Welcome to the Brazoria Heritage Festival

CONTENTS The Venue: Brazoria Civic Center and Museum Brazos Valley Railroad Society -- Museum and HO-Scale Layout Brazos Valley Railroad Society -- O-Scale Layout Texas Master Naturalists and Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges Parade Historical Reenactors Car and Truck Show Gun Show Outdoor exhibits

 Information Booth with Tissie Schwebel

The Venue: Brazoria Civic Center and Museum

Brazoria Civic Center main building at 202 West Smith Street, Brazoria

 MURAL: Stephen F. Austin

MURAL: Notable individuals in Brazoria County history

 Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial

  Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial - center panel

 Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial - west panel

 Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial - east panel

 

Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial -  Brazoria Heritage Foundation citation

 Brazoria Fallen Heroes Memorial -  Brazoria Lions Club citation

Statue of Henry Smith
Smith was the first provisional governor of the Republic of Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Smith_%28Texas_Governor%29

 Exhibit of Brit Bailey with lantern and whiskey jug

 Brit Bailey exhibit

Brazos Valley Railroad Society -- Museum and HO-Scale Layout

 Main Entrance at 208 West Smith Street, Brazoria

 Entrance sign

 HO-Scale Layout
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 Trainmaster Wayne LeCompte

 Part of the layout

 Artifacts on the wall

Handian #50 caboose wall-mount kerosene lamp
From Missouri Pacific Lines caboose #369
San Antonio Division
Conductor R.A. Webb, retired 1939, 55 years service
On loan from Claire Veatch
Shown illuminated for Brazoria Heritage Day visitors

The crew at work

Wayne LeCompte, Scotty Frost, Charly Mikesa, Jim Bohot, Jim Williams, Mark Sanchez

Brazos Valley Railroad Society -- O-Scale Layout

This layout is owned and operated by Society member Jimmy Pitts 

Jimmy set it up as a special event for Brazoria Heritage Day

Trainmaster Jimmy Pitts

Mark Sanchez, Jimmy Pitts

Jan and Roy Edwards admire the layout

Watching the O-Scale trains

Look -- there's smoke coming out of the train!

Packing up at the end of the day

Texas Master Naturalist Cradle of Texas Chapter and Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges

TMN-COT tent, FOWBR tent

 Marty Cornell, Jan Edwards, Roy Edwards

Roy Edwards
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Marty Cornell with visitor
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Becky McClendon
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Carole Wenny
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Layna Lewis

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 A bale of turtles

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Justina Dent

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David Plunkett (right) with visitors
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Phil Huxford with exhibit items
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TMN-COT Display Board

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FOWBR Display Board
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