oday (5/