End of School Program Several years ago, our granddaughter Katie invited us to come to Austin for her graduation from kindergarten. She attended a parochial school, and the exercise was held in the church sanctuary. The theme was “Going to the Circus.” The large class was divided into groups of four or five, and each […]
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Kyle Stallones opens the Tomball Museum Center 2024 Oral History Project with an interview of Hank Weirich, a 5th generation Tomball resident and descendent of Christian Weirich who was born in Germany in 1824. Hank relates colorful stories of the Weirich, Bode, Winkle and Caulking families through the evolving Tomball years, detailing life in the
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All Hallow’s Eve Celebration We feel we were successful in serving our Tomball community as well as introducing the history of Tomball to many, many children, and adults with our first major Halloween event. We had almost 500 visitors. The best part for me happened when I was visiting the different activities areas provided
Sunny skies and a light breeze were the gift of a beautiful day for the Tomball Holiday Parade. Thank you to Mrs Hearn, the drama teacher, at THS for partnering with the museum to present an entry for the Santa’s Beach Bash themed parade. We had 4 student actors in 1920s bathing suits set around
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Kip Coe, of the Tomball Coe family group, is interviewed by Kyle Stallones for the Tomball Museum Center Oral History Project on June 8, 2023. Kip describes at length the early days of growing up in Tomball, his love of gardening and Tomball history as well as sugar cane harvesting, land development, saw mills, cattle
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The History of Halloween by Ann Meador Recently retired professor at Sam Houston State University, gives a spooktacular history of the derivation of Halloween in the United States. 50 minutes. Filmed at the Tomball Museum Center October 26, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aROJkRCMRp0
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