L: St. Joseph's Catholic Church R: St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica Galveston, Texas Pics taken Aug 2016; Collage: Feb 2017 © Cop...

For the benefit of those who are new to Big Paw Paw, I thought I'd give you a run-down of those related to Big Paw Paw [blood-related ...

Image via Wikipedia Yes, I went to San Antonio, Texas the week after Christmas to visit my sister and family.  But I also had high hopes of...

Worlds Apart Have you ever heard or used the term, “worlds apart”? It's usually used to indicate how far apart two people's lives...

Part 2 [For Part 1, click here .] One-Two-Three...One-Two-Three... Lighthouse on Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.  2010 By 4 June 1900, Dan...

One-Two-Three...One-Two-Three... Fort Brown, Texas from 23 Mar 1861 issue of Harper's Weekly   When looking at your ancestors'...

My, That's a Big Rose! I found this picture of my grandfather in the San Antonio Express newspaper from 12 Nov 1922.  Ah, the newspap...

It's like that ~ more often than not.  And it's a good thing, too. Genealogy and family history research is constantly changing, ...

Boys & Their Toys Some pics of my dad and his cars and some of his dad's cars too [my Big Paw Paw]. My dad was a little wild back t...

My grandfather, James Wesley Blacketer, is buried in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery located in San Antonio, Texas.

A "Divine" House OK, So I'm Not So Wordless, But I Have A Divine Reason I am way too excited about this house to keep my ...

Where the Family & I Went on Sunday

[Note: This is a series of posts that is an investigation of 5 murders.  The first post was "He Had Me At 'Detective,'" ...