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CHRISTMAS MEETING

December 1, 2011,  6:30 p.m.

Speaker - Will Haddock, J.D.

"The History of Texas Law"

The next general meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will held on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 18 West Shaker Court in The Woodlands. See map here. We will be voting on and installing new officers for the coming term 2012-2013.

Will Haddock

Will Haddock Speaking at Texian Navy Day Ceremony in 2009

Photo Courtesy of Betty Stokes

We have lined up another great speaker, Will Haddock, who will speak to us about "The History of Texas Law."  Will Haddock is a Houston attorney who is active in many different Texas history organizations around Texas.  He is a past President of the San Jacinto Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and he is currently the President of the San Jacinto Descendants. 



Texas Heritage Society Meeting

September 22, 2011,  6:30 p.m.

Lorenzo de Zavala Building in Austin - Texas State Library and Archives Commission

     Laura Saegert

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

The next quarterly meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will held on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 18 West Shaker Court in The Woodlands. See map here. We have lined up another great speaker,      Laura Saegert, who will speak to us about Texas State Library and Archives Commission, its holdings, how to conduct research at the Texas State Library and Archives, its programs and its conservation efforts.

Laura Saegert received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. She received her M.L.I.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981.  She is currently Assistant Director for Archives in the Archives and Information Services (ARIS)Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, a position she has held since September 10, 2010.   Ms. Saegert has also been the Appraisal Archivist/Map Archivist in the ARIS Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission since November of 1981.

The Texas Heritage Society is very fortunate to have such an expert on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to come and speak to us.  The home and main collections of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission are located in Austin, Texas in the Lorenzo de Zavala Building which is located across the street from the Texas State Capitol Building at 1201 Brazos Street.  These collections are amazing and can be extremely useful to those doing Texas historical research as well and Texas genealogical research.  Click here to contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 


     Obedience Smith

Texas Heritage Society Membership Invited to

Obedience Smith

Marker Dedication Ceremony

September 10, 2011

Texas Heritage Society member, Audrey B. Cook, the author of the book Obedience Smith (1771- 1847), Pioneer of Three American Frontiers, Her Ancestors and Descendants, has invited the membership of the Texas Heritage Society and their families to the Texas State Historical marker dedication ceremony honoring Obedience Smith on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The ceremony will be held at Lanier Middle School located at the intersection of Woodhead and Westheimer in Houston, Texas at 10:00 a.m.

Marker dedication planners are expecting up to 200 attendees at this event to remember this historic Texan and the many accomplishments of her family in early Texas history.  Hope to see you there. 


Texas Heritage Society, Inc. Receives

501(c)(3)  Tax Exempt Status

In a letter dated August 9, 2011, the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. was advised that it was exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. are tax deductible under section 170 of the Code. The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. is also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Code. Click here to see IRS Letter.

Our hats are off to our members of the committee that completed all the paperwork and forms for the IRS that made the recognition of the Texas Heritage Society, Inc.'s tax exempt status possible. Members of the committee were Barbara Hamilton, Melinda Cagle, and Carole Lynn O'Neal. Thank you all for your hours of hard work.


Texas State Genealogical Society Conference

November 4-5, 2011

Houston, Texas

Texas State Genealogical Society Conference 

The Texas Heritage Society would like to remind you: The Texas State Genealogical Society Conference From Allen's Landing to the Moon Landing: Destination Houston is set for November 4-5, 2011, in Houston, Texas.  For more information, click on TSGS Logo above.

Texas State Genealogical Conference - Houston 


Texas Heritage Society President Quoted in Report on the Preservation of Texas Court Records

The Texas Court Records Preservation Task Force, appointed in 2009 by the Texas Supreme Court and chaired by Houston attorney Bill Kroger and Texas General Land Office Commissioner, Mark Lambert, has released its findings on the condition of county and district court records in the State of Texas in a report dated August 31, 2011.  
 
