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On display at Lynn’s Rendezvous Room is an historic quilt donated to the DAR by Dorothy Arrington Hassel to be raffled off to raise funds for the World War I Memorial scheduled to be erected in Historic Anderson Park. The quilt was made by the Ladies of the Grimes County Heritage Association back in the 1980’s. The quilt blocks represent all the historic entities and industries of Grimes County. Tickets will be available at this coming Tuesday’s Two Rivers Heritage Foundation ‘history mixer’. $10 per ticket or $50 for 6 tickets. Support the meaningful DAR World War I Memorial fund that will recognize the 100th years of 1917-18. The drawing will be Labor Day at Lynn's Rendezvous Room. Time to be announced. Ticket holders do not need to be in attendance.
****************************************************** UPCOMING: The DAR has scheduled a special luncheon meeting for Saturday, September 15th ,to hear the author of “The Hello Girls” Elizabeth Cobb, review her non-fiction book about the women who enlisted in World War I to serve in the Signal Corps under the direction of General John Pershing just yards behind the front lines in Germany. The public is invited. Immediate response with Kathy Wells at kjcwells@gmail.com to reserve a spot is necessary so that arrangements can be made to reserve and finalize the venue. NOTICE: BEST MUSEUM at the Horlock House, 1215 Washington, Navasota, Texas 77868. Any organization or individuals who would like to visit the newly organized Best Museum by the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation are welcome. There are, at this time, no regular hours, but arrangements can be made by contacting the Best Museum chairman, Martha Green, at e-mail: marthagreen03@gmail.com
Exhibits, at this time, include the City of Navasota’s historical collection of the Horlocks, Christian Becker, Jesse and Herbert Youens, Schumachers, and Texas Rangers; as well as the Two Rivers’ exhibit of the ”Railroads that built Navasota.” A new exhibit of the Navasota Garden Club's 50th Anniversary. ************************************ Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Officers & Board of Directors Chairman: Betty Dunn Vice Chairman: Martha Green Secretary: Mildred Edwards Treasurer: Judy Reynolds Directors : John Henry Botkin Lynn Hildebrandt Margaret Van Wagner Eppler |
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HISTORY MIXER With minimal interest shown in the opportunity for a Two Rivers Heritage Foundation mid-afternoon group tour of the Brazos River Exhibit at the Brazos Museum of Natural Science in College Station this coming Tuesday’s ‘history mixer’ is canceled. ________________________________________________________________ Two Rivers Heritage Foundation is looking forward to the following week’s ‘history mixer’ on Tuesday, August 21st that will feature a speaker on Women’s Suffrage. Denise Bennett, the Texas Daughters of the American Revolution’s State Vice Chairman for Commemorative Events, will be the speaker as the Women’s Suffrage Amendment nears its 100th year ratification for the right of women to vote. The mixer will begin at 5:15. at Lynn’s Rendezvous Room. Earlier that afternoon the local Robert Raines Chapter of the DAR is holding a dessert social at Lynn’s Rendezvous Room from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. featuring the same speaker on the Women’s Suffrage amendment. Texas was one of the first states to ratify the Constitutional Amendment. The public is welcome to either the afternoon dessert social and/or the Two Rivers ‘mixer.’ There is no cost to those wishing to attend. Lynn’s is located at the corner of Farquhar and McAlpine across from the Navasota Post Office. ________________________________________________________________ Two Rivers Heritage Foundation thanks all the members who have contributed to the Development Fund that has been established for a historic cultural center in Navasota for the preservation of historic documents and artifacts of Navasota, Grimes County and the surrounding Brazos Valley region. This Capital Campaign, is a move for tax deductible donations to the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Development Fund from all who would like to participate in the founding of such a history center. Donations may be made by mailing your contribution to the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Development Fund at P.O. Box 66, Navasota, TX. Donors will be provided with a donor tax receipt. For additional information about the Development Fund, e-mail Betty Dunn at blhd83@gmail.com or Martha Green at marthagreen03@gmail.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MEMBERSHIP Two Rivers Heritage Foundation c/o Judy Reynolds 3213 Red Robin Loop, Bryan, Texas 77802-3030, or P.O. Box 66, Navasota, TX. 77868 E-Mail: tworiversheritagefoundation@gmail.com |