University of Houston Professor of Archeology Ken Brown (cq) shows what is a part of a toy doll found at the Jordan Plantation.: Nick de la Torre/Chronicle
Part of Brazoria County's heritage is that of slaves and freedmen who coped with overwhelming obstacles in the antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction periods. But because those residents didn't leave written accounts, much of that story has been a mystery, which University of Houston anthropologist Kenneth Brown has worked for years to unravel. Brown will lead a tour of the plantation's cabin sites on Saturday, with the bus leaving from St. James Church, 3129 Southmore, Houston, at 9 a.m.

Steve Wynn and son Jason with Buster circa 1980.: Photo courtesy Steve WynnOldtime Pearland residents probably remember the bar owner who used a beer-drinking bison as a roadside attraction.

Kim Christensen photoDirt work should finally begin next month on a privately funded memorial in Friendswood, thanks to the perseverance of Jay Horecky, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War.

APThe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7109 will hold a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at 11 a.m. today at the post, 4202 W. Walnut St. A survivor of the attack will be the guest speaker.