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Texas
Heritage Society - Organizational Meeting Held June 22,
2009
The
Organizational Meeting of the Texas Heritage Society was held
on June
22, 2009. The meeting was begun with a musical presentation by
Lord Stirling's Fife and Drum Corp. which included a program
provided by Dr. Craig Livingston entitled "A Musical Connection
to History."
Lord Stirling's Fife and Drum Corp.
with hosts Melinda and Carrol Cagle
Dr. Craig Livinsgston is a professor of history and
military science at Lone Star College in the
Woodlands. Dr. Livingston, who is
a pubished writer, is the recent recipient of the Mormon
History Association's J. Talmage Jones Award of
Excellence. He is current president of the Lone Star
College Faculty
Senate.
Following the musical presentation, the
Bylaws of the Texas Heritage Society were discussed,
amended and adopted. Officers for the next two
years were elected and numerous projects were
discussed.
Officers
Elected
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 — Ruben J. Borjas, Jr.
Treasurer — Carole Lynn O'Neal
Editor — Melinda R. Cagle
Directors at Large —
Carrol D. Cagle, M.D.
Barbara Hamilton
Brenda Horton
Cliff May
Photograph courtesy of Pat
Spackey
Some of
the Founding Members of the Texas Heritage
Society
at the
Organizational Meeting Held on June 22,
2009
TEXAS
HERITAGE SOCIETY MEMBERS SHARE THE LOVE OF TEXAS
HISTORY
By
Pat Spackey
A few of the Founding
Members of the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. display
the new logo at their recent organizing
meeting.
The purpose of the Texas Heritage
Society is to discover, understand and preserve the
history and genealogy of Texas and to broaden
historical knowledge among the general public through
programs, projects and
publications.
The society 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, coordinated by member, Hewitt Clarke,
may also include trips to research centers and
archives around the
state.
The Texas Heritage Society, Inc. invites you to join
them on August 8, 2009 for a Tour of Texas History at
Washington-on-the-Brazos near Navasota, where 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 Texas was
established.
The group will then 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 store in the
town after which will be a guided tour of the town of
Chappell Hill. Families are encouraged to bring
their children and
grandchildren.
The group will leave at
8:00 a.m. from First Baptitst Church of The
Woodlands. Bring a sack lunch and
drinks. The tour will return to The Woodlands
by 4
p.m.
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