2011 August
2011 Texas State Genealogical Society Conference – November 4-5, Houston, Texas
The genealogical conference From Allen’s Landing to the Moon Landing : Destination Houston will be presented by the Texas State Genealogical Society and the Clayton Library Friends in Houston, Texas on Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, 2011. The conference will be held at the Houston Marriott South located at 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77017, 713-943-7979. The… read more »
Obedience Smith To Be Remembered With Texas Historical Marker – September 10, 2011
Historian, Audrey B. Cook, and Marker Dedication Chair, Debra Blacklock-Sloan, of the Harris County Historical Commission invite everyone interested in the early history of Texas and its earliest settlers to the historical marker dedication in honor of Obedience Smith, which will be held at the Lanier Middle School on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10 a.m. … read more »
Pattison Area Heritage Society – August 29, 2011 – Methodist History
The Pattison Area Heritage Society announces their August 2011 PAHS speaker, William “Bill” Carson Hardt. He has wonderful presentation about the circuit preacher during the 1930’s who maintained the congregations of the Fulshear, Brookshire and Pattison Methodist Churches. The title of the presentation is titled: “Hard Times: A Pattison Preacher in the Great Depression.” Mr. Hardt… read more »
PHI Oil History Symposium – Houston, Texas – March 8-10, 2012
The next Oil History Symposium and Field Trip will be held in Houston, Texas, March 8-10, 2012. In the past, PHI has held the symposium in Oil City, PA, Long Beach, CA, Wichita, KS, Shreveport, LA, Lafayette, LA., Oil Springs, Ontario, and in WV. Mission of PHI: To pursue the history, heritage, and development of… read more »
San Jacinto Chapter SRT Meeting – September 1, 2011
The next meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.will be Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Post Oak Grill, 1415 South Post Oak Lane, Houston, Texas at Noon. Many attendees arrive by 11:30; be there by 11:45 a.m. to ensure you get a good parking spot and a… read more »
William Ware Surprised Me One Day in Utopia
For the past decade I have been researching the early history of Montgomery County, Texas for a book I intend to finish (sometime) in the next few years. In doing the research for the book, much of the newly discovered history in the book focuses on a community in Stephen F. Austin’s Second Colony that… read more »