Suttles Pottery.  Two brothers from White Cottage, Ohio, came to Lavernia after fighting in the Civil War. George and Isaac Suttles began making pottery in Lavernia in the 1870s.   Read about their fascinating lives and how one brother met a tragic end, in issue No. 2 of Lavernia Legacies.   Read an excerpt here.

The Lay Hotel  For many years Judge Francis Marion Lay was proprietor of the hotel on Chihuahua Street.  Read about the "drummers" he hosted near his "La Vernia Courthouse" in issue No. 1 of Lavernia Legacies.  Read an excerpt here.

The Way Things Were, by Bill Wiseman.  Stories and day to day life at the Wiseman home in La Vernia, as told to Bill Wiseman by his father.  Find out why the home, which is still standing, is called, "Dagger Hill."  Read this story in it's entirety in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 2, or read the excerpt here.

La Vernia Memories, by Ewald Koepp, Jr.  The Koepp family has lived in La Vernia for generations, serving the community as business and community leaders.  Read about the hardships and joys they encountered as La Vernia grew --  in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 2.  Read excerpts here.

The La Vernia Depot.  The depot was also the telegraph office and the correct time station.  "The colored waiting room was for black people,"  said Mrs. Burow in her recollections, recorded in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1.  (Sorry, we haven't posted excerpts yet!)

La Vernia's Chihuahua Trail, by Allen and Regina Kosub.  "The Sulphur Springs (Sutherland Springs) Road passed through La Vernia and on it traveled the huge wagon trains that carried goods to and from Chihuahua."  Follow the history of this route in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1, and read excerpts here.

Deaf Smith Oak Tree.  In 1835, during the Texas Revolution, Erastus "Deaf Smith" spied on Mexican troops which were camped nearby on the Cibolo Creek.  Read more about the Deaf Smith Oak tree in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1.  Read more here.

The Thomas Applewhite Homestead, by Shirley Grammer.  "The Applewhite family arrived in La Vernia in 1853 accompanied by eight slaves," reports Grammer.  Read excerpts from the story here or order Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1. 

The Racket Store. Pencils, belt buckles, tin cups, wash pans, looking glasses, starch, blasting powder, quinine, harness reins, lemon juice for freckles.  Samuel Pressley Wiseman ran a real fine Five And Dime.  Read more about the two story store in Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1, and read excerpts here.

La Vernia as featured in 19th Century Newspapers,  and The Western Chronicle, both articles are by Allen and Regina Kosub, professional historians.  Featured in the Premier issue of Lavernia Legacies, these collections of newspaper articles tell humorous and heart breaking stories about early La Vernia.  Read  excerpts here, then order Lavernia Legacies issue No. 1.