The Age: Montie Humphrey, a cowboy who left a lasting legacy in Chambers County
By Marie Hughes, director Chambers County Museum in Wallisville
Montie Humphrey, the son of Wash and Melinda Humphrey, was born into slavery on May 14,...
The Age: Hankamer family’s legacy of dreams hitched to a schooner
By Marie Hughes, director of the Chambers County Museum at Wallisville
There was a mass emigration from Germany to Texas between 1844 and 1846, sponsored...
A Look Back: Rice family settles in Tarkington
Charles Matthew Rice, 1846-1913, for whom Rice Settlement in Tarkington is named, came to Liberty County in the late 1800s.
Rice was reared in...
Cherokee tragedy, Texan triumph: The life and trials of Sarah Ridge of Chambers County
By Marie Hughes, director of the Chambers County Museum at Wallisville
Raven-haired and slight of frame, Sarah Soilee “Sallie” Ridge was born of Cherokee blood...
