, Regents' Professor of History at Lamar University, for his "exemplary contribution as a teacher and keeper of East Texas history." Storey ...

A leading voice of East Texas history has been silenced. Local author, historian, folklorist and civic leader Bob Bowman died at the age of 77 late Saturday after a lengthy illness. Services for ...

SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas — On the way to this East Texas town, I learned three crucial things about El Camino Real de los Tejas from Chris Talbot, a Stephen F. Austin University professor and backer of ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A glimpse into Deep East Texas history and African American history has come to the Zion Hill Baptist Church as a temporary exhibit through the work of photographer Richard ...

Dr. George L. Crocket, Episcopal minister in San Augustine and Nacogdoches and the first teacher of history at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College, founded the first ETHA in 1929, but it became a ...

The Bowmans have published 36 books about East Texas and will discuss their newest, "The Forgotten Towns of East Texas, Volume 1." The book includes stories and photos focusing on 66 towns in 45 East ...

A Deep East Texas non-profit is celebrating two decades of service to the area with its annual Black History and Cultural Expo.

East Texas does not look like it did a century and a half ago. Gone are dense thickets of cane and virgin forest, log cabins and the corn farms of the Caddo Indians. Bears and panthers are absent from ...