An old typewriter sits next to the 1900 Storm exhibit in the Galveston County Museum that some visitors may just walk past without noticing. In this episode of Unboxing History , hosts Christine Hopkins  and Jodi Wright-Gidley , director of the Galveston County Museum , explore this unique item that connects two pillars of Galveston history  — the 1900 Storm  and the Galveston Daily News , the longest continuously published newspaper in Texas. The featured artifact is an 1891 Oliver...

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