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Quarterly Meeting and Christmas Party
Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:30 PM Woodlands Community Center Room 109 2235 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (281-363-9410) Photo from the last two Quarterly Meetings (Click Here) Quarterly Meeting Thursday,
September 8, 2016
6:30 PM  How Bernardo de Galvez helped
win the American Revolution
by Dr. Caroline
Castillo Crimm is a Professor of History
at Sam Houston State University
 "Everyone has heard of Galveston, but did you know that the man for whom it was named helped George Washington win the American Revolution? Bernardo de Galvez spent 2 years (1777-1779) outwitting the British by sending supplies up the Mississippi in secret to General Washington, then spent the next three years (1779-1781) beating the British soundly on the Mississippi and in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to Washington's victory at Yorktown. It is a fascinating and little known story of a Spanish Patriot who helped create the United States."
Day Trip June 11, 2016  8:45
am
Meet at Pizza Shack,
115 W Montgomery St (FM 1097),
Willis, TX 77378 9:00
am
Old Waverly, Ghost town lost when
the railroad
past through New Waverly. Waverly
like many
other southern towns was named
after the book
(Waverley)by Sir Walter Scott.
Meet at County
Line Store on Hwy 150 two mi.
east of FM 1097,
(before McDonald Ln.) 9:45
am
Old Jail Museum, follow Byrd Ave.
then north
(1000 ft) on Commercial Ave
Coldspring, TX 10:30 am The
West River Plantation (Robinson family),
400 historic artifacts, 500 Texas
Hwy 156
entering Point Blank, TX 12:30 pm 1836
Steak House, 2641 11th St, Huntsville 2:00
pm
Prison Museum, 491 State Hwy 75
N, Huntsville 3:00
pm
Hearts Veterans Museum next door 4:00
pm
Sam Houston Museum, 1836 Sam
Houston Ave,
Huntsville, TX 77340 6:00
pm
Casa Medina Restaurant, dance
Flamenco,
Tomas from Spain, 28777
I45, Shenandoah Quarterly Meeting Thursday, June 9, 2016 6:30 PM Larry Spasic, President of the
San Jacinto Museum, will speak about the
construction of the San Jacinto Monument
for the Texas Centennial celebration in
1936.
 Woodlands Community Center Room 109 2235 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (281-363-9410)
Quarterly Meeting March 10, 2016, Thursday 6:30 PM Planning meeting The future of the Texas Heritage Society, meeting locations, formats, projects, newsletters, journals, Facebook page, etc. Rico's Grill 6777 Woodlands Pkwy #100 The Woodlands, TX 77382 Our President Kameron Searle had an article appear in a dozen Texas newspapers For
Want of a Texas Education 
Quarterly Meeting & Christmas Party And Election of Officers Thursday, December 10 , 2015  Society Annual
Christmas Photo
Courtesy of
Pat Spackey Texas
Heritage Society Officers 2016-2017 President
— Kameron K. Searle, J. D. @Speaker: Jay Jones
Subject: Was the Civil War Really About Slavery? 
Historical
Trip to Central Texas
October 16-18, 2015  Austin Salado Gault Archeological Site (click here for details) Our President Tells All! Hewitt Clarke was featured in a Houston Chronicle article (click link below to see the article ) Woodlands author stands by Confederate heritage  Quarterly Meeting September 10, 2015, Thursday 6:30 PM History of the Western Saddle by Martha Haydel  Rico's Grill 6777 Woodlands Pkwy #100 The Woodlands, TX 77382
June
Quarterly Meeting
The Indigenous People of Texas 1519 to 1800 by David Martin  June 11, 2015,
Thursday NOTE: New Location,
Different Rico's 6777 Woodlands Pkwy #100 The Woodlands, TX 77382 (281) 292-2222
CANCELLED ALONG THE CHISHOLM TRAIL Meet for lunch in Georgetown, place to be announced. We will visit Salado, Belton, Temple and Chisholm Trail Museum in Cleburne. We will use metal detectors on Saturday to search for grape shot and musket balls from the battle between the Spanish army and Phil Nolan's group from Neches. On our last trip, we searched the wrong area. This time we will get it right. We plan on
reschuduling the trip for January. Last Quarterly
Meeting We
now have a microphone and speakers so
sound will be greatly improved. Come and
take part in this fine program.
Last Event Day Trip Saturday, February
21, 2015 10:00 am ---
Seminar The
Education Committee of the Houston Yacht Club
(HYC) is hosting a seminar entitled WHOEVER
HEARD OF THE TEXAS NAVY?. Will Fisher, Board
Member Emeritus of the Texas Navy Association
and direct descendant of S. Rhoads Fisher,
Secretary of the Texas Navy will present a movie
and program on the History of the Texas Navy.
