Part I: The Beginning of the JourneySamuel Collins, III 23 July 2018 My journey in preservation starts a little over fourteen years ago. I stopped to read a Texas Historical Commission subject marker at 7902 Hwy 6 in Hitchcock. The historic site was Stringfellow Orchards and growing up in Hitchcock I had driven by [...]

Announcement!TAMU Scholar Testing Online Black Settlement Atlas, Launching Statewide Survey The Texas Freedom Colonies Project invites you to participate in a statewide study & to test a new mapping application! Learn How to Access Portal Here SITE GOES LIVE THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018, 10 amDr. Andrea Roberts (The Texas Freedom Colonies Project Founder) and her research [...]