HomeMy WebLinkAboutEX Postcard 02_18_09emailDear Friends of History, What happened to January?! Here it is, well into our first week in February and we're already eager to learn more about our local history, enjoy the company
of our friends, and celebrate our rich Brazos Valley heritage. A couple of years ago, a most fascinating and dynamic woman came into my office to talk about an idea she had that involved
giving young folks confidence through public readings in front of a TV camera. She was so enthusiastic and interesting, that I was ready to sign up right then and there. Our conversations
wandered from writings, readings, travels, and fossils to space ships. Etha Gray, author, DJ, news anchor, film maker, playwright and poet, will be our speaker for the February edition
of the "Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series." Ms. Gray's topic, African-American Heritage in Brazos Valley, is a subject near and dear to her heart. She is working with the Brazos
Valley African American Museum to present what, I know, will be a very informative and poignant de?piction of a most valuable facet of our history. Etha's books are locally available
at Hastings Books. To learn more about Ms. Gray, visit her website: www.ethaemm.homestead.com. City of College Station Heritage Programs, Historic Preservation Committee & Senior Advisory
Committee present: "African-American Heritage in Brazos Valley" An Exploring History Lunch Lecture with Etha Gray, author of "Odyssey of Courage" Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:30 a.m.
-1:00 p.m. College Station Conference Center Room 127 1300 George Bush Drive College Station, Texas A simple lunch is served for $5.00 per person. Reservations are required and seating
is limited. R.s.v.p. to Anne Boykin by Monday, Feb. 16. aboykin@cstx.gov or 979.764.3491. Parking is limited, please car pool if you can. Or, plan to meet your friends at City Hall and
ride together to the Conference Center. Remember that the west entrance to the Conference Center is "step free" and easier for those who need assistance. FUTURE EXPLORING HISTORY LUNCH
LECTURES: LECTURES: March 18: "Texas Aggies Go To War" Dr. Henry Dethloff MORE HISTORY EVENTS COMING SOON! February 9-March 31, 2009: Texas Writers and J. Frank Dobie: Texan Legend February
12 -19, 2009: VANISHED: German-American Civilian Interment, 1941-1948 Both at Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History; http://www.brazosvalleymuseum.org/
February 13, 2009: History Fair at Star of the Republic Museum Washington on the Brazos; http://www.starmuseum.org/March 20-21, 2009: Open House and Battle Re-enactment Museum of the
American G.I.; brent@magicstx.org; 979.777.2820; www.magicstx.org See you soon! Anne Anne Boykin Heritage Programs Coordinator CS Parks and Recreation Department CS Conference Center
1300 George Bush Drive College Station, Texas 77840 aboykin@cstx.gov 979.764.3491 "Well behaved women rarely make history!"