Press Release Archive

• Author Mary Remmers to sign copies of her book "Galveston's Oldest Residence: The 1838 Michel B. Menard House" on GHF "Free Day," Sunday August 22
  
  
• GHF Offers End-of-Summer Special:
  New Galveston History Experience Package
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation To Offer RRP Certification Course For Professionals Invoved In Lead-Safe Work Techniques
  
  
• Autographed Copies of New Book “Lost Galveston,” Available Online
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Offer “Free Day” August 22
  
  
• “Lost Galveston,” Author Brian Davis to Sign Books at Bishop's Palace Saturday, August 7
  
  
• "Pieces Of The Past" Quilt Exhibit To Open Wednesday, July 28, At Galveston Historical Foundation
  
  
• Galveston's Haunted History Comes To Life This October
  
  
• Elissa Youth Seamanship Program Begins Saturday, August 7
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Second Annual Galveston Rebirth Revival Race 5K and 10K
  
  
• Jack Johnson “Fight of the Century” Celebration in Galveston to Feature Viewing of “Unforgivable Blackness” and Auction of Newly Commissioned Johnson Portrait
  
  
• Foundation’s Annual Meeting Set for July 23 at Ashton Villa
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Offer Green Training Programs in July and August, 2010
  
  
• “Lost Galveston,” a New Book by Galveston Historical Foundation and Arcadia Publishing, Highlights Island’s Lost Architectural Legacy
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Marks Juneteenth With "Making Of The Underground Railroad: From Slavery To Freedom"
  
  
• Public Invited to Friday Morning Event at 1861 Custom House to Hear Results of Three-Week Preservation Field School Work in Galveston by Graduate Students from U.T. San Antonio
  
  
• GHF to Hold Gala Celebration June 26 to Mark Transfer of 1861 Custom House to GHF from Federal Government
  
  
• New Portrait of Boxer Jack Johnson to be Unveiled at Ashton Villa Tomorrow
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces 2010 Heritage at Risk List
  
  
• GHF Introduces Weekly Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Strand
  
  
• Seamanship Training Onboard the Restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, Begins Saturday, July 24, 2010, Free of Charge
  
  
• GHF's Behind The Scenes Tour of Bishop's Palace Goes Weekly, Starting Memorial Day, 2010
  
  
• Denver Court Walking Tour Scheduled for Saturday, June 12
  
  
• Texas Seaport Museum Annual Plankowners Party and Auction Planned for June 5
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Sally B. Wallace Preservation Awards, 2010
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s “Linen and Lace” Champagne Brunch, Fashion Show and Historic Homes Tour is Unbeatable Way to Honor Texas Moms
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Recognize Preservation “Heroes” at Sally B. Wallace Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Seeking Applications from Galveston Island Historic Homeowners Who Want to Save on Utility Bills
  
  
• New Portrait of Boxer Jack Johnson to be Unveiled at Ashton Villa
  
  
• “First Impression” Preview Evening Tour Heads Up Wide Array of Special Events During Galveston Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• Tickets Now Available Online for “Going Green” Galveston Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• New Book About Galveston’s Oldest House Available Online
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Present Summer Chamber Concert Series
  
  
• Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas to Host “Raise the Roof” Fundraiser for Island Icon Bishop’s Palace
  
  
• Native Galvestonion Eugene Aubry Selected as Galveston Historical Foundation’s New Official Historic Homes Tour Artist
  
  
• Tickets Now Available Online and at Area Kroger Stores for Galveston Historical Foundation’s “Going Green” Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• You are Invited to a Signing and Reception Celebrating New Book About Galveston’s Oldest House
  
  
• Cedar Lawn Walking Tour
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation “Green Revival” Design and Crafts Contest Entries to Be Displayed April 8 at MOD Coffeehouse
  
  
• GHF to Hold Gala Celebration June 26 to Mark Transfer of 1861 Custom House to GHF from Federal Government
  
  
• Fence Rebuilt at Historic Rosewood African-American Cemetery
  
  
• Texas’ Tall Ship Elissa to Set Sail Saturday, March 20
  
  
• Public Invited to Join Eagle Scout in Reconstruction of Fence Destroyed by Hurricane Ike at Historic African American Cemetery this Saturday
  
