Exhibit: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo History Exhibit
Exhibit: UH Latino cARTographies Interactive Board Exhibit
New Exhibit: The Karankawa: An Enduring Culture of Texas
USS Houston Annual Memorial Service Open to Public - Saturday, March 8, 2025, 1:30 PM
Visit Houston Elevated Black History Tour - Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
Lunch-and-Learn Speaker Series: Dr. Karen Kossie-Chernyshev on Women’s History, The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary Black Women - Thursday, March 20, 2025, Noon
Karankawa Exhibit: Speaker Dirk Van Tuerenhout of HMNS - Friday, March 21, 2025, 6:00 PM
Visit Houston Elevated Black History Tour - Saturday, March 22, 2025, 10:00 AM
Closed for Bayou City Arts Festival, VIP Lounge in Plaza, and Retail Booth - Sunday, March 30, 2025
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.
U.S.S. Houston (CA-30) Survivors’ Association and Next Generations®
Day of Remembrance 2025
83rd Anniversary of the Loss of U.S.S. Houston (CA-30) and H.M.A.S. Perth (D-29)
The ceremony on March 8, at 1:30 PM at The Heritage Society is set to honor those who lost their lives during the Battle of Sunda Strait on March 1, 1942, including the Sailors from the Australian, British and Dutch nations who attempted to stop Japanese naval forces from landing in Java. This event is open to the public.
The Heritage Society (THS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, educational programs, film, video, and other content.
The Heritage Society is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. See their calendar of events here.
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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