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From The Anahuac Progress, 1918

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 12:00am

This appeared in The Progress of Nov. 1, 1918 duringthe Spanish Influenza pandemic. The Vindicator is sympathetic to the former Progress editor.

Gordmans holding interviews Wednesday as planned

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 4:20pm

Apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans is now hiring at 13 new store locations in Texas, including its stores in Liberty and Cleveland, which will open in June.

It looked squally for a time

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 8:40pm

Learn enough of our local history and it becomes hard to be shocked at anything people get up to now.

Case in point

Wayback Wednesday

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 9:52pm

Here’s some local trivia for a Wayback Wednesday from The Vindicator archives at the Sam Houston Center.

Throwing way back to the late 19th century, here is an article that appeared in the March 17, 1896 edition of The Liberty Vindicator about when a troupe nationally known actors performed Shakespeare in Liberty at where

Kissin’ Kuzzins

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 1:18pm

(1) The Newton County Historical Commission, John Jefferson, Chairman, is pleased to announce its Newton County Genealogy Conference on Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22, respectively.

Galveston author visits Liberty with stories of the Maceos

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 10:32pm

Galveston writer Kimber Fountain fought her way through Highway 146 traffic this evening to speak at the Liberty County Historical Commission’s quarterly meeting, itself delayed from its original meeting time last month.