2011 May
2011 Texian Navy Day
Texian Navy Day Honoring Commodore Edwin Ward Moore and the Republic of Texas Navy Saturday, September 17, 2011 11:00 AM Battleship TexasUSS Texas (BB-35)Battleship Texas State Historic Site 3527 Battleground Road La Porte, Texas 77571 Speaker: Dr. Archie P. McDonald Professor of History Stephen F. Austin State University Ceremony organized and hosted by:The Sons of… read more »
Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park Dedication – April 21, 2011
On San Jacinto Day, April 21, 2011, 175 years after the victory of the Texas army over the Mexican army on the field of San Jacinto, the much anticipated dedication and opening of the Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park was held in Conroe, Texas. More than a thousand people were there to help… read more »
Texas! The Exhibition Continues at Houston Museum of Natural Science
Celebrate the 175th Birthday of the Lone Star State in a wonderfully fun and educational way at Texas! The Exhibition. The Texas! exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas which has been an overwhelming success since opening on March 6 continues through September 5, 2011. Crowds for this exhibit have been huge. There… read more »
Texian Navy Day on Battleship Texas: September 17, 2011
Dear Friend of Texas History: Perhaps you are aware that the Texas Legislature in 2005 created Texian Navy Day to be the third Saturday in September each year, beginning in 2006. It has since then been memorialized in activities by various organizations in Texas who enjoy preserving and celebrating aspects of Texas History and, in… read more »