History

Chalmers once a town, then a refinery - now just farm land

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2024
   Chalmers was near Texas 60 some five miles north of Bay City in northern Matagorda County at the intersection of Skelly, Chalmers and Runnells Pierce roads.  In the early 1900s, the community was a stop on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
Matagorda County Historical Commission Chairperson Carol Gibbs, right, received a Recognition Award in Appreciation “for your exceptional service in Preservation of Matagorda County History 2024. Presenting the award were (MCHC) board members Deean Griffith, far left, and Jennifer Bishop. The award was presented at the commission’s September meeting. Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell

Matagorda County Historical Commission Chairperson Carol Gibbs, right, received a Recognition Award in Appreciation “for your exceptional service in Preservation of Matagorda County History 2024. Presenting the award were (MCHC) board members Deean Griffith, far left, and Jennifer Bishop. The award was presented at the commission’s September meeting. Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell

Gibbs honored for ‘exceptional service’

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

J.K. Paulk: Soldier, Texas Ranger, Palacios merchant

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Thursday, October 3, 2024
James Knox PaulkMarch 11, 1850 Ozark, Dale County, AlabamaMarch 20, 1932 Palacios, Matagorda County, TexasBuried Palacios Cemetery, Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas  James Knox Paulk, Confederate soldier at age 15, Texas frontier Minute Man at age 22 and Texas Ranger at age 24, was the son of...
Callie M. Metzger

Callie M. Metzger

Metzger once owned many building sites in Bay City

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
  Callie May Metzger was a woman in a man’s world.   While most women were housekeepers at home raising children, she was an astute business woman with political interests.  She was the daughter of Louis F. and Clarissa Nickey Metzger and was born June 1, 1870 in Churubusco, Whitley County, Indiana.

Ira, Seth Ingram: Brothers made impact in early Texas

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
   Ira Ingram, son of Phillip and Rachel (Burton) Ingram, was born August 18, 1788, in Brookfield, Vermont.   A veteran of the War of 1812, he had been severely wounded by a bayonet at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane and suffered its effects the rest of his life.

Matagorda County history: From paleo-Indians to STP

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
   Matagorda County is in the Coastal Prairie region of Texas, bounded on the north by Wharton County, on the east by Brazoria County and the Gulf of Mexico, on the west by Calhoun and Jackson counties, and on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Tres Palacios, Matagorda, and East Matagorda bays.
Courtesy photo/Amanda Campos Members of Matagorda County Historical Commission (MCHC) were recognized for receiving the Texas Historical Commission’s Distinguish Service Award by Commissioners Court at its meeting Monday, Aug. 26.

Courtesy photo/Amanda Campos Members of Matagorda County Historical Commission (MCHC) were recognized for receiving the Texas Historical Commission’s Distinguish Service Award by Commissioners Court at its meeting Monday, Aug. 26.

County receives Distinguished Service Award from Texas Historical Commission

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) awarded a 2023 Distinguished Service Award (DSA) to the Matagorda County Historical Commission (CHC).This annual award affirms Matagorda CHC appointees for managing well-rounded history and preservation related programs that enrich Texas communities.
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