Galveston Historical Foundation

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Galveston Historical Foundation to Hold 2008 Annual Meeting Friday, July 25
Heritage at Risk List and Preservation Awards to be Announced
Volunteer Service Awards to be Given
Election of New Board to be Held
Changes to Member Bylaws to be Considered
Galveston Historical Foundation’s (GHF)’s Annual Meeting, open to all GHF members, will be held at Garten Verein Pavilion, 2704 Avenue O, on Friday, July 25. The event begins at 5:30 with hors d’oeuvres and libations. Dress is “Island Casual.” | Proposed Bylaw Changes | more |

Galveston County Historical Museum opens new exhibit:
Inspired! A Collection of Early Galveston Artwork
The Galveston County Historical Museum will open a new exhibit at the July 5th Artwalk. Inspired! A Collection of Early Galveston Artwork will feature 35 paintings from various local artists spanning from the late 1800s to the 1970s. The exhibit will run through August 24. more

"Light And Bright: The Quilts Of Summer" Exhibit To Be Held At 1861 Custom House, June 16 Through August 29
Artwalk Opening Scheduled for Saturday, July 5
"Light and Bright: the Quilts of Summer," an exhibit of quilts suitable in theme and weight for summer display, will open at the 1861 U. S. Custom House, headquarters of Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) on June 16. The exhibit is being organized by volunteer curator, GHF member and quilter, Jul Kamen. A formal opening of the show will take place during Galveston's ArtWalk on Saturday, July 5. more

Seamanship Training Onboard the Restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, Begins Saturday, July 19, Free of Charge
An orientation meeting for seamanship training on the restored 1877 ELISSA, the Official Tall Ship of Texas, is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 1:30 to 5 p.m., dockside at the Texas Seaport Museum in Galveston, at 22nd and Harborside Drive. Houston-Galveston-area residents will have the rare opportunity to learn to sail and maintain a square-rigged sailing ship this summer and fall, and to take her into the Gulf of Mexico next spring. They will learn skills and even a vocabulary passed down from the days when sailing ships filled the seas. more

GHF Marketing/PR Department Needs Volunteers
This summer, the GHF Marketing and Public Relations Department is recruiting a new team of ongoing volunteers to help with the wide array of public outreach activities the office undertakes. Volunteers in the Marketing/PR Department enjoy the camaraderie of a busy office at the center of Galveston's premier cultural institution. They also have the opportunity to contribute their ideas and expertise to an organization whose success has always hinged on the support of its dedicated volunteers. Besides all that, the director of marketing holds regular appreciation more

KWAL Paint in Galveston Offers Additional Discount to GHF Members Through July in Honor of Reopening of the 1839 Samuel May Williams House
KWAL Paint Company has announced that members of the Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) will receive an additional 10 percent discount on all products sold at its Galveston store through the end of July 2008. Added to the regular 30 percent discount the company gives GHF members at its stores nationwide, GHF members here can save 40 percent on the cost of their spring makeovers. more

$500 Reward For Historic Griffin Stolen From Galveston's Bishop's Palace
One of the cast zinc griffins that have sat for 116 years at the entry to the 1892 Bishop's Palace at 14th and Broadway has been stolen.
Bishop's Palace, Galveston's most highly visited historic attraction (a house museum), has been operated by Galveston Historical Foundation since December, 2007. The building is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The griffin was first reported as missing Monday morning by Jami Durham, GHF's assistant director of historic properties. more

GHF Windstorm Exemption Program

1900 Storm Application

The 1900 Storm Building Survivor Program encourages people who own structures that survived the Storm to apply for the 1900 Storm Survivor Plaque. The 1900 Storm Survivor Plaques are an important way for the community to recognize Galveston's history and significant historic buildings.