Living History
& Re-enactment Groups that demonstrate Early Texas History
- Brazoria Historical Militia: James Glover, P. O. Box 895, West
Columbia, TX 77486, 979-848-2148. Meetings on the first Thursday of each
month, 7 p.m. at the First Capitol Replica building, West Columbia (next
to City Hall just off Hwy. 35).
- Cane Island Volunteers: Kenneth Welch, 2648 FM
752 S., Rusk, TX 75785, H 903-743-5351, C 903-372-6325
- Cherokee
Cultural Society: 4407 Rose Street, Houston, TX 77007:
713-866-4085, or e-mail
- Crossroads of Texas Living History Association: John Casbeer,
4435 Bagpipe Lane , Houston, Texas 77084:
281-856-0239
- Matagorda County Museum Jr. Volunteers: Cathy Westinghouse, 36 Grisham Rd.
Bay City, Tx 77414, Home 979-245-9908, Work
979-241-4194.
- Sam
Houston's Raven Rangers: Sam Houston Memorial Museum, P. O.
Box 628, Huntsville, Tx 77342: 936-294-1832
- San
Antonio Living History Association: P.O. Box 460987 San
Antonio, TX 78246: 210-279-4973 SALHA
Email
- San Jacinto
Living History Volunteers: c/o Linda Tubbs, mail@texasarmy.org
- Sons of the
Republic of Texas: 1717 8th St., Bay City, Tx
77414: 409-245-6644. San
Jacinto Chapter hosts the Black Powder Brigade and "Rolling
Thunder."
- Texas Army:
Col. John W. Martin, coljum@gmail.com
- Texas
Gulf Coast Cherokees & Associated Tribes: Dan Crosby, P. O. Box 1619, New
Caney, Tx 77357: 281-354-1163, or e-mail
- Varner-Hogg
Planatation Historical Site Volunteers,
and the Texas
Women, (Judy West), Varner-Hogg
Plantation State Park, P. O. Box 476-P, West Columbia, Tx
77486.
- Texian Legacy
Association: Charles
M. Yates, 15742 Fitzhugh Rd., Austin, Tx
78736: 512-264-2355.
- Wharton County Timewalkers: Brulon
Parson, 509 Walnut, Wharton, Tx, 77481: 409-532-5285 (H) or 409-532-8840 (W).
Here are some speciality groups and individuals
- "Anson Jones": Jim Hodges, Houston, Tx :
713-658-1571.
- The Bay Prairie Dancers: Cathy Westinghouse,
Bay City, Tx:
409-241-4194 (W) or 409-245-9908 (H).
- Historical Impressions, Dan and Vickie Overpeck,
6801 Sandra Ln., Corpus Christi, Tx
78414: 512-991-3223.
- J. C. High Eagle: Jerry C.
Elliot, P. O. Box 58182, Houston, Tx 77258.
- Salt Camp: Will Griffin, P. O. Box 696, West Columbia, Tx 77486: 409-345-4656.
- Texas
Army Fife and Drum Corp : Dennis Heckathorne, 1221 Sunset, Pasadena, Tx 77506: 713-472-3743..
- Texas Rangers: K. L.
"Sonny" Grobe, 614 E. Highway St.,
Fredericksburg, Tx 78624.
- Marcia Thomas performs her two original dramatic plays
,"Texian Woman", the story of Harriet Potter Ames,
or "Miss Lucy: A Memoir", the story of Lucy Holcomb Pickens,
in the Living Room Theatre (c.1869) at Jefferson, Texas each Saturday at 8
PM. Ms. Thomas is a member of the Texas Arts Commission Touring Artists
Roster and travels to other cities to perform. Other shows available
include musical vintage
fashion shows. Call 903/665-2310 for info or
e-mail at TxStarmt@aol.com
- "Davy Crocket" impersonator Bill Rush,
713-591-1836 or at his web site www.DavyCrocketandtheAlamo.com
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