  
• Lunchtime Lecture on History of the Brown Family to be Held Friday, March 19 at Ashton Villa
  
  
• Galveston Philanthropist Hetta “Peaches” Towler Kempner Named GHF’s 2010 Steel Oleander Recipient
  
  
• GHF Announces Saturday “How-To” Class Series for Spring
  
  
• Austin Architect Susan Welker to Lecture March 3 on Modern “Green Building” Techniques in Historic Restoration
  
  
• Regional Designers And Artists Invited To Enter Galveston Green Revival House Design/Furnishings Competition
  
  
• Going Green: What’s Old is New Again
  Green Revival Historic Homes Tour Marks Beginning of New Era for Galveston Historical Foundation
  
  
• Galveston's Tour Of Sacred Places This Saturday To Feature Talk On The Public Value Of Preserving Historic Sacred Places
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation's Annual Antique Treasures Sale to be Held at Mechanic Street Warehouse, Sat., March 6
  
  
• Seventeen-Block Move to Kick Off New Life for Galveston’s Green Revival Showhouse
  
  
• Kempner Park/Bungalow Walking Tour, Saturday, February 13
  
  
• “Bogan and Wilson Family Quilts” Exhibit to Open at Galveston Historical Foundation
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Helps County Residents Save Money and Save Their Homes’ Historic Integrity
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Annual Tour Of Sacred Places Tour February 27, 2010
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation's Annual Antique Treasures Sale to be Held at Mechanic Street Warehouse, Sat., March 6
  
  
• Seventeen-Block Move to Kick Off New Life for Galveston’s Green Revival Showhouse
  
  
• GHF Headquarters to Unveil Galveston's First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Saturday, February 6
  
  
• Kempner Park/Bungalow Walking Tour, Saturday, February 13
  
  
• “Bogan and Wilson Family Quilts” Exhibit to Open at Galveston Historical Foundation
  
  
• Bayou Bend Specialist in Decorative Arts to Present Lecture February 5 Entitled “It’s Lovely, What is It?”
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Helps County Residents Save Money and Save Their Homes’ Historic Integrity
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Annual Tour Of Sacred Places Tour February 27, 2010
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Extend Battle of Galveston Harbor Tours through January
  
  
• Preservation Architect Joe Oppermann to Speak on “Saving an American Treasure: The Bishop’s Palace Roof,” January 15 at Bishop’s Palace
  
  
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest Award Ceremony Set for January 17 at Old Central Cultural Center’s Ninth Annual Open House and Reception
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Offer Green Training Programs in January and February, 2010
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Host Battle of Galveston Commemoration Tours January 8, 9 and 10
  
  
• End-of-Year Antique Donations Now Being Accepted for GHF's Antique Treasures Sale
  
  
• Silk Stocking National Historic District Walking Tour
  
  
• Folk Musician Caryl P. Weiss to Perform at Texas Seaport Museum Sunday
  
  
• Friday Handbell Concerts Cancelled, Dickens Feast Moved, Otherwise, Dickens on The Strand Weekend Will Go on as Planned
  
  
• Musical Broadcast Production of Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” to Show at Tremont House during Galveston’s Dickens on The Strand Weekend
  
  
• Autographed Copies of New Book About Texas’ Historic Tall Ship Elissa Now Available for Sale Online
  
  
• Tickets Still Available to all Dickens Special Events
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Leader Honored By Gov. Perry With Appointment As An Admiral In The Texas Navy
  
  
• Mystic Seaport Museum Shipyard Director to Speak at Texas Seaport Museum November 7 about Use of Ike-Killed Galveston Oaks in Charles W. Morgan Ship Restoration
  
  
• Downtown Lofts Tour
  
  
• GHF Seeks Paint Pals Saturday, November 14
  
  
• Dickens Artifacts from London to be on Display at Galveston’s “Dickens Emporium” December 5 and 6
  
  
• Uproarious Fun of Victorian Bed Races Added to 36th Annual Dickens on the Strand
  
  
• Tickets Now Available Online to Dickens on The Strand, Galveston’s Annual Victorian Holiday Festival
  
  
• Stephen Fox Lectures On The Influence And Architecture Of Nicholas Clayton
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Marks Native American Month With Kids’ Cultural Program
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Wins 11 Pinnacle Awards From International Festivals and Events Association
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Offers Haunted Tours Throughout October
  
  
• Learning from Galveston’s Historic Buildings, Architecture of Ashton Villa
  
  
• Walking Tour, East End
  
  
• Learning from Galveston’s Historic Buildings, Bishop’s Palace Beyond the Griffins.
  
