Exhibit: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo History Exhibit
Exhibit: UH Latino cARTographies Interactive Board Exhibit
Exhibit: Agatha Babino’s Story: A Narrative of the Formerly Enslaved
New Exhibit: The Karakawa: An Enduring Culture of Texas
Evening of Heritage at Brennan’s - Wednesday, October 30
Dia de los Muertos Parade and Festival at Sam Houston Park - Saturday, November 2
Visit Houston Elevated Black History Tour Saturday, November 9
DAR Veterans Ceremony Tuesday, November 12
History on Tap with North Shepherd Brewing Company: Cian Hardin Tuesday, November 12
Karankawa Exhibit Opening Reception Friday, November 15
Frontier Day at George Ranch Saturday, November 16
Visit Houston Elevated Black History Tour Saturday, November 23
Mayor's Thanksgiving Parade Thursday, November 28
Made Possible By: The Heritage Society’s exhibits, tours, events, and programs are funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Funding for these grants has been provided by Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act.
Texas Oil Boom Towns of the Early 1900s
by Bartee Haile
The Heritage Society Museum
Free for members, $5 for non-member
Texas at the beginning of the twentieth century was just another sleepy Southern state with an economy based on cotton and cattle. Author Bartee Haile will discuss how a series of oil discoveries that started with Spindletop in 1901, impacted small towns like Beaumont, Ranger, Desdemona, Mexia and Borger.
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Funding for these grants has been provided by Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act.
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