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Calendar
Of Events
January 12, 2010 – April 4, 2010
Rain or Shine: How
Houston Developed Space City Baseball
The Heritage Society Museum
The Heritage Society is teaming up with the Houston Astros
and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame (TBHOF) to present Rain
or Shine: How Houston Developed Space City Baseball. The
exhibit provides an inspiring perspective on the history of baseball in
Houston, featuring treasures from the Astros, TBHOF, and many other
generous lenders.
February 18, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
Spindletop
by Judy Linsley
The Heritage Society Tea Room
12–1 p.m., $5 admission
The story of the oil discovery at
Spindletop is much more than a history of how petroleum was found at
Beaumont, Texas, in 1901. It is the fascinating saga of an extraordinary
group of people—and how their skill, daring, and unswerving
determination led to the discovery of a substance that changed the world
and brought about the Oil Century. Using vintage photographs and the
words of those who saw it all, Judith Linsley, co-author of
Giant Under the Hill: A History of the
Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas, in 1901 will
bring the drama to life once more.
March 18, 2010
Hill/Finger Lecture
The Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill
by Raska and Mary Lynne Hill
The Heritage Society Tea Room
12–1 p.m., $5 admission
April 12–June
27, 2010
A Tejano Son of Texas
The Heritage Society Museum
The A Tejano Son of Texas Traveling Exhibit tells
the lifestory of legendary Texas Tejano Jose Policarpio "Polly"
Rodriguez. The display begins and the start of their new lives in the
State of Coahuila y Texas, Mexico and continues through Polly’s
experiences as a young boy, a gunsmith and surveyor as well as
addressing his Military and Texas Ranger Service and his ranching and
public office records. The exhibit concludes with a description of his
years as a Methodist minister.
For more information on these events,
please call The Heritage Society at (713) 655-1912.
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