Click on this link to read the  Report on the Preservation of Historical Texas State Court Records. This report mentions Texas Heritage Society President Kameron K. Searle, JD. whose first-hand knowledge of the condition of Montgomery county records motivated Searle to write to the Montgomery County District Clerk stating his own findings, quoted here, 
  "Historians who are familiar with the Records appreciate the wealth of information they contain. The Montgomery County District Clerk recounted a report from one historian who recently looked at the Records: "We have a letter from a local historian, Kameron Searle, expressing his concern that many of these court documents are in danger of being lost through deterioration. He [Searle] has done extensive research on the history of Montgomery County and states, 'documents found in two of [the Montgomery County District Clerk] case files have been especially important to his research regarding the large pre-Republic of Texas settlement in Stephen F. Austin's Colony known as the Lake Creek Settlement. It had been forgotten for over a hundred years until [he] began [his] research.'  
 
   There are untold stories about the lives of both famous and ordinary Texans in these Records...."  
 
From the Report on the Preservation of Historical Texas State Court Records 
 
 

— Melinda R. Cagle, Editor


Texas Heritage Society Meeting

June 16, 2011,  6:30 p.m.

The next quarterly meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will held on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 18 West Shaker Court in The Woodlands. See map here. We have lined up another great speaker and author,  Dr. Louis J. Marchiafava, who will speak to us about how to conduct oral histories and to aid the THS in starting our own oral history program.

Louis J. Marchiafava received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University.  For the past twenty-four years, he has served as a consultant and director of oral history and local history research projects.  He has taught local history at the University of Houston - West Houston Institute and most recently a graduate course on oral history  at the University of Houston, Main Campus.

In 1976, Marchiafava served as Assistant Archivist at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center of the Houston Public Library (HMRC) and as Archivist at HMRC from 1980-2000 when he retired to become a full-time consultant.  While Archivist, he also was Editor of The Houston Review.  He was Contributing Editor of Houston Monthly Magazine from 1977 to 1989. His published works include The Houston Police, 1878-1948 as well as articles on local history subjects and contributions to several multi-author publications.  He is a member of the Harris County Historical Commission as well as a member of professional and scholarly organizations.


Civil War - Battle of Galveston

Battle of Galveston 

Texas Heritage Society

Tour of Texas #10 - Historic Galveston

Day Trip

Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Texas Heritage Society will be conducting Tour of Texas History #10 on Saturday, June 4, 2011.  This will be the much anticipated Day Trip to Historic Galveston. This tour is open to all who enjoy Texas history.

10:00 a.m. - Meet at Pier 21 in Galveston, board an excursion boat for a private lecture about the naval Battle of Galveston as we cruise the bay.

11:30 a.m. - Olympia Grill at Pier 21 for lunch and a talk about the pirates Jean and Pierre Lafitte by a member of the Jean Lafitte Society in Galveston.

12:30 p.m. - Lecture about the Republic of Texas Navy by an Admiral in the Texas Navy Association.

1:00 p.m. - Movie, "The Great Storm of 1900" in the theatre at Pier 21.

2:00 p.m. Arrive at the Old City Cemetery, formerly called the Yellow Fever Ward, on Broadway to practice the ancient science of "dowsing" and visit the grave of General John B. Magruder who commanded the Confederate forces on Galveston Island during the War Between the States.

2:30 p.m. - Sightseeing on your own or return home.

Please advise Hewitt Clark if you are going:

Hewitt Clarke

Rebelwriter@pdq.net

281-367-2709

 


    Texas Heritage Society

Tour of Texas - In Search of Philip Nolan

March 26, 2011

Cleburne Times Tribune Article - March 29, 2011

The Texas Heritage Society in a joint venture with the Johnson County Historical Commission and Johnson County, Texas have established the Philip Nolan Research Center in the Johnson County courthouse in Cleburne, Texas. 

On Saturday, March 26, 2011, a brief ceremony was held at the Johnson County courthouse.

Johnson County Courthouse - Home of Philip Nolan Research Center

Hewitt Clark Donates Books to Philip Nolan Research Center

Some of the 350 Books Donated by Texas Heritage Society Members: Mary Alice Williams and Hewitt Clarke. Left to Right: Attorney Charles Lummus, THS Vice President Hewitt Clarke, and Johnson County Judge Roger Harmon.

Our most recent Tour of Texas took us to Cleburne, Texas where steps were taken to further the development of the Philip Nolan Research Center. 

