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February 12 June 1, 2008
Jesse H. Jones: City Builder and Public Servant
"It is in service that you will grow the greatest."
Jesse H. Jones, Houston’s foremost developer during the first half of the twentieth century, helped salvage the nation’s economy during the Great Depression and, as Secretary of Commerce, militarized industry in time to fight and win World War II. After fourteen years of public service in Washington, D.C., Mr. Jones returned to Houston where he and his wife, Mary Gibbs Jones, contributed to their community through Houston Endowment, the philanthropic foundation they had established in 1937.

The exhibition, organized by Wallace Saage, The Heritage Society’s Curator of Collections, documents Mr. Jones’s unique roles in local and national affairs. The exhibition will be presented in The Heritage Society’s Museum Gallery.

This exhibit is made possible with support from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. Additional Support has been provided by Houston Endowment, Inc.
 

May 15, 2008
Hill/Finger Lecture Series
Houston's History is well-marked and all around you -Explore and Enjoy!
The Heritage Society Tea Room
12
1 p.m.
Did you know that Harris County presently has 307 Texas Historical Markers? Patrick Van Pelt, Harris County Historical Commission Chairman, has a true love for the history of Houston and dedication to the preservation of our city's greatest historical landmarks. Please join THS as Mr. Van Pelt brings their stories to life in an insightful, informative, and interesting presentation.

 

May 29, 2008
Houston Heritage Luncheon
Texas Ballroom at The Houston Club
111:30 p.m.
Featured Speakers: Leigh and Leslie Keno
Special Guest: Mayor Bill White
Mistress of Ceremonies: KPRC Local 2 Anchor Rachel McNeill


June 10 – July 27, 2008
The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement
The Road to the Promised Land features photographs, reproductions of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and others engaged in the struggle for civil rights in 20th Century America. The 20 black and white panels in this inspiring exhibit cover a variety of subjects including, environmental racism, the Lorraine Motel, site where Dr. King was murdered 40 years ago reinvented as a museum, and trailblazers like Rosa Parks and Texas’s own Barbara Jordon. This exhibit is organized by Humanities Texas.

 

June 10, 2008 Sept. 28, 2008
Interwoven Traditions: The Spiritual Journey from African to African American
This exhibit discusses how Africans were able to use their spiritual beliefs, which sprang largely from classical African religions, to both survive slavery and create their own unique African American culture. Interwoven Traditions, which features many hidden African spiritual symbols found on archeological excavations of plantations in Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina, is co-curated by Kenneth L. Brown, Ph.D. and Carol McDavid, Ph.D., with assistance from the Levi Jordan Plantation Historical Society and the Texas Historical Commission, who has loaned the artifacts for the exhibit.

 

June 19, 2008
The Broadening of Political Power in Houston since 1900
Please join The Heritage Society on Thursday, June 19 when US Vice Chairman of Strategic Real Estate Advisors, Chase Untermeyer, will speak on the changing trends of political power in Houston over the last 100 years. Mr. Untermeyer has a long history of public service at four levels of government- local, state, national and international. He most recently served for three years as U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, having been appointed to that post by President George W. Bush in 2004.

 

October 7, 2008 January 4, 2009
What's Cookin'? Two Centuries of American Foodways
The English writer Samuel Johnson described man as a "Cooking Animal." For most of us food is more than fuel for our bodies. What we choose to eat depends upon our family traditions, ethnic heritage, and regional customs. Whom we choose to eat with defines our circle of family and friends. The fascinating traveling exhibit, "What's Cookin'? Two Centuries of American Foodways," discusses these food‑related issues.

 

September 27, 2008
The Best Little Workshop in Texas For Teachers of Texas History
A professional development workshop for teachers of middle school Texas history.

 

December 1213, 2008
Annual Candlelight Tour

 


For more information on these events,
please call The Heritage Society at (713) 655-1912.

 

 

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