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North America » United States » Texas » Nacogdoches July 9th 2016

The Nacogdoches Tricentennial Festival was a splendid occasion for everybody there on the three hundredth birthday of Nacogdoches the settlement...the oldest Spanish settlement in Texas (Tejas) on July 9, 1716. I put off my summer vacation to attend, and I was not disappointed. It was a nice day, but hot and humid out. The reenactment started out with a Roman Catholic Mass; spoke in Spanish, English, and Latin. The Head Monk would sing songs of praise with his deep voice. A bit later they held Catholic communion for the priests; then communion for the Catholic attendees. After the mass there was a short break. Then the Spanish Squad marched into Festival Park. The Spanish Captain read the Nacogdoches Charter. Then the Captain led the squad to a solute, then fired three vollys of black power. They ... read more
Nacogdoches Tricentennial at Festival Park
Roman Catholic Mass
Roman Catholic Mass

North America » United States » Texas » Nacogdoches June 2nd 2011

Most of the things we wanted to see were within walking distance of our hotel, the Hotel Fredonia , a treasure in itself. We liked the place so well we decided to stay a second night. The first stop of the day was the Oak Grove Cemetery. Some of you know that I am a cemetery buff. Although I am not yet ready to take up residence, I truly enjoy visiting old historic cemeteries. Oak Grove is one of those. It is the final resting place for a number of legendary Texans, including four signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Kay & I spent about an hour looking at markers and taking in the history. Our next stop was the Sterne-Hoya Museum and Library. The young lady on duty, Miranda, had recently graduated from SFA ... read more
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery

North America » United States » Texas » Nacogdoches June 1st 2011

We began our day in Huntsville celebrating 41 happy years of marriage (41 out of 42 isn’t bad!) It somehow seemed appropriate to be celebrating an anniversary in Huntsville? Our first stop of the day was the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. There is a wonderful exhibit running through the end of August: J. Griffis Smith's Texas: A Retrospective through the Lens and Images from Texas Highways. If you get a chance to see this exhibit, do it. It is a wonderful exhibition of Smith’s work on the covers of the Texas Highways magazine over the last 25 years. Also, there are many other things to see at the museum. I encourage you to click on the link below and take the “Virtual Tour” to have a look. Sam Houston Memorial Museum A Trip to Huntsville would ... read more
Sam Houston's Woodland Home
Sam Houston's Law Office
some other "tourists" at the Houston homestead




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