Volunteers are encouraged to help out cleaning the historic Canary Islands Cemetery located in Floresville, Texas. While named Canary Islands Cemetery, the cemetery has no affiliation with the nearby Canary Islands Descendants Association of San Antonio. The historic cemetery began in 1882 with burials continuing into the mid-20th century. Those wishing to help out should …
Casa Navarro has partnered with The Alamo this year and will be conducting a virtual event.
Clinton McKenzie, Project Archaeologist with the Center For Archaeological Research (CAR) at University of Texas San Antonio, will speak on the Archival and Historical Review of the Santa Rosa Children's Hospital aka Campo Santo. To receive a meeting invite, contact Lisa Santos at lsantos1718president@gmail.com
This is the organization's monthly meeting. For meeting details, see their website.
This is the quarterly meeting of the Trail de Flores Chapter of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association.
”Roundtable” discussion w/Art Martinez de Vara, author of "San Antonio Marriages - 1703-1846", Ramon Vasquez and Rudy de la Cruz, Founders of Texas Heritage Project. Sign-up form:https://forms.gle/BjKmR3EGuYhCqGPk6
A virtual Question and Answer session with Clint McKenzie, one of the researchers of the Archival and Historical Review Report we posted about earlier. To sign-up for the meeting, complete this form: https://forms.gle/sXiSXyBzEzmCZ5ix9 This meeting is also a Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/337110104337859
The Canary Islands Descendants Association (CIDA) in San Antonio holds their monthly membership meeting the 3rd Saturday of each month starting at 10:00AM. Like many other organizations, their meetings are currently being held virtually. See their Facebook page for up-to-date information.
Join us for a discussion about Women in Spanish Colonial Texas with Dr. Amy Porter, Professor of History at Texas A&M-San Antonio, Linda Ximenes, Tribal Leader with Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, and Erika Haskins, PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Women and Gender Studies at University of Incarnate Word. Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/GqKuGzY8PNKELRkFA
Join us on the 208th Anniversary of Texas' First Declaration of Independence. We will host and chat with Brandon Seale about Texas' first Declaration of Independence and his ongoing efforts to find the Battle of Medina battleground. Here's a translated copy of that first Declaration of Independence: https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1813-Texas-Declaration-of-Independence-Translated-by-Brandon-Seale-1.pdf Here's the sign-up form: https://forms.gle/U5sXZ7maYpoFDFz89
This is the organization's monthly meeting for April 2021. For meeting details, see their website.
This one-day symposium explores the challenges and accomplishments of women in early Texas history--from the thousands of years prior to colonization, through the Spanish colonial-, Mexican-, and Republic of Texas-eras. For information about the speakers and their presentations, click here. To reserve your seat, click here.
Join family and friends at Casa Navarro State Historic Site to help celebrate the 229th birthday of Jose Antonio Navarro
Bexar County Heritage Office is hosting a free, open-to-the-public, Women's History Month event. Details forthcoming. Stay tuned.
Save the date and be prepared to celebrate El Camino Real Day on October 19, 2024. This will mark the 20th anniversary of El Camino Real de los Tejas becoming a National Historic Trail. Stay tuned for event details.
