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May is National Preservation Month!Get ready for Preservation Month 2011! Since the National Trust for Historic Preservation created Learn more about National Preservation Month at www.PreservationNation.org/PreservationMonth. Preservation events taking place throughout Texas...Saturdays in May Nacogdoches Downtown walking tours are back for the spring and will be offered at 10:30 a.m. each Saturday in May at the Visitor Center, located at 200 E. Main St. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased beginning at 10 a.m. the day of the tour. Children 12 and under are free. The walking tours are also one way Nacogdoches recognizes Historic Preservation Month. May 1 Granbury Preserve Granbury invites you to their Annual Membership Meeting and introduction of the new book, Historic Hood County. The event will take place at Historic Crockett’s Bounty, 2901 Temple Hall Highway at 11:00 am to 2pm. Lunch is free for members of Preserve Granbury and $10 for guests. For reservations or questions please contact Mary Salterelli, 817.573.2787, Diane Lock, 817.573.8810 or Dee Gormley, 817.279.3906.
May 1 Tyler
May 1-2 Galveston The Historic Homes Tour is scheduled Saturdays, May 1 and 8, and Sundays, May 2 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tour includes 10 houses, six of which survived the Great Storm that struck Galveston in 1900. This year’s tour highlights a special “Green Revival House,” a partnership project with the National Trust for Historic Preservation that showcases environmentally sensitive restoration techniques. http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Galveston_Historic_Homes_Tour_Tickets1.asp
May 4 Abilene The Abilene Preservation League (APL) is hosting its third annual awards luncheon at 11:45. Special guest speaker is Bruce M. Shackelford, Abilene native, expert in Native American and Western Antiques. Mr. Shackelford is a regular guest appraiser on the PBS Series Antiques Roadshow. APL will present the Preservation Community Service Award to the Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America and will introduce the Abilene Beautiful House of the Year Award. For more information and to reserve a seat, please visit http://www.abilenepreservation.org/
May 4 at 11:00 am San Antonio See the newly restored Spanish Governor’s Palace, opening on May 2nd after extensive restoration. Refreshments provided by District 1 Councilwoman Cisneros’ office. The City of San Antonio's Office of Historic Preservation is very proud to announce a list of Historic Preservation Month activities. We encourage your participation! http://www.sanantonio.gov/historic/Docs/Calendar_Pres_Month-4-19-10.pdf
May 4th at 5:30 pm San Antonio Networking event at the San Antonio Museum of Art (Old Lonestar Brewery) with a tour of the addition designed by Overland Partners. Cash bar and light appetizers will be provided by SAMA’s new Café des Artistes under the creative direction of Chef Damien Watel. A guided Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse Tour of the museum will be offered by AIA architect Scott Carpenter. An optional Curator’s Lecture, “Liao Dynasty Ceramics” by John Johnston, will be held at 6:00 p.m. http://www.sanantonio.gov/historic/Docs/Events/Networking_Event-5-2010.pdf
May 8-9 Galveston The Historic Homes Tour is scheduled Saturdays, May 1 and 8, and Sundays, May 2 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tour includes 10 houses, six of which survived the Great Storm that struck Galveston in 1900. This year’s tour highlights a special “Green Revival House,” a partnership project with the National Trust for Historic Preservation that showcases environmentally sensitive restoration techniques. http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Galveston_Historic_Homes_Tour_Tickets1.asp
May 8 at 8:00 a.m. San Antonio The Office of Historic Preservation is excited to announce three Preservation Month 2010 guided running tours. Runners of all levels are encouraged to attend. There will be three guides for each run, so no matter your pace you can enjoy a leisurely run and learn something new about our historic city! The Downtown Tour will start at the City Marina and cross
May 8 Austin Save Austin's Cemeteries will be offering walking tours from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m to help the people of Austin connect with our shared history through the stories of iconic places like Kerbey Lane Café and Zilker Park, and the people they’re named after. The tour will highlight the lives of a dozen of Austin’s most recognizable names. Tours are free and open to the public; optional donations benefit the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel restoration fund. Walking tours will take place at Oakwood Cemetery, 1601 Navasota Street, Austin, TX
May 15 Galveston Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas will host a May 15 gala reception to raise matching funds for a new roof on the 1892 Bishop’s Palace, Galveston’s top historic attraction and one of the nation’s best known Victorian mansions. Bishop’s Palace is managed by Galveston Historical Foundation, which has procured a $371,600 matching grant for work on the famed stone mansion at Broadway and 14th Street.
May 15 Hallettsville The Fourth Annual 3S “Solutions…Support…Success” Genealogy Symposium will be May 15, 2010. The topic will be Historic Building Restoration. Scheduled Speakers are: David Bucek Jr.: Stern & Bucek Architects, Jhonny Langer: Paint & Artwork Conservator, and Pat Sparks: Saving Texas Dance Halls. The symposium will be held at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library, 705 E. Fourth Street, Halletsville, Texas 77964. Phone: 361-798-3243 and website. www.hallettsvillelibrary.org. This symposium is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Lincke Fisseler at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 361-798-3243. Agenda:
May 16 Statewide The Annual Historic Sites Free Day will take place on May 16, 2010 at 19 of the Texas Historical Commission’s properties. The public will have an opportunity to experience the real stories of these real places for free admission all day Sunday. Historic Sites Free Day will be held in conjunction with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Month (www.preservationnation.org/take-action/preservation-month) and the National and Texas Travel and Tourism Week (May 8-16). All sites will participate in the Historic Sites Free Day by offering regular services and tours free to the public. For more information on the Texas Historical Commission’s Historic Sites and events for the Historic Sites Free Day visit www.texashistoricsites.com.
May 21 Dallas Join Preservation Dallas as they celebrate achievements in preservation. For more information, please visit, www.preservationdallas.org
May 21 San Antonio Think Like a Preservationist! Join Anna Glover, OHP Senior Planner, and Ron Bauml, San Antonio Conservation Society Architect, in a talk explaining how to look at projects from preservation staff’s point of view. Anna will explain what staff evaluates in projects on historic structures. Ron will present the differences between modern and historic materials and construction. Free admission. Bring a bag lunch. RSVP to 207-7925.
May 21 Houston Greater Houston Preservation Alliance hosts 2010 National Preservation Month Luncheon with guest speaker, David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group private equity firm and historic document collector. To attend this event, please contact the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance http://www.ghpa.org/_blog/GHPA_News/post/Carlyle_Group_founder_to_speak_at_Preservation_Month_luncheon/
May 22 New Braunfels On May 22 from noon to 4, seven historic sites will be open and free to the public. Sponsored by the City of New Braunfels. For information, please click here or contact Cherise Bell 830.221.4057 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
May 22 San Antonio The Office of Historic Preservation, The San Antonio Conservation Society, and Villa Finale are excited to announce the first annual Amazing Preservation Race for kids.
May 28 Galveston Artist Robert Hurst will unveil his commerative painting of Jack Johnson and the "Fight of the Century". The Fight of the Century was July 4, 1910 in Reno, NV between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries. This summer will mark the 100th anniversary of the historic fight. Hurst is the official artist of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. This event will take place at Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway, Galveston from 4pm until 5pm. Free to the public. |