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Feb
11
6:00 PM18:00
Free, Houston History

History on Tap: Speaker: Rion Braddock “Texas Tales Untold in a Textbook” (Free)

HISTORY ON TAP

History on Tap is a free program for the community held at North Shepherd Brewing 4816 N. Shepherd Drive HTX 77018

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 6:30 PM

Speaker: Rion Braddock “Texas Tales Untold in a Textbook”

Please join us for a rousing discussion of Early Texas and stories you will not find in a school textbook!!  Most of us know the story of the Texas Revolution and how Texas won its independence from Mexico.  But… is there more to the story?

·    Why did our Texas heroes come to Texas in the first place?

·    What did they want once they got here?

·    What did they do once they were here?

·    What did Santa Anna do during his march through Texas?

·    What about the Yellow Rose of Texas?

Let’s explore some of these questions and discover “the rest of the story”.

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Specialty Tour of Old Place
Jul
5
1:00 PM13:00

Specialty Tour of Old Place

First and Third Friday: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Cost $10

First and third Friday a costumed docent will give you a tour about life in Austin's Colony. The tour focuses on the hardships of daily life in the early 1820s. A costumed interpreter explains and demonstrates important facets of textile production on the frontier - spinning, dyeing, and weaving in addition to the regular domestic activities of that era.  Other areas being addressed include building construction methods and tools, the empressario system of colonization in Texas, and land grants. 

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Specialty Tour of Old Place
Jul
5
11:00 AM11:00

Specialty Tour of Old Place

First and Third Friday: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Cost $10

First and third Friday a costumed docent will give you a tour about life in Austin's Colony. The tour focuses on the hardships of daily life in the early 1820s. A costumed interpreter explains and demonstrates important facets of textile production on the frontier - spinning, dyeing, and weaving in addition to the regular domestic activities of that era.  Other areas being addressed include building construction methods and tools, the empressario system of colonization in Texas, and land grants. 

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Jan
27
to Mar 5

Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy

The Heritage Society Museum
Free admission

This exhibition created by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos, and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas features striking photographs by Bill Wittliff with bilingual narrative text that capture the drama of vaqueros still working cattle in traditional ways.

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