Historians Gather at Philip Nolan Research Center

Following the ceremony, archeological exploration was conducted with metal detectors at two different locations where the battle, which took the life of Philip Nolan in 1801, may have occurred.

Chuck Lummus Reads Philip Nolan Histories for Archeological Clues

Metal Detectors Used to Locate Site of 1801 Battle and Burial of Nolan


    Texas Heritage Society Meeting

March 17, 2011,  6:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church of The Woodlands

Texas General Land Office Logo

Speaker - James Harkins

Texas General Land Office

Our speaker for March 17, 2011 will be James Harkins from the Texas General Land Office.  Jame's talk is entitled "Genealogical and Historical Resources at the General Land Office." He will be talking about the more than 35 million documents and 10,000 maps in their collection, the various collections that exist in the archives, how they relate to genealogical research , and how they can be accessed from home.

James Harkins is the Outreach Manager for the Texas General Land Office Archives and Records Program, where he is responsible for promoting the General Land Office Archives and its collections to various groups.  James graduated from Texas State University - San Marcos with a bachelor's degree in Communications in 2005 and received a master's Degree in Public Administration from Texas State in December of 2010.  He has worked for the Texas General Land Office since May 2005.

Note:  The March 2011 meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will be held at a different location.  We will be meeting at the  First Baptist Church of The Woodlands located at the corner of Grogans Mill Road and Sawmill Road (11801 Grogan's Mill Road, The Woodlands, Texas 77380).  The church complex includes several buildings.  We will meet in The Atrium  which is located on the northern-most part of the campus, facing east.  It is the last building on the campus.  We convene at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and a business meeting.  Our program begins at 7:00 p.m.  Hope to see you there.


Texas Heritage Society Invited to Unveiling and Dedication

Our Publicity Chair, Pat Spackey, has cordially invited all the members of the Texas Heritage Society to the dedication of The Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park in Conroe, Texas on April 21, 2011 (San Jacinto Day), at 5:30 p.m.  The park is located next to the Montgomery County Memorial Library in Conroe, Texas.  There will be an unveiling of a bust of Charles B. Stewart by Pat Spackey.


 Texas Heritage Society Members Attend 175th Anniversary of

Texas Independence

Sam Houston IV, Pat Spackey and Kameron Searle Are Descendants of Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence

Thousands in Attendance

Texas Heritage Society Members at 175th Texas Birthday Celebration

THS members, Phil Whitley, Pat and Ted Spackey and Marisa and Kameron Searle, were in attendance at Washington-on-the-Brazos on February 27, 2011 for the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico.  Speakers at the 175th Birthday of Texas included Sam Houston IV and United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson.  Thousands were in attendance at the ceremony to remember their Texas heritage and history.  




Click Here to See 2010 THS Christmas Party Pictures!




Texas Heritage Society

Tour of Texas History #8

"Lower Brazos - Los Brazos de Dios"

Saturday January 15 and Sunday January 16, 2011

Whistler Hotel 

Whistler Hotel Bed and Breakfast, Angleton, Texas

This is a special overnight outing.  We will learn about the sugar plantations on the black soil of the lower Brazos, where Stephen F. Austin lived and his first colonists had their pick of the rich land along the river.

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - Lecture and lunch at the old Whistler Hotel on the Chenango Plantation located at 1820 County Road 36, Angleton, Texas, 77515.  Archaeologist and historian James Smith will be our speaker.  So rich in Texas history, Chenango was first owned by Ben Fort Smith where his mother Obedience Smith lived in the early years.  Smith sold the plantation to the notorious Monroe Edwards, who was a forger of great talent and finally died in Sing Sing Prison.

12:30 p.m. - Travel to old town of East Columbia for a visit to one of the original houses built along the river.  then to the interesting museum at West Columbia and a talk about the first Capitol of Texas and the inauguration of Sam Houston as president of the Republic of Texas there.

2:00 p.m. - Across town to the Varner Hogg State Historic Park for a lecture about the sugar plantation where Santa Anna was protected by Columbus Patton, a good friend of Sam Houston.  Patton later moved a slave girl named Rachel into his bedroom and openly lived with her until the family had him declared insane.

