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Jun
1
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Children, Houston History, program, Sam Houston Park, Tours

Celebrate Juneteenth with Black History Tours June 1 -30

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We are proud to present Juneteenth Tours all month long. Tour 3 historic houses designated by UNESCO as Sites of Memory for their "Slave Route Project" including the Reverend Jack Yates House.

Tours booked Juneteenth weekend, 6/18-6/20, include teacakes and red punch! This was our most popular tour last year.

We have 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1 PM, and 2:30 PM tours available.

House Beautiful recently published how our tour was a must-see Black History event! The tour consists of three (3) historic structures including the 1847 Kellum-Noble House, 1870 Jack Yates House, and the 1866 Fourth Ward Cottage.

Our tour guides will demonstrate the contrast of the lives of African-Americans living in Houston before and after the Civil War. New research conducted on the 1847 Kellum-Noble House has revealed the names of several enslaved men, women, and children who lived and worked on the property. The history of this home discusses urban slavery in Houston, whereas the Yates House and Fourth Ward Cottage tell about life after Emancipation in the community known as Freedmen’s Town established by African-Americans.

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Mar
17
12:00 PM12:00

Celebrate Women's History Month with Speakers' Series Guest Author Anne Sloan

On Thursday, March 17, our Speaker Series celebrates Women’s History Month via a lunch-and-learn and Zoom at 1100 Bagby Street. Our guest speaker is Anne Sloan who will be speaking about Downtown points of interest that are significant to the mobility of women. Bring your lunch as we gather in the TeaRoom and also do a walking tour of one of the sites.

Women’s History House Tours are also available in March. Learn more here!

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Feb
21
12:00 PM12:00

Speaker Series: Houston History's Black Businesses and the Ancient Order of Pilgrims

Our Speaker Series has returned! Come have lunch with us in-person or participate via Zoom! Our Speaker Series invites HOUnique subject matter experts on Houston and Texas history. Meet like-minded Houstonians at these events, bring your work colleagues, and invite your friends. Proceeds from the event go to preserving Houston history.

Join historian Cheryle Cavitt for stories about Houston’s Black-owned businesses located at the sophisticated Pilgrim Temple. This is a unique Black History lecture, because Cheryle and her mother were responsible for attaining the historical marker The Ancient Order of Pilgrims in Sam Houston Park. Cheryle has a mini-museum from the Pilgrim Temple’s days of glory and we are looking forward to seeing what she brings to the Tea Room.

A Zoom meeting link will be shared with those who register.

If joining us in person, we will send you instructions with a lunch menu or you may click here to see the lunch menu to place an order. We will pick up your lunch at Rosalie located at the C. Baldwin Hotel (named after Charlotte Baldwin, “the mother of Houston”). You may also bring your own lunch. Drinks are available for sale in our gift shop.

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