The seminar will be held on Saturday, February
21, 2015 in the Ballroom at the Houston Yacht
Club from 10:00 am to approximately 11:30 with
questions and discussion. Lunch will be
available for purchase after the program.
12:30 --
Lunch at Rain Forest Cafe, Galveston 1:30 -- Airplane
Museum, near Moody Gardens, Galveston 3:00 -- Rosenberg
Library Museum, Galveston 4:00 -- Return
home Hewitt Clarke, THS
and
December11,
2014
Hewitt
Clarke presented photos from our Vicksburg
trip and gave a talk on the 'free thinkers'
of Comfort, Texas.
 Photo
Courtesy of
Pat Spackey
More Photos here
Quarterly Meeting June
12, 2014
NOTE - NEW MEETING
PLACE
 Speaker: Jim Bevill
"The First Texas Navy, 1835-1837"
Jim Bevill acclaimed author of The
Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money,
Credit and Independence in the Republic of
Texas will join us again.
The Paper Republic has sold out of
its first printing and is now in its second
printing.
Note that we are now meeting the
2nd Thursday instead of the third. We
will start the meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Rico's
Mexican Grill in the Alamo Room, 4747 Research
Forest Dr., The Woodlands, Texas.
Appointed to WOB Park Association Board
THS member, Kameron K. Searle, was awarded the San Jacinto Award by the San Jacinto Descendants on April 21, 2014. "The San Jacinto Award is presented to an adult citizen of the State of Texas who has demonstrated a commitment to preserving Texas history and who possesses the highest level of patriotism, leadership, and service to the State of Texas and their local community." Past recipients of the San Jacinto Award include Ray Miller (Eyes of Texas), Dr. Gregg Dimmick (Sea of Mud), and James L. Haley (Sam Houston).
Shortly thereafter, in early May, Searle was appointed to the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Association Board of Directors. The Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Association is the non profit 501(c)(3) support group for Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site which includes Independence Hall, Star of the Republic Museum, and Barrington Living History Farm. Chartered in 1955 by the State of Texas, it is a statewide volunteer organization dedicated to generate support to facilitate preservation projects, celebrations, and educational programming at Washington-on-the Brazos.
Kameron K. Searle is the immediate Past
President of the Texas Heritage Society
and is currently a member of the THS Board
as a Director at Large.
Congratulations Kameron! Quarterly Meeting MARCH
13, 2014
NOTE - NEW MEETING
PLACE
 Speaker: Dr. Gregg Dimmick
Dr. Gregg Dimmick acclaimed
author of The Sea of Mud: the Mexican
Retreat after San Jacinto and
famous Texas Archeologist will be our speaker
at the next THS meeting on March 13, 2014. He
will be speaking about his archeological
research in primary source documents
concerning the "Come and Take It" Cannon.
Note that we are now meeting the 2nd
Thursday instead of the third. We will start
meeting at 6:30
PM, Rico’s
Mexican Grill in the Alamo Room, 4747 Research Forest
Dr., The
Woodlands.Texas
Heritage
Society
Receives Thank You from Patrons of Cedar Brake Park The Texas Heritage Society has received the following thank you card from the Patrons of Cedar Brake Park in Montgomery, Texas. In December, the Texas Heritage Society made a financial contribution to the erection of "The Pioneers of Montgomery" monument. When completed the monument will feature life sized statues of five early Texas pioneers. The first of these statues will be unveiled in Cedar Brake Park on January 25, 2014 which is the 175th anniversary of the adoption of the Lone Star Flag of Texas. Members of the Texas Heritage Society are invited to attend the dedication ceremony.
Texas Heritage Society Annual
Christmas
Party Thursday, December 19 , 2013
Photo
Courtesy of
Pat Spackey
Based on information presented regarding both organizations, the THS membership also voted to make donations to two historical organizations that are preserving Texas history in Montgomery, County. The membership voted to contribute $500 to the Patrons of Cedar Brake Park for the construction of the Pioneers of Montgomery Monument. $500 was also contributed to the 2014 Confederate Heroes Day Cotillion which will be held at April Sound. The Texas Heritage Society is a partner in this year's Cotillion which will be held January 18, 2014 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Tickets are available for the Cotillion Ball for $32 for adults and $25 for children, 12 and under. All tickets at door will be $35. Contact Board Member, Frank Johnson, for tickets at fjohnson@wt.net montgomeryrose47@gmail.com.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 — Mary Jo Leonard Treasurer — Phil Whitley Editor — Melinda R. Cagle Directors at Large — Carrol D. Cagle, M.D. Barbara Hamilton Brenda Horton The Christmas meeting of the Texas Heritage Society was held on December 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm, the third Thursday of the month, in the administration building at The Forum, 1555 W. Panther Creek Drive in The Woodlands, Texas. Below is a list of 2011-2013 THS Officers: Texas
Heritage
Society
Officers
2011-20Texas
Heritage
Society
Officers
2014-2015
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