  
• Native American Day, Menard House
  
  
• Saturday’s Historic Galveston Rebirth Race Route to be Filled with Cheering Supporters from Throughout Island on One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Ike
  
  
• Artist Studio Tour Saturday Announces Addition of Pre/Post Ike Photo Exhibit at Beachtown as Added Attraction to Tour of Artist Studio/Residences
  
  
• Spirit of ELISSA Evening to Feature Dinner, Live and Silent Auctions, and Big-Band Dance Music by 16-Piece Orchestra
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Once Again Presents "Haunted Happenings" Throughout October 2009
  
  
  
• GHF Announces Fall Saturday “How-To” Class Series
  
  
• ELISSA Youth Seamanship Class Begins Saturday, September 12
  
  
• One Year After Hurricane Ike, Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Plans For Return Of Full-Scale Victorian Holiday Festival, Dickens On The Strand
  
  
• Ike Debris Art, by Artist and Galveston Historical Foundation Employee Brandon Ragan, to be on Display at GHF on the Strand, a New Downtown Shop, 2417 Strand, at ArtWalk, Saturday, August 22
  
  
  
• “Ike Challenge” Quilts to Headline 13th Annual Island Quilters Guild Show, Opening September 18 at Custom House
  
  
• Tickets Now Available for First Annual Artist Studio Tour
  
  
• ELISSA Youth Seamanship Program Begins Saturday, August 15
  
  
• Mostyn Law Firm unites with Galveston Historical Foundation as title sponsor of 5K Rebirth Run/Walk through Galveston’s historic neighborhoods
  
  
• GHF On The Strand, a New Downtown Shop, to Open Saturday, August 1
  
  
• Reflections on a Very Special Year from Outgoing 2008-2009 GHF President, Tom Schwenk
  
  
• Galveston: Foundation Honors Volunteers, Welcomes New President and Board in First Annual Meeting Since Hurricane Ike
  
  
• Galveston County Historical Museum Accepts over 370 New Artifacts
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces 2009 Sally B. Wallace Preservation Awards
  
  
• Free Elissa Seamanship Training Program, One-of-a-Kind in U.S., Begins Saturday
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s Annual Meeting, Set for July 17 at Ashton Villa, will Celebrate the Antebellum Mansion’s 150th Birthday
  
  
• Ashton Villa Re-Opens for Independence Day Weekend with New “Restoration in Progress” Tour
  
  
• Seamanship Training Onboard The Restored 1877 Elissa, The Official Tall Ship Of Texas, Begins Saturday, July 18, Free Of Charge
  
  
• Galveston Rebirth Race Seeks to Make Historic Impact
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces New Tour: "From Basement to Attic: A Behind the Scenes Look at the 1892 Bishop's Palace" to Begin this Saturday, June 20
  

• GHF's "Making of the Underground Railroad, from Slavery to Freedom," to be Held at Kempner Park and Garten Verein, Thursday, June 18
  
  
• Third Galveston Historical Foundation/Restoration Chamber Music Concert to be Held Sunday, June 7 at St. Joseph's Church
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Helps County Residents Prepare for Hurricane Season
  
  
• Beachtown Idea House to Close for Public Tours as of Monday, June 1
  
  
• Second Galveston Historical Foundation/Restoration Chamber Music Concert to be Held This Saturday at Garten Verein
  
  
• Arcadia Publishing Announces First Book in Partnership with Galveston Historical Foundation is Bestselling 2008-2009 Title
  
  
• Galveston, Birthplace of Juneteenth, Hosts Wide Array of Local Celebrations
  
  
• Texas Seaport Museum Annual Plankowners Party and Auction Planned for June 6
  
  
• Galveston Firefighters Return to House they Saved Last Year -- the 1868 H. C. Schmidt House -- Oldest Home on Galveston Historic Homes Tour's Final Weekend (May 9 and 10)
  
  
• Public Invited to Sally B. Wallace Historic Preservation Awards Reception Friday
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Host Chamber Concert Series at Galveston Historic Sites
  
