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Water Works: Get To Know the Ogallala Aquifer

Understand the basics of the Great Plains' primary water source, the Ogallala Aquifer.

Adrian HawkinsAugust 20, 2023

cowboy using snubbing post on dark grey horse in round pen

Heritage History

The Snubbin’ Post

Although it represents a bygone era of wild broncs and hard-nosed cowboys, the snubbing post…

Adrian HawkinsJuly 5, 2023

black and white image of men loading cattle onto train car using a loading chute

History

Then and Now: Hauling Cattle

How busing beef has changed through the decades. By Bob Welch Joseph McCoy is rightly…

Adrian HawkinsJuly 5, 2023

Hereford beef cattle grazing in Yampa, Colorado.

History

Ahead of Its Time: The Nation’s First Stock Grower’s Association

How Colorado formed the first stock organization and influenced the future of a state.

Adrian HawkinsMay 26, 2023

Heritage History

Why Do Cowboys Wear Wild Rags?

Fashionable and functional, the wild rag is a stable of the cowboy wardrobe.

Adrian HawkinsApril 20, 2023

Heritage History

What Was the First Ranch in Texas?

Answering "what was the first ranch in Texas?" is not easy as it seems; it…

Adrian HawkinsApril 16, 2023

History People

Fortress of Protection for a Wilderness Family

The Jowell House provides a fascinating look at how settlers dealt with the dangers of…

Adrian HawkinsApril 16, 2023

History

Was the Dust Bowl Really Worse Than Our Modern Droughts?

Then and now: Comparing historic droughts.

Adrian HawkinsFebruary 24, 2023

Heritage History Ranch Highlight

Riding the Waves: How is the RO Ranch Connected to the Titanic?

The ups and downs of ranching characterize the history of the RO, a Texas Panhandle…

Adrian HawkinsJanuary 27, 2023

History

Cavalry vs. Cowboy: The Story of a 300-Mile Horse Race

Some stories live in infamy. Others in legend. Some in obscurity. The story of a Roaring…

Adrian HawkinsJanuary 20, 2023

History

Water Works: Get To Know the Ogallala Aquifer

The Snubbin’ Post

Then and Now: Hauling Cattle

Ahead of Its Time: The Nation’s First Stock Grower’s Association

Why Do Cowboys Wear Wild Rags?

What Was the First Ranch in Texas?

Fortress of Protection for a Wilderness Family

Was the Dust Bowl Really Worse Than Our Modern Droughts?

Riding the Waves: How is the RO Ranch Connected to the Titanic?

Cavalry vs. Cowboy: The Story of a 300-Mile Horse Race

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3121 4th Street | Lubbock, TX 79409
ranchhc@ttu.edu
(806) 742-0498

Open Monday – Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.