After leaving Galveston, we drove to San Antonio to meet up with my other set of grandparents (my mother's mother and husband). We arrived, ate barbecue on the River Walk (because when in Texas...) and then set off to see the Alamo (because again, when in Texas.) The County Line - where we ate BBQ.…
Tag: Experiential history
Sleeping in Slave Quarters
A week ago I slept overnight in the Bellamy Mansion Museum's slave quarters. Your reaction might, like others who I told before the overnight stay, range from "What?" to "Why?" to something like, "You don't hear that everyday." So, let me provide some context and explain why I decided to sleep overnight in a slave dwelling.…