  
• National Trust For Historic Preservation Names The Cast-Iron Architecture Of Galveston, Texas, To Its 2009 List Of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places®
  
  
• Tickets Now Available to Galveston Historic Homes Tour's Traditional Mother's Day Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show
  
  
• Special New Neighborhood / Downtown Tours -- by Coach, Bike and Foot -- Highlight this Year’s Galveston Historic Homes Tour Programming
  
  
• 35Th Annual Galveston Historic Homes First Impression Tour To Feature Beachtown Idea House And Soon-To-Be-Reopened Downtown Tremont House
  
  
• GHF Seeks Volunteer Docents for Bishop's Palace
  
  
• 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA to Embark on Annual Daysail Series, Including One-Week Visit to Bayport Cruise Terminal in Houston, Beginning this Friday, March 20
  
  
• Galveston Preservationist Pat Burns Named GHF's 2009 Steel Oleander Recipient
  
  
• Preservation Resource Center Historic Preservation Awards Applications
  
  
• GHF Announces Spring Saturday Class Series
  
  
• Beachtown Idea House to open for Public Tours March 6
  
  
• Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America through Galveston Island
  
  
• Preservation Texas Names The Strand/Mechanic National Historic Landmark District In Galveston To Its Sixth Annual List Of Texas' Most Endangered Historic Places
  
  
• Historic Galveston to be Featured on New Channel 55 Television Series "Postcards from Texas"
  
  
• Public Invited to Bring Historic Documents, Photos, to Galveston Historical Foundation for Archival Scanning
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation's 35th Annual Historic Homes Tour to Celebrate Historic Galveston's Rebirth
  
  
• Sailmaker Jim Brink Returns to Galveston to Build a Replacement Sail for Elissa
  
  
• KWAL Paint Offers 40 Percent Discount on Paint to all Community Members with Discount Cards through March
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Harbor Tours to Re-open Valentine's Day Weekend
  
  
• GHF Recovery Update
  January, 2009: Four Months after Ike
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Martin Luther King Essay Contest
  
  
• Former Belo Archivist to Present Lecture Friday, February 27 on History of Dallas-Based Media Empire That Traces its Roots to Galveston
  
  
• Historian Michael V. Hazel to Present Lecture March 20 on Early Days of Galveston Daily News and Dallas Morning News
  
  
• Galveston Island Tours Announces Storm and Recovery Tour of Island
  
  
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest Award Ceremony Set for January 18 at Old Central Cultural Center's Eighth Annual Open House and Reception
  
  
• "Save America's Treasures" Program Awards GHF $300,000 towards Bishop's Palace Roof Restoration
  
  
• GHF Offers Free Consulting Teams to Owners of Ike-Stricken Historic Homes, Neighborhoods
  
  
• GHF's Preservation Resource Center to Hold "Galve-Scan 2009" on Saturdays through January
  

• End-of-Year Antique Donations Now Being Accepted for GHF's Antique Treasures Sale
  
  
• Historic 1859 St. Joseph's Church to be Open for Public Tours on New Year's Day
  
  
• GHF's Preservation Resource Center to Hold "Galve-Scan 2009" on Saturdays through January
  
  
• GHF to Host Commemoration of the 1863 Battle of Galveston
  
  
• Hotels Rooms Are Available For Dickens On The Strand This Weekend
  
  
• Tickets Still Available to Some Galveston’s Dickens Festival Special Events
  
  
• GHF Receives Disaster Relief Grant from Meadows Foundation
  
  
• Partners for Sacred Places Offers Grants to Galveston Congregations: Local Meeting to be Held At St. Joseph’s Church Monday Nov. 17
  
  
• Preservation Resource Center Establishes Recovery Wish List on Amazon.com
  
  
• Booksigning Friday Evening at Bishop's Palace: "City on Stilts"Book proceeds to benefit Galveston Historical Foundation
  
  
• Gonzalez Challenges Fellow Contractors to Support Dickens on The Strand
  
  
• Vendor Booths Still Available For Galveston's Dickens On The Strand Victorian Holiday Festival
  
  
• Louisiana State University Mold Expert to Speak Saturday on Post-Ike Mitigation and Safety
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Offers Windstorm Exemption to all Galveston County
  
