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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...

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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Searching for Jenks Branch, a Freedom Colony on the San Gabriel River

A deep dive into Williamson County history

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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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