In the program ‘Carrying the News: The Postal System of the Republic,’ the Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site invites you to stop and take a rest from the trail and join them for a look at communications and the early postal system of the Republic of Texas Dec. 17. Park staff will bring this oft-overlooked part of our history to life through firsthand accounts and reproduction props. Try your hand at using a quill pen and handmade walnut ink, just like our forefathers did over one hundred and seventy years ago. You may come to appreciate the dangerous and solitary life of the frontier mail courier, as well as the convenience of today’s communication systems. For more information visit the state historical site’s site at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/history/carrying-the-news-communication-and-the-postal-system-in-the-republic