Join Us for Fun! Instructions: Write your favorite black movie, music, or art and why on the sticky notes & post it. The activity shows the influence of Black media on current culture.

Join Us for Fun! Instructions: Red Pins: Where your heritage originates Green pins: Where you’d like to visit. Shows the immigration history and patterns of African Americans and recent immigrants from Africa.

This is a Play relative to our county’s namesake, Marquis de Lafayette who fought in The Revolution and became a lifelong friend to George Washington. His 24 State triumphant return in 1824 resulted in many cities, counties, streets etc. bearing his name. “Rhapsody of Freedom” by Mary Margaret Mann, Playwright Sponsored by the Smith-McMillan Chapter, […]

The NCHM’s Modern Times speaker series this year is dedicated to commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the nation. The lectures over the course of the year will show how the people and events of Texas have helped to shape the United States more broadly. Modern Times – Origins of Juneteenth presented by […]

  This lecture explores how Americans uniquely mark historic eras—like the 1976 Bicentennial, the 1936 Texas Centennial, and the 2026 250th anniversary of the United States. These anniversaries often inspire not just patriotic celebrations, but also historic preservation and education on national and local levels. The Fulton Mansion was purchased to be a historic site […]

In the 1530s, three shipwrecked conquistadors and one enslaved African became the first men from those continents to visit the future site of El Paso. The brief visit was part of an impossible eight year journey that stretched from Florida to Central Mexico and then to Gulf of California. One of the shipwrecked explorers, Álvar […]

As the Music in the Chambers series continues, this performance features the musical stylings of 1826 to 1876. Founded in 2021, SEUM Chamber is a vibrant and versatile string ensemble that brings music to life through performances in various formations, including string duo, trio, piano trio, and string quartet. Their repertoire spans a rich spectrum […]

Join us for a demonstration on how museums use specialized cleaning techniques to preserve furniture! You will also learn how to identify American furniture styles through Ima Hogg’s collection. 

As we celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial (250 years) and soon Texas’ bicentennial (200 years), we also honor local and family history. Join the French Legation State Historic Site Educators in the third session of our Genealogy Research series: Reading and Interpreting Genealogy Sources. Learn how to access, read, and utilize primary sources like U.S. census records […]

Learning about our ancestors isn’t just about digging up old family stories, it’s about connecting to the journey that helped shape who we are today. The America 250 Project invites you to discover your own family’s past, from why they immigrated to the challenges they faced and the triumphs they celebrated. By preserving these stories, […]