  
• Six Weeks after Hurricane Ike, Texas Seaport Museum Reopens
  
  
• Galveston Attractions Reopening
  
  
• GHF's Historic Rental Venues Back Up and Running
  
  
• Galveston's December Dickens on The Strand Festival to Raise Money for Post-Ike Recovery
  
  
• New Book by Galveston Historical Foundation and Arcadia Press Recalls the Worst Storm in U.S. History, 108 Years Before Hurricane Ike’s Second Beating
  
  
• Bishop's Palace and Tall Ship Elissa to Re-Open Saturday, October 25
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation and KWAL Paint Offer Free Drywall to Low-to-Moderate Income Island Homeowners
  
  
• GHF and City of Galveston Host Recovery Meeting
  
  
• Galveston County Museum Director Jodi-Wright Gidley Announces Losses Due to Hurricane Ike
  
  
• Galveston's Dickens on The Strand Holiday Festival Will Go on in 2008
  
  
• Moody Methodist Church Delivers 200 "Flood Buckets" to Galveston Historical Foundation Headquarters for Distribution to Islanders with Flood Damage
  
  
• Items Lost in GHF Offices: In-Kind Donations Needed
  
  
• Historic Galveston Needs Your Help Now!
  
  
• GHF Offers Structural Assessment of Storm-Damaged Historic Homes
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Blankets Neighborhoods with Flood Damage Remediation Info
  
  
• GHF Staff are Back at Work in Galveston
  
  
• Some GHF Properties Suffer Damage from Hurricane Ike, but Remediation is Underway
  
  
• Galveston Island Tours and Galveston Historical Foundation Postpone First Joint Heritage Tour Package to New Orleans
  
  
• Brides and Grooms: Do you Need to Check on Your Historic Wedding/Reception Rental Venue Status?
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) Sets up Temporary Headquarters at Preservation Texas in Austin
  

• Galveston Historical Foundation adds Cemetery Tour "Spirits of the Past" to its Line-up of "Haunted" Offerings this Fall
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Offers "Galveston's Haunted Harbor Experience" for Halloween Season
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation adds Tall Ship Tour "Halloween Aboard Elissa" to its Line-up of "Haunted" Offerings this Fall
  
  
• “Are We Haunted?”
  Special October Tours at Ashton Villa Highlight Legends and Ghost Stories of the Mansion
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Four "Haunted History" Tours in October
  
  
• Galveston Island Tours and Galveston Historical Foundation Announce First Joint Heritage Tour Package: Fall Trip to Historic New Orleans
  
  
• Former Belo Archivist to Present Lecture November 7 on History of Dallas-Based Media Empire That Traces its Roots to Galveston
  
  
• Historian Michael V. Hazel to Present Lecture September 26 on Early Days of Galveston Daily News and Dallas Morning News
  
  
• Beachtown Announces Joint Project with Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF)
  
  
• County Museum to Host Historical Marker Workshop Wednesday, August 27, 9 to 11 a.m.
  
  
• Thirteenth Annual Island Quilters Guild Show Opens September 29 at Custom House
  
  
• Sherwin Williams and GHF to Offer Class on “Green” Paint Products
  
  
• “Are We Haunted?”
  Special October Tours at Ashton Villa Highlight Legends and Ghost Stories of the Mansion
  
  
• Galveston County Historical Museum to Host Exhibit: African Americans in World War II, Opening September 1
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Extends Windstorm Exemption Program to all Galveston County with Support from National Trust for Historic Preservation
  
  
• 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA Still Taking New Recruits for Seamanship Training this Saturday
  
  
• GHF Announces Doug Kanoy Memorial Education Fund for Employees
  
  
• Schwenk New GHF Board President
  
  
• GHF Annual Meeting 2008 Volunteer Awards
  
  
• Free Stained Glass Presentation to be Held at Historic St. Joseph’s Church Saturday, July 19
  
  
• Seamanship Training Onboard the Restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, Begins Saturday, July 19, Free of Charge
  
  
• GHF Marketing/PR Department Needs Volunteers
  
  
• Galveston County Historical Museum opens new exhibit: Inspired! A Collection of Early Galveston Artwork
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Hold 2008 Annual Meeting Friday, July 25
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Purchases Galveston Island Tours as a Wholly Owned For-Profit Subsidiary
  
