50 years ago, Mary Moody Northen, Galveston County Judge Holbrook, and the county historical commission worked together to create the Galveston County Museum. The museum was initially located in the old City National Bank Building on Market Street in downtown Galveston. In 2008, Hurricane Ike devastated the county, including the museum. Although artifacts were spared on the upper floors, the building's HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems were damaged. Eventually, with the help of county...

A Journey Across the Atlantic Imagine being 17 years old, boarding a ship in Bremen, Germany, and spending 18–21 days in steerage  with little comfort, crossing the Atlantic to Galveston, Texas. For thousands of Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe, this was the reality between 1907 and 1914. Known as the Galveston Movement  (also called the Galveston Plan), this organized effort brought families to Texas instead of the overcrowded port cities of New York. The voyage was...

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...