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Board member Mister McKinney of Mister McKinney's Historic Houston has Donald Hayes on “LIVE from The Heritage Society with Mister McKinney” on Wednesday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. This is a free program on Facebook or Instagram Live.
Donald Hayes is an Astrodome and AstroWorld memorabilia collector will share Astrodome photos and cover the history of the Eight Wonder of the World.
HISTORY ON TAP
Join us on Tuesday, April 8 for a Women’s History Month presentation by Dr Steven Sewell who will speak about “The History of Beer: From its Sumerian origins to today’s microbreweries”. History on Tap is a free program for the community held at North Shepherd Brewing, at 6:00 p.m., 4816 N. Shepherd Drive Houston, TX 77018.
Steven L. Sewell has been a Professor of History at the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas since 2000. He also previously served as Dean of Academic Programs and as Chair of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at College of the Mainland. Dr. Sewell served as president of the Southwestern Historical Association, 2012-2013 and served as the President of the Southwestern Social Science Association, 2023-2024. Dr. Sewell earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in History from Oklahoma State University. He has published extensively on the history of labor in the Oklahoma coal mining industry, published an article on the Texas cowboy strike of 1883 in the Red River Historical Journal and an article on Choctaw beer in the Journal of Cultural Geography. He also published a book chapter entitled, “The Spatial Diffusion of Beer from its Sumerian Origins to Today” in The Geography of Beer (2014).
PAST PROGRAMS
The Heritage Society is toasting to its “History on Tap” program that promises to be a hoppy hour to remember. North Shepherd Brewing, close to Downtown, is hosting history presentations on Tuesday, October 15 and Tuesday, November 19. Just in time for Halloween and Oktoberfest, our board member, Dr. Don Williams will be enlightening the audience about how Houston was founded and then share interesting tidbits about Houston’s families’ graves and lots. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
U.S. Army First Sergeant (Retired) Dr. Donald R. Williams has just completed his PhD from Walden University. He is a lifetime member of The Heritage Society and a Texas Historian. His dissertation is titled "Substance Abuse Disorders and Veteran Homelessness". This degree caps off his educational journey as he started off as a high school dropout from Charles H. Milby Sr. High School, where he is now a teacher and Jr. R.O.T.C. instructor.
He travels throughout Texas studying and photographing historical sites including homes, historical markers, and cemeteries of Texas families. He also is connected to other historical organizations such as Sam Houston Memorial Museum. He recently attended Sam Houston Memorial Museum’s Texas Independence Day/Sam Houston’s Birthday celebration and met up with Alison and Joanne.
One of his talents is expressively reciting poetry. He has memorized and performed poems of Mayou Angelou and speech excerpts of Martin Luther King, Jr. He has also spoken on behalf of THS for a Juneteenth program for ARAMCO, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (poetry and parade), and Dia de los Muertos (live commentator on this day of remembrance).