  
• 1877 Tall Ship Elissa Crew Leaders to Offer One-Day "Marlinspike" Seamanship Training Experience
  
  
• Galveston County Historical Museum to Host Free Immigration Information Day Saturday, June 7
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Presents "The Making of the Underground Railroad: From Slavery to Freedom"
  
  
• "Light And Bright: The Quilts Of Summer" Exhibit To Be Held At 1861 Custom House, June 16 Through August 29
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Upgrades Annual Fundraiser: “Sale of Antique Treasures” To Be Held at 1861 Custom House Saturday, June 28
  
  
• Texas Seaport Museum Annual Plankowners Party and Auction Planned for June 7
  
  
• Revisiting the Williams House
  Family of Volunteers from the 1950s to Reunite at Galveston’s Historic Homes Tour Mother’s Day Sunday
  
  
• Galveston Historic Homes Tour Continues This Weekend
  
  
• $500 Reward For Historic Griffin Stolen From Galveston's Bishop's Palace
  
  
• Mother's Day Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show a Highlight of Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• New Poster Artist for Galveston Historic Homes Tour Unveils 2008 Art
  
  
• KWAL Paint in Galveston Offers Additional Discount to GHF Members Through July in Honor of Reopening of the 1839 Samuel May Williams House
  
  
• Galveston Uncorked! set for May 15-18
  
  
• Galveston's Dr. Grace Jameson Named GHF's 2008 Steel Oleander Recipient
  
  
• “Mid-Century Historic” Architecture will be the Subject of Saturday Class
  
  
• Historic Fun: Sign Up Now for GHF’s Discovery Day Camp
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Calls for Nominations to 2008 Preservation Award and Heritage at Risk Lists
  
  
• County Begins Repairs to Museum Building in Downtown Galveston
  

• 1877 Elissa, Official Tall Ship of Texas, Arrives in Houston Thursday
  
  
• Tickets Now on Sale for Galveston Historical Foundation’s 34th Annual Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• ASID Designer Showhouse Press Release
  
  
• GHF and Local Quilting Community Begin New Partnership with Exhibit “Old and New” at 1861 Custom House, Through May 12.
  
  
• Lecture “Home Furnishings and Fabrics Before and After the Storm” to be Given at Menard House Tuesday, March 18
  
  
• Ornithology Exhibit at County Historical Museum to Open March 15
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Adds Lectures on Historic Architecture to Annual Spring Series of Demonstration Classes
  
  
• “Mardi Gras Rembemembered,” an Exhibit of Costumes, Photographs and Accessories, will be on Display at Galveston County Historical Museum through February 28
  
  
• Don’t Miss Galveston’s 13th Annual Tour of Sacred Places Tomorrow, Saturday, February 9
  
  
• Old and New: Quilts in the Custom House
  
  
• Public is Invited to Galveston Historical Foundation’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest Award Ceremony at Old Central Cultural Center, Sunday, January 20
  
  
• Architectural Historian Stephen Fox to Give Lecture/Booksigning on the Country Houses of Prominent Houston Architect John F. Staub
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Holds Competition to Find New Artist for Galveston Historic Homes Tour
  
  
• Public Invited to Join Eagle Scout Candidate in Construction of New Fence at Historic African American Cemetery this Saturday
  
  
• Stewardship Day to be held at Bishop's Palace Saturday, January 12: GHF Members Only
  
  
• Historic 1859 St. Joseph's Church to be Open for Public Tours on New Year's Day
  
  
• Don't Miss The 11Th Annual Galveston Harbor Parade Of Lights On December 15 With Free Entertainment For Spectators
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation to Manage Bishop’s Palace
  
  
• 1877 Elissa, Galveston’s Tall Ship of Texas, Returns Home Wednesday, November 7
  

• 11^th Annual Galveston Harbor Parade Of Lights Moves To New Date In December This Holiday Season
  
  
• Galveston Farmers' Market to be Held this Saturday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Saengerfest Park, 23rd and Strand
  
  
• Saturday, November 10, 10 a.m. to 12 noon:
  Celebration of Native American Month with Ray Olachia
  Michel Menard House, 1605 33rd Street
  
