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B R A Z O S H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Brazos
Heritage Society
Annual Meeting
February 23rd
9:30am
Millican
Heritage Society
Tea
April 19th
For More Information,
Contact Marcia Elliot
at 936 - 825 -8110.
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E:
2008 Annual Meeting 1
Christmas Tea Photos 2
A Letter from
2
Mr. & Mrs. Van Riper
Heritage Park
3
Master Plan
Carnegie Echoes
3
"Life & Death of
Boonville" Book
4
COME JOIN Us
FOR O U R
Iro 2008 ANNUAL MEETING M
Presenting
"Boonville Townsite Park"
by Henry Mayo
"Burning Desire: the Origins of the Aggie Bonfire"
by Dr. Jonathon Smith
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Brazos Center, Room 102
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 - 10:00am
Lectures
10:00 - 11:00a m
Business meeting following 03
For more information, please contact
Amanda Hermes at 823 -7918.
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Letter to the Eagle
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
We delighted in the Victorian Christmas Tea
created Saturday afternoon by the Brazos Heritage Society.
The setting was the elegance of the stately early -20th century Astin Mansion.
We found the fine linen and china, long- gowned hostess, waitresses and
string ensemble charmingly appropriate for the steaming pots of teas
accompanying the menu of savories, pastries and sweets,
such as scones with clotted cream and jam.
Thank you, Brazos Heritage Society, for a tasteful remembrance of times past.
— Dorothy and Paul Van Riper
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P A G E 3 H E R I T A G E B R A Z O S
H E R I T A G E PARK MASTER PLAN
The Brazos Heritage Society is embarking upon a co- operative venture with the City of Bryan to
develop a master plan for Heritage Park in Bryan. The goal of this effort is to provide a 50 -year plan
for the park that will ensure its continued viability as an attractive historic site and community asset.
The landscape designer who will develop the plan has a degree in landscape architecture from TAMU,
as well as a certificate in Historic Preservation, thus making her quite well- suited to this task.
A high priority for all involved is the planting of hardy new canopy trees to replace those lost to drought
and age over the last few years, and to create additional shaded areas. No major changes are
envisioned, rather the master plan is viewed as a tool and guide for the future.
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C A R N E G I E ECHOES
By NANCY R o s s
We are amazed at the number of people who visit the Carnegie and have marvelous memories of
children's story time. Some keep coming back because they are genealogists or interested in local
history. Others visit us when they come back for school reunions. Memories like that are so very
valuable to us and to their families. Are you passing on childhood memories to your loved ones? It
gives us all a sense of place and a sense of worth. If you haven't, start soon!
Do you remember stories told to you by older members of your family?
Have they been passed on, or do they languish in your memory, rusting and fading? At the very
least, pass them on. Better yet, write them down and pass copies to others! Don't have or remem-
ber any stories? Talk to the older members of your family about their childhood, their parents and
friends, their schools and games. Anything they want to talk about is a piece of history that, unless
passed on, dies when they die.
My mother told me the story of her family's move from Missouri to South Texas on the train. Her
mother cried the whole way, saying they were going to be scalped, and that nobody would be able to
speak English! This was in 1911! A funny, loving story that I will always remember not only because
it was a family story, but also because it points out how we often view other areas and people, and
how wrong we can be.
Remember! Pass on those memories!
Nancy McCraw Ross
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"BIRTH AND DEATH OF BOONVILLE"'
REPRINTING
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Photo courtesy of: Brazos County Historical Commission
http://bchc.co.brazos.tx.us/histmarkers-list
The reprint edition of Mrs. Margaret Lips Van Bavel's
1986 book, "Birth and Death of Boonville" has arrived
and will be on sale in paperback at our annual
meeting on February 23rd. If you would like to buy a
copy, but are unable to attend the meeting, please
contact Amanda Hermes at 823 -7918.
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