2010 February
The Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67, Houston, Texas, will be holding their monthly meeting Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Prize winning historian and author, Ed Cotham will make a presentation, ” The Failure of Federal Naval Strategy in Texas.” Edward T. Cotham has written a number of excellent books about the history of Texas and the… read more »
2010 Annual Historic Preservation Conference: Houston April 22-24,
Mark your calender for April 22-24, 2010 when the Texas Historical Commission in association with Preservation Texas presents the 2010 Annual Historic Preservation Conference. The Annual Historic Preservation Conference will be held at the Westin Oaks Houston Hotel in the Galleria in Houston, Texas. For more information on the Westin Oaks Houston, call 713-960-8100. The… read more »
David Crockett in Congress – The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man’s Friend
Review of David Crockett in Congress: The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man’s Friend by James R. Boylston and Allen J. WienerReview by K. K. Searle An excerpt from the April 9, 1836 edition of the Niles Weekly Register (Baltimore, Maryland) provides the now famous account of Davy Crockett’s arrival in Texas: “A gentleman… read more »
Dick Eastman – All-Day Genealogy Seminar – March 27, 2010
Spend the day with Dick Eastman founder and publisher of “Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter” in an all-day seminar sponsored by Clayton Library Friends: “What’s Hot and What’s Not – Technology and Techniques in the New Decade!” The seminar will be March 27, 2010 at St. Lukes United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer, Houston, Texas. The seminar… read more »
Lone Star Chapter of SRT 2010 Installation and Mier Expedition
The Lone Star Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas will hold their monthly dinner meeting at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2010 at Alamo Joe’s Restaurant located at 4747 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, Texas. This will be the annual officer installation dinner and it will be presided over by Randall Collard,… read more »
Registration for 2010 SRT Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Sons of the Republic of Texas will be held April 9-11, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Select in Tyler , Texas. The Holiday Inn Select is located at 5071 South Broadway Ave., Tyler, Texas. The telephone number to make reservations at the hotel is (903) 561-5800. Sam Clark, Annual and… read more »
Texas Independence Day Celebration and Chili Cook-off at Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum – February 28, 2010
Join the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Children of the Republic of Texas, the Sons of the Republic of Texas and the Texian Army for a Texas Independence Day Celebration and Chili Cook-off on February 28, 2010 at the Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum. The celebration and cook-off… read more »
Texas Independence Day Celebration to be Held on the Steps of Houston City Hall
On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., the San Jacinto Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas are co-sponsoring a ceremony on the steps of the Houston City Hall (901 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas) with the City of Houston,… read more »