  
• National Trust Staff to Speak Saturday on the Rosenwald Schools for Rural Black Children in the Early 1900s
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s Restored 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA to Embark on Harvest Moon Voyage to Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi Thursday
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s Director of Preservation Services, Brian Davis, to Give Talk on “Lost Galveston” this Saturday
  
  
• Galveston County Historical Museum’s 12th Annual "Quilts in Motion" Exhibit Open through November 16 at Custom House
  
  
• Expert to Speak on Texas Maritime History, Coastal Archeology, and Recording the Wreck of an 1860’s Union Navy Supply Steamer
  
  
• Free ELISSA Youth Seamanship Program still has Slots Available. Next Session: Saturday, September 29
  
  
• Galveston Scout Hosts Pancake Breakfast to Raise Funds for Rosewood Cemetery Fence Construction Project
  
  
• Free ELISSA Youth Seamanship Program Begins Saturday, September 15
  

• Lewis New GHF Board President
  Galveston: Foundation Honors Volunteers, Announces New Strategic Plan at Dwayne Jones' First GHF Annual Meeting as Executive Director
  
  
• Galveston Monthly Farmers' Market to be Held this Saturday, August 11, in Historic Downtown's Saengerfest Park
  
  
• Seamanship Training Onboard the Restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, Continues Saturday, August 25, Free of Charge
  
  
• Public Invited to Texas Historical Marker Workshop at Galveston County Historical Museum Wednesday, August 15
  
  
• Postoffice Street’s New Café Madrid to Hold Grand Opening Benefit for Galveston Historical Foundation, August 18, 2007
  
  
• “Genteel Junque,” Galveston Historical Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Sale of Donated Treasures, To Be Held at Garten Verein Pavilion, Saturday, August 25.
  
  
• GHF Storytelling Series to Explore What Life for a 19th-Century Child in Galveston Would Have Been Like
  
  
• Prizewinning Entries on Display at Art on the Spot Exhibit at the Texas Seaport Museum through October
  
  
• Lewis New GHF Board President
  Galveston: Foundation Honors Volunteers, Announces New Strategic Plan at Dwayne Jones’ First GHF Annual Meeting as Executive Director
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s First Annual Meeting Under New Executive Director Dwayne Jones to be an “Island Casual” Event at Garten Verein July 12
  
  
• “Stories of Early Galveston,”
  The Second of Galveston Historical Foundation’s New Storytelling Series, to Take Place on Saturday, July 7, at the Samuel May Williams House
  
  
• Deadline for Entry Extended to Tuesday, July 10
  “Art on the Spot” Contest at Texas Seaport Museum Will Bring Together Area Artists of All Ages in Competition for Cash Prizes
  
  
• “Are We Haunted?”
  Special October Tours at Ashton Villa Highlight Legends and Ghost Stories of the Mansion
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation’s Discovery Day Camp Begins Monday, June 25
  
  
• Seamanship Training Onboard the Restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, Begins Saturday, July 21, Free of Charge
  
  
• Dedication Ceremony for Rosewood Cemetery, Galveston’s Oldest African-American Burial Grounds, to be Held Saturday, June 16
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Presents "The Making of the Underground Railroad: From Slavery to Freedom", June 14, 2007
  
  
• Green Houses; Designing for Health, Air-Quality and Energy Savings, a Workshop for Homeowners, to be Held on Saturday, June 2, 9 a.m. to noon at GHF Salvage Warehouse
  
  
• New Galveston Historical Foundation Storytelling Series at Samuel May Williams House Begins Saturday, June 2
  
  
• Galveston Historical Foundation Announces Its Heritage at Risk List for 2007
  
  
• Architectural Historian Ellen Beasley To Speak at GHF Preservation Month Event on May 30
  
  
• Texas Seaport Museum Annual Plankowners Party and Auction Planned for June 2
  
  
• “A City on Stilts: Galveston, 1902-1912,”
  an Exhibit of Early 20th-Century Galveston Photographs and Artifacts, to Open at Galveston County Historical Museum
  June 9
  
  
• Dwayne Jones to Speak on Roadside Architecture: From the Panhandle Plains to the Galveston Seawall
  
  
• Galveston’s Carolyn Clyburn Named GHF’s 2007 Steel Oleander Award Recipient
  
  
• 33^rd Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour
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