3:30 p.m. - Travel a few miles south to the museum in the small town of Brazoria, where a large statue of Henry Smith stands and Confederate General John Bankhead Magrude had his headquarters during the war.

5:00 p.m. - Check into a motel in Clute, where there are seven motels along the highway, all with winter rates.  Many of our members and guests will be staying at the La Quinta Inn in Clute, Texas located at 1126 South Hwy 332 West, Clute, Texas 77531. Tel. 1-979-265-7461.

6:30 p.m. - Happy hour at On the River Restaurant a few miles away in Freeport, rated by Texas Monthly as one of the finest seafood restaurants in Texas.  Dinner off the menu and a talk by historian Les Pettigrew about Confederate forts along nearby rivers and the little known battles with Union forces.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Freeport History Museum for a talk by historian Mr. Hickey who will start with the French explorers and take us through the important events in early Texas history there.  Then he will take us on a trolley ride around the old town of Velasco.

11:00 a.m. - After checking out of the motel, we will meet at the Brazosport Museum in Lake Jackson for a talk by historian Harry Sergeant about the tragic Abner Jackson Sugar Plantation after all four sons went into the Confederate Army.  Abner died during the war, two sons were killed in battle.  Two brothers returned, but got into a dispute.  One shot the other, then died of consumption.

12:00 noon - Lunch somewhere or return home.

Important Notice!!!

"Along the way we made a mistake in the Whistler Hotel address.  We indicated 1826 County Road 36.  It should be 1820.  The highly dedicated rural postman refused to deliver mail with one digit off even with a big Whistler Hotel sign staring him right in the face.  So all the checks are being returned.  We have 32 reservations so far. Throw the checks away. The hotel manager said, "C'est la vie. Pay at the door.""

Hewitt Clarke

For further information about this very interesting THS Tour of Texas contact:

Hewitt Clarke

Rebelwriter@pdq.net

281-367-2709


Texas Heritage Society - December 2, 2010 Meeting

ChristmasMeeting!

Click Here to See 2010 Christmas Party Pictures!

Featuring Texas Historian and    Author

David J. Murrah

David J. Murrah, Ph.D.

Former Associate Director of Libraries and Director of the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Topic: "Cows, Corsets, Kilts, and Cats"

The next quarterly meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will be our annual Christmas meeting which will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 18 West Shaker Court in The Woodlands. See map here. We have lined up another great speaker and Texas author, David J. Murrah, Ph.D. 

Dr. David J. Murrah is a former Associate Director of Libraries and the former Director of the  Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University Dr. Murrah is also the author of a number of different Texas history books including: "And Are We Yet Alive," The Centennial History of the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church (2009);  Oil, Taxes and Cats, The History of the Devitt Family and the Mallet Ranch (1994); C. C. Slaughter, Rancher Banker, Baptist (1981).

David J. Murrah Book

David J. Murrah

If you have never attended a Texas Heritage Society meeting, the December 2 meeting would be great chance for you to come and visit.  Come ready to learn some Texas history and enjoy some wonderful food, snacks, coffee and a cup of hot wassail! 




Melinda Cagle Receives Award

At our September Quarterly Meeting, THS Editor, Melinda Cagle, received a gift from Kameron Searle thanking her for all her hard work on an article about the Lake Creek Settlement in Austin's Second Colony that is soon to be published.

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Texas Heritage Society - September 16, 2010 Meeting

Texas Historian and    Author  of the Biography Sam Houston

and the Book Passionate Nation

Texas Historian James L. Haley

James L. Haley

"Ten Tall Texans You Probably Never Heard Of!"

The next quarterly meeting of the Texas Heritage Society will be held on September 16, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 18 West Shaker Court in The Woodlands. See map here. We have lined up another great speaker and Texas author, James L. Haley. James Haley is coming to speak to us on a couple of different topics. First he will speak to us about "ten tall Texans we have probably never heard of" and then he will discuss the house in Austin occupied by Susanna Dickinson (who survived the Battle of the Alamo) and her fifth husband which still stands and is now a museum. See Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum here.

