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    Tag your favorite person to take to hear live musi Tag your favorite person to take to hear live music, and you might win a signed, limited-run poster AND two tickets to see David Ramirez (@davidramirez) live at St. Joseph’s on Friday, October 2! ✨

HOW? 👉 Just comment on this post and tag your favorite folks to take to shows, and you’re automatically entered to win. 

🌜 Tag one person per comment, but comment as many times as you’d like!

🌜🌜 We’ll announce the winner on Wednesday, September 30. 

🌜🌜 🌜 The deadline? September 29 at 11:59 p.m.

One of Galveston Historical Foundation’s missions is to elevate compelling art, from the past and from our contemporaries. Thank you for being here. 🙏 See you at St. Joe’s!
    Isn’t this sketch by Jim Lenahan (@lenahandrawing) Isn’t this sketch by Jim Lenahan (@lenahandrawing) captivating? 

Thank you so much for using your considerable skill to capture the 1892 Bishop’s Palace, Jim. It’s beautiful work.
    Our 2026 Haunted History schedule is here! 👉 Galv Our 2026 Haunted History schedule is here!

👉 Galveston ghost stories; haunted tours of the harbor; cemetery walks by lantern light; Strand sip and strolls; and gobs and gobs of spooky storytelling…

Time to make some memories! Check out the full slate of events, buy tickets, and RSVP at the link in our bio.
    We’ve seen and done a lot in the world of preserva We’ve seen and done a lot in the world of preservation, but moving the 1945 Marshall Family Fish Camp brought us a new challenge: relocating a historic property over water. 

We got comfortable in the Fish Camp’s gorgeous upstairs living room, now located near Teichman Point, and asked our Laura Bourgeois to explain the logistics behind the move.

Special thanks to McMillan Building Movers for their expertise!
    Galveston! Here’s what’s happening this weekend: Galveston! Here’s what’s happening this weekend:

🌞 Thurs., Sept. 17
Yoga on the Pier
📍 Galveston Historic Seaport
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Free

This season’s last session of Yoga on the Pier will include everything we’ve loved about the gathering all summer long. Instructor Cece Rodriguez will lead us through a relaxing, all-levels workout overlooking Galveston Harbor. Doors open at 7:30 pm with yoga from 7:45-8:30. After class, participants are invited to cool down with an optional cold plunge experience before the evening concludes at 9:00 PM. 

Bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and enjoy a peaceful sunset workout in one of Galveston’s most unique waterfront settings. Free to the public!

🌞 Fri., Sept. 18
Austin Gaston Live: Summer at the Seaport
📍 Galveston Historic Seaport
6-8 p.m.
Free

Toast the sunset with live, local music from soulful singer-songwriter Austin Gaston (@gastoni176), beer and wine, good company, and the best view on the harbor!
    Did following Galveston 250’s voyage leave you dre Did following Galveston 250’s voyage leave you dreaming of sailing on ELISSA yourself? 

Join us for our next Sail Training Orientation!

Saturday, Sept. 26
📍 Galveston Historic Seaport
1 - 5 p.m.
Check-in begins at noon; orientation begins at 1 p.m.

ELISSA’s sail training is an adventure activity for people of all ages and abilities. Young and older folks alike can find camaraderie and a rewarding experience either in ELISSA’s rigging or on her decks.

Read details and RSVP at the link in our bio.
    As oyster resorts sprang up along Teichman Road, O As oyster resorts sprang up along Teichman Road, Offatts Bayou, and Galveston Bay in the late 1800s, part of the area’s growing appeal was its natural wildness, then considered far removed from town. Offats Bayou’s brackish waters provided ample cover for oysters and other shellfish, as well as catfish, drum, and flounder, plus a parade of shorebirds, diving ducks, and other hungry fowl.

The community’s remote marshes also beckoned to industrious characters planning to skirt the law. 

In March of 1923, a vessel named the Cherokee docked at one of the seafood resorts in Offatts Bayou. The Cherokee was heavy with cargo, and thanks to an anonymous phone call, customs officers received a scandalous tip about its contents: The Cherokee was laden with 350 cases of whisky, hauled from Bermuda. 

According to a Galveston Daily News article published March 12, 1923, customs officers boarded the Cherokee and confiscated the liquor, securing one of the largest seizures of contraband on the Gulf Coast at the time. The paper reported that the liquor was stowed in “gunny sacks, six bottles to the sack, and all bore the Cedar Brook and Sunny Brook labels.” 

Authorities then arrested the Cherokee’s rumored owner, Johnny Nounes, known to many to this day as Johnny Jack.

Today, perched on the balcony of the 1945 Marshall Family Fish Camp that now looks out over those same salty flats, it’s easy to imagine the maritime bootlegger scene unfolding among the otherwise peaceful wetlands. The past is never as far away as it may feel. 

Next up: The rise of recreational boating, and a post-World War II construction bonanza that aided the proliferation of fish camps on the island.
    Yoga on the Pier has become one of our favorite mo Yoga on the Pier has become one of our favorite monthly rituals. ✨ We could wax poetic about all the reasons why, but this gorgeous photo says it all, don’t you think?

See you this Thursday!

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Thurs., 9/17
Yoga on the Pier 
📍 Galveston Historic Seaport (2200 Harborside Drive)
7:30-9 p.m.
Free
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    Tag your favorite person to take to hear live music, and you might win a signed, limited-run poster AND two tickets to see David Ramirez (@davidramirez) live at St. Joseph’s on Friday, October 2! ✨HOW? 👉 Just comment on this post and tag your favorite folks to take to shows, and you’re automatically entered to win. 🌜 Tag one person per comment, but comment as many times as you’d like!🌜🌜 We’ll announce the winner on Wednesday, September 30. 🌜🌜 🌜 The deadline? September 29 at 11:59 p.m.One of Galveston Historical Foundation’s missions is to elevate compelling art, from the past and from our contemporaries. Thank you for being here. 🙏 See you at St. Joe’s! ...

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      • Venue Rentals
      • Educational Packets
      • Group Tours
      • ———-
      • Galveston Historic Seaport – Home of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA
      • 1892 Bishop’s Palace
      • Architectural Salvage Warehouse
      • Hendley Green
      • Historic Harbor Tour and Dolphin Watch
      • Saengerfest Park
      • Galveston’s Immigration Experience – Ship To Shore
    • EVENTS
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      • CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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      • ———-
      • Galveston 250
      • Live at St. Joseph’s Concerts
      • Strand Summer Series
      • Dickens on The Strand
      • Galveston Historic Homes Tour
      • Galveston Island Revue Weekend
      • Tall Ships® Galveston
      • The Bettie Ball
    • PRESERVATION
      • GHF Preservation Resources
      • Edward L. Protz Historic Preservation Internship
      • Architectural Salvage Warehouse
      • Galveston Historical Foundation’s African American Heritage Committee
      • Endangered List
      • Sally B. Wallace Preservation Award Honor Roll
      • GHF Revolving Fund
      • Galveston Windstorm Exemption
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