July 13–November 14, 2010
Greetings from Houston: Vintage Postcard Views of the City
The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
The city of Houston has changed dramatically over its 174
year history. As Daniel E. Monsanto notes in his Postcard History
Series book on Houston, “No better medium expresses the city's
transformation than the postcard. It acts as a chronicle and a window
through time. One can view the earliest beginnings of the city,
including horse-drawn carts in the streets and grand railway depots, to
our first skyscrapers and suburban development." So much of the history
of Houston is contained in The Heritage Society’s collection of over 120
postcards. The variety of images include parks, like our very own Sam
Houston Park, familiar structures like the San Jacinto Monument, the
Esperson Building and Rice University, and places long gone like the
City Auditorium and the Hotel Brazos.
July 29, 2010
Greetings from Houston Reception
The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
6–8 p.m.
Free to members, $5 for non-members
August 19, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
The History of Postcards
by Daniel Monsanto
The Heritage Society Tea Room
12–1 p.m.
$5 for non-members
Daniel Monsanto is a Houston native and author with a passion
for history and a love of postcards. In his presentation on August 19,
2010, he will discuss the history of postcards and the joy of
collecting. He will also use images from vintage and modern Houston
postcards to illustrate the growth of the city from a small town to a
metropolis.
September
16, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
Camp Logan
by Louis F. Aulbach
12–1 p.m.
$5 for non-members
Local historian and author, Louis Aulbach, will present the
September 16 lecture. He will discuss the history of Camp Logan, a World
War I era Army base established in the Houston area in 1917 where 35,000
soldiers lived while they were in military training. Camp Logan served
as a base for the 33rd Infantry Division of the National Guard as well
as other troops. Designed as a "tent camp" supplemented by 1329
buildings, Camp Logan also included a base hospital, YMCA Hostess House
and an extensive library operated by the American Library Association.
October 21, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
French Town
by Denise Labrie
12–1 p.m.
$5 for non-members
The October 21, 2010 lecture will be presented by Denise
Labrie, a freelance writer, poet, and songwriter who has chronicled the
rich history of the Creole families whose descendents migrated to
Houston from Louisiana. These individuals settled in Houston’s 5th Ward
where they established the community known as Frenchtown, founded Our
Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, and preserved their rich cultural
heritage of Creole food and Zydeco music. Ms. Labrie is the author of
several short stories about her heritage as well as three books. "The
Louisiana to Houston Connection", "Parle Creole French: Southern
Louisiana Dialect", and "Reflections: A Poetry Collection".
November 18, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
Courtlandt Place
by Sallie Gordon and Penny Jones
12–1 p.m.
$5 for non-members
December 10–11, 2010
Annual Candlelight Tour
