Republic
of Texas Celebration
- February 17, 2010
Submitted by Billie Dawson
On March 6, 2010, the William Carroll
Crawford Chapter of The Daughters
of the Republic of Texas will host
our second annual Republic of Texas
Celebration at the Historic Shelby
County Courthouse Square.
The Daughters of the Republic of
Texas is a non-profit organization
with a primary goal to preserve and
perpetuate Texas History. Shelby County
has a rich history and played an important
role in the forming of the Republic
of Texas and our Statehood.
The Republic of Texas Celebration
gives us an opportunity to celebrate
this rich history and bring attention
to our ongoing efforts to preserve
it.
Last year’s event included
the dedication of The First Ladies
in Texas Building, located on the
courthouse square. This year begins
our effort to establish the library
in honor of one of our members and
life long resident of Shelby County.
The library will be named “The
Reba January James Heritage Library”
It is through Reba’s efforts
our local chapter The William Carroll
Crawford Chapter was chartered in
1996, she was also instrumental in
the forming of the local chapter of
the Son’s of the Republic of
Texas, and has been active in our
county in many ways. Once the library
is complete it will be open to the
public to be used as a research source
for information pertaining to Shelby
County, and Texas history.
The Republic of Texas Celebration
is free to the public, and will include
many fun activities based on life
in the 1800’s.
We need your help. As a sponsor your
donation will aid in the cost of our
event. All money raised through the
rental of vendor space, food, stagecoach
and buggy rides will go directly toward
shelving, computers, and other items
needed for the library. Each sponsor
will receive signage on the courthouse
lawn and will be listed in our program.
There are four (4) sponsorship levels,
Silver $100.00, Gold $200.00, Platinum
$300.00, Diamond over $300.00.
We appreciate your consideration
and look forward to seeing you on
March 6th.
For additional information please
contact Elizabeth Pate @ 598-8081
or
Billie Dawson @ billiedaw05@aol.com
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