GALVESTON – Jhonny Langer is the Sherlock Holmes of old paint. With ever-present ... In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, people on Bolivar found solace in the life of Jane Long ...

About 75 percent of the homes in Galveston, about 50 miles southeast of Houston, sustained some damage from Ike's 110-mph winds, rain and 12-foot storm surge on Sept. 13 when the hurricane came ...

Disaster struck Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900. The devastating hurricane took thousands of lives, homes and businesses. Before the hurricane, in the late 1800s, Galveston was ranked as the ...

and Bettie Levy Sampson, who lived at 1720 Post Office St. in Galveston. The unnamed hurricane of Sept ... for hobbyists who wanted to paint their own, a popular pastime for women around the ...