Biography of Sam Houston by James Haley

Sam Houston by James L. Haley

Submitted by Melinda Cagle and Kameron Searle 


"Save Texas History Symposium"

Set for November 6, 2010 in Austin, Texas

 

Texas Heritage Society members need to mark your calendars for the first ever "Save Texas History Symposium."  The inaugural "Save Texas History Symposium" will be held November 6, 2010 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 1700 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas.  The "Save Texas History Symposium" will be hosted by Commissioner Jerry Patterson and the Texas General Land Office.  There will be lectures by Texas historians and plenty of other activities.  Click here to read the details of the "Save Texas History Symposium."  The cost to register is $25.00 per person.  You can register by calling 1-800-998-4GLO or by email at archives@glo.state.tx.us .

 


 

Texas Heritage Society

Tour of Texas History #6

Historic Times Along "Los Brazos de Dios" - Part 2

Sugarland/Richmond Fort Bend County

Imperial Sugar Plant

August 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010

This tour is free and open to all who enjoy Texas history.

9:00 a.m., Sugarland:  Imperial Sugar Refinery. 198 Kempner, Sugarland, Texas.  Map. Historian Bruce Kelly will show us historic sites including the old Terry sugar plantation that was eventually owned by the Imperial Sugar Co.  Bruce will discuss Ben and David Terry in the Runaway Scrape, Terry's Texas Rangers, CSA, and later years.  The writer will discuss the Terry family when they were in MS and David Terry's time in California when he became Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.  David Terry fought famous duels and killed a U.S. Senator.

11:00 a.m., Richmond: Lunch in a private room at Sandy McGee's Restaurant.  Bruce Kelly will describe the bloody shootout called the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during Reconstruction times when Ben Terry's son Kyle and others were killed.  Claire Rogers with the Richmond Museum will show us around Richmond: Carrie Nations Hotel, Jaybird Monument, an old saloon, and the Fort Bend Museum.

We will travel to historic Morton Cemetery in Richmond where Mirabeau B. Lamar, Deaf Smith, Jane Wilkinson Long and seventy three Confederate soldiers are buried.  We will have a short memorial service at the grave of Clement Newton Bassett who was wounded three times with Terry's Texas Rangers.  Following the visit to Morton Cemetery, we have been invited to the imposing home of Clement Bassett in Richmond. 

Please contact Hewitt Clarke so that he can get a headcount for restaurant reservations.

Hewitt Clarke - 281-367-2709 or  rebelwriter@pdq.net 


Texas Heritage Society

Tour  of Texas Number 5

Day Trip

Saturday, May 8, 2010

 

"Historic Times Along Los Brazos de Dios" Part 1

 

P. Nolan Headstone

THS Members Examine the P. Nolan Headstone at Waller County Library in Hempstead, Texas

 

Bernardo Archeological Site - Home of Jared Ellison Groce

THS Members at Site of the Bernardo Plantation Home of Jared Ellison Groce Discovered Recently by Archeologists

 

Click on this link to see the rest of the photos from the Texas Heritage Society's Tour of Texas History # 5

 




Texas Heritage Society Members Participate in DRT Convention Program

2010 DRT Convention

The Texas Heritage Society was well represented at the 2010 Annual Convention of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas held this year in Houston.  Pat Spackey, THS Publicity Chair, had organized a program saluting the Lone Star Flag of Texas and Dr. Charles B. Stewart. With more than 600 DRT members in attendance, THS members, David Martin and Kameron Searle, put on the program with the help of the "Texas Flag Man," Tom Green.  All three gentlemen were wearing 1836 period attire for their presentation.   

David Martin Presents the Lone Star Flag of Texas

David Martin displays Lone Star Flag of Texas during program at 2010 DRT Convention in Houston, Texas

While Searle discussed the many accomplishments of Texas founding-father Charles B. Stewart, David Martin and Tom Green paraded each of the flags of Texas whose design included a single lone star prior Stewart's world famous design in 1839.  Tom Green then gave a short history of each of the earlier "single-starred" flags of Texas and David Martin discussed his recent historical research regarding Charles B. Stewart's Lone Star flag.  Martin concluded the program to a thunderous round of applause when he described the Texas Lone Star flag as "the most beautiful flag in the world."



