he official tall ship of Texas, the 1877 ELISSA, turns 143, and to celebrate, our friends at Saint Arnold Brewing Company are making it a day to remember. You’re invited to join GHF on Saturday, October...
alveston Historical Foundation has announced a request for proposal for a public art project. This public art mural, located at 2117-2123 Strand (aka the Springer Building) is open to any artist or team of...
The annual Galveston tradition returns with Dickens on The Squares, celebrating the architecture, sights, and sounds of Victorian holidays.
For an island that is no stranger to the strange, this Halloween season Galveston Historical Foundation is offering a breath-taking roster of uniquely created events for adult and youth alike.
From civil engineering feats to natural disasters, the island community has proven time after time, a rare ability to recover, rework, and rebuild itself while never losing sight of its historic roots.
For today’s #TBT were exhuming a classic. In 2003 we teamed up with the National Museum of Funeral History for a lecture on funeral rituals of the Victorians. By all accounts, the lecture slayed. We've recreated the shirt as a limited run Halloween treat.
It features our Ashton Villa and is ready for you to dig up one for yourself at www.galvestonhistory.org/product/dead-victorians-t-shirt.
Incorporated in 1954, Galveston Historical Foundation is one of the nation's largest local preservation organizations. Over the last 50 years, the foundation has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, public education, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation and stewardship of historic properties.
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