Rachel Feit
The Enduring Placeness of Laguna Gloria
We just completed a cultural and historical landscape study for Laguna Gloria in west Austin. The beautifully preserved 1916 estate once...
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Rachel Feit
- Aug 13, 2021
- 6 min
If This Old House Could Speak....
The Glosserman House is gradually revealing its secrets as we undertake research for a Historic Tax Credit Application.
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Rachel Feit
- May 29, 2020
- 7 min
Searching for Jenks Branch, a Freedom Colony on the San Gabriel River
A deep dive into Williamson County history
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Rachel Feit
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Got COVID cooking fatigue? How about a new recipe.
Acacia has been lucky enough to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve been busier than ever working from home and...
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Rachel Feit
- Nov 7, 2019
- 5 min
Tunnel Vision: Revisiting Anahuac's Most Beloved Legend
What is it about tunnels that capture the historical imagination? As an archaeologist I’ve encountered my fair share of tunnel legends.
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Rachel Feit
- Sep 6, 2019
- 4 min
The Impulse to Collect
While I’ve been working at the Jane Gates Heritage House in Cumberland, Maryland, the Allegany County Historical Society has graciously...
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Rachel Feit
- Aug 31, 2019
- 1 min
Who was Henry Louis Gates' Great-Grandfather?
We are so excited to have been invited to to help Oxbow Cultural Research and the Allegany County Historical Society with excavations at...
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Rachel Feit
- Jul 5, 2019
- 5 min
History Nerds Unite!
I admit it; I am a history nerd. There’s nothing that makes me happier than spending all day in an archive handling dusty, centuries-old...
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Rachel Feit
- May 20, 2019
- 2 min
Crash Learning for Dummies
Starting a new business is bit like jumping out of an airplane: exhilarating and terrifying all at once. Since opening my doors I haven't...
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