February 20− June 22, 2013
Olivewood Cemetery: Past, Present, and Future Exhibit
The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
Just northwest of downtown Houston, near a bend of the White Oak Bayou and in the shadow of the Katy Freeway, lays the city’s first incorporated African American burial ground—Olivewood Cemetery. Years of overgrowth have made the cemetery virtually unknown to many who drive past it every day, but guarded therein are the remains of former slaves, veterans of the armed services, and many of Houston’s prominent African American founders. Join us in the Heritage Society Museum Gallery as we explore the founding, growth and future plans for the preservation of this lost gem of Houston’s past.

This exhibition was developed in coordination with the Descendants of Olivewood, a 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to the restoration, preservation and maintenance of Olivewood Cemetery.

April 3−June28, 2013
Neil Armstrong Autographs Exhibit
From the Anthony Pizzitola Collection
The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
The Heritage Society is proud to host an extensive display of Neil Armstrong autographs from the collection of Anthony Pizzitola who began pursuing the modern day Christopher Columbus in 1979. The exhibition will include both famous and rare signed photographs. Pizzitola is a member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club and is the author of Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph. Pizzitola also contributed to First Man, Armstrong’s authorized biography by Dr. James Hansen.

June 8, 2013
Curator Behind-the-scenes Talk
Texas Furniture
The Heritage Society Tea Room
10 a.m.
Members only event
Please rsvp to 713-655-1912, ext. 157
A discussion about the German influence on Texan cabinetmaking with The Heritage Society Curator of Collections Wallace Saage.
 

June 15, 2013
Heritage Family Day-Celebration of Juneteenth
12−4p.m.

June 17, 2013
The Best Little Workshop in Texas
For Teachers of Seventh Grad Texas History
8:00 a.m.−3:30 p.m.
Six hours of Professional Development Credit.

June 20, 2013
Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture Series
Maude Brown's Baby, historical mystery
by Richard Cunningham
The Heritage Society Tea Room
12−1 p.m.
Members are free, non-members $5
Experience Houston’s Fourth Ward and Galveston’s nascent underworld in the turbulent month of September, 1918, as seen through the eyes of an aspiring photojournalist mysteriously orphaned by the 1900 storm. Houston science and technology writer Richard Cunningham will read from and discuss his new historical novel, Maude Brown’s Baby.

July 2−October 26, 2013
Bitters, Brews and Beyond: Houston History in a Bottle
The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
Have you ever wondered what bitters are? Can you tell the difference between a figured flask and a cathedral-style pickle bottle? When did Coca-Cola open its first bottling plant in Houston? How do collectors find vintage bottles? Bitters, Brews and Beyond will answer all of these questions and more. This exhibit will feature a wonderful collection of glass bottles ranging from soda, milk and beer bottles, to medicine bottles from Houston pharmacies, to flasks, sauce bottles, canning jars and so much more.

August 21, 2013
Building Arts Distinguished Lecture Series
Buildings of Texas
by Gerald Moorehead
The Heritage Society Tea Room
7 p.m.
Members are free, non-members $5
Please join us for the next installment of the Building Arts Lecture Series, which will feature architect Gerald Moorehead. Mr. Moorehead will discuss his recently published book, Buildings of Texas, the first in a two volume set that will document – in its entirety and with expert scholarship - Texas' architectural heritage from pre-statehood days to the present. Buildings of Texas is part of Buildings of the United States, a 58-volume series produced by the Society of Architectural Historians and published by University of Virginia Press that celebrates the extraordinary variety and virtuosity of our nation's architectural achievements. Praising the Buildings of the United States project, Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has stated that, "the series will no doubt serve as a reference for all of us concerned with community development and planning and will point to the role preservation plays in rejuvenating communities."  

December 14 & 15, 2013
The Heritage Society's 51st Annual Candlelight Tour
Sam Houston Park
On Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15, The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park will host the 51st Annual Candlelight Tour a wonderful holiday tradition. This year’s Candlelight Tour will have decorated buildings, historic characters relating stories of the past, carolers, Houston Boychoir in St. John Church, Santa Claus and his Workshop, family musical and magical entertainment and holiday fare at the Candlelight Café.
 

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