OUR PURPOSE

The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. is based in The Woodlands, Texas. Its purpose is to discover, preserve, and promote the history and genealogy of Texas, particularly of South and Southeast Texas and to broaden historical knowledge among the general public through programs, projects, and publications, bringing together professionals, independent scholars, writers, educators and researchers. THS, Inc. will launch the publication, Journal of Texas Heritage, in January 2010.         

JOIN US

Dues for the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. are $25/year (Jan-Dec) and may be paid by check or money order to our treasurer: Mrs. Carole Lynn O'Neal, 71 East Kentwick Place, Conroe, Texas  77384. Dues include day trips and a subscription to the Journal of Texas Heritage along with an annual Tour-of-Texas Study Guide.

MEETINGS

THS, inc. holds general meetings quarterly in March, June, September and December and conducts quarterly day trips to various historical sites in Texas in May, August, November and January. These events may also include trips to research centers and archives around the state. THS members provide funding for scholarships and awards, they work through the Texas Historical Commission to establish historical markers, support and conduct cemetery preservation, publish the history and genealogy of Texas and support the East Montgomery County Museum and Archives. We welcome all with common interests to join us. photo image courtesy of East Montgomery County Historical Society, Inc. 

PROJECTS

Among the numerous projects that this new organization has embraced is to explore and write the histories of long-forgotten Texas sites like Esperanza and Rusk, now only ghost towns in East Texas. The identification of historic sites for the purposes of study and to obtain Texas Historical Commission markers is one of its primary goals. THS, Inc. maintains a web page at TexasHistoryPage.com, along with a discussion log that encourages the exploration of Texas history and genealogy through dialogue. Projected is the publication of monographs, pamphlets and other works about the history and genealogy of Texas, particularly Southeast Texas.

EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. engages in activities and services for the support, development and promotion of the East Montgomery County Museum and Archives, located at New Caney, Texas. Seeing itself as ambassador for the museum, it seeks to strengthen awareness of the museum as an important resource for the study of Southeast Texas history.

STUDY GROUPS

Tour-of-Texas Day Trips
Hewitt Clarke, Coordinator

Day trips to historical sites in Texas are scheduled for the months of May, August, November and February and will follow the course of early Texas settlement and the Texas Revolution.  Our next tour is in August:
 

August 8, 2009 — Tour of Texas History # 2

Stopping first at Washington-on-the-Brazos near Navasota, Texas, the group will hear a private lecture presented in Independence Hall, the site where Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. William B. Travis’ “victory or death” letter will be read. A replica of the original building marks the location where representatives met to sign the formal declaration of independence and where the government of the Republic of Texas was established.

The group then will travel to Chappell Hill to the Masonic Cemetery where a toast will be made to Col William B. Travis at the gravesite of his son. There will be a picnic lunch at a former old store in town after which will be a guided tour of the town of Chappell Hill.

The group will leave at 8 a.m. from First Baptist Church of The Woodlands. Bring a sack lunch and drinks; we will stop at a designated park for lunch, returning to The Woodlands by 4 p.m. Bring a hat and wear comfortable walking shoes.

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS

The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. recognizes various areas of historical and genealogical work with funding and special achievement recognition.

THS BOOK STORE

A resource for hard-to-find books about Texans and Texas.

NOTES ABOUT THE WEB SITE

The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. strongly encourages input from all of its members. We hope all members will contribute their many talents to this site. Please email your ideas and suggestions to the webmaster Kameron Searle at ksearle1@pdq.net . We strongly encourage members to submit articles relating to Texas history and genealogy to this web site as well as to the Journal.   The Texas Heritage Society also encourages scholars of Texas history everywhere to submit Texas history articles for publication in the Journal and on the web site. See Contact Us for more information about submitting an article.

Texas Heritage Society Officers 2009-2011

President — Kameron K. Searle, J.D.
First Vice President (Programs) — Hewitt Clark
Second Vice President (Membership) — Carolyn Terrell
Third Vice President (Publicity) — Pat Ellen Spackey
Recording Secretary —

Treasurer — Carole Lynn O'Neal
Editor — Melinda R. Cagle

Directors at Large —
Carrol D. Cagle, M.D.
Barbara Hamilton
Brenda Horton
Cliff May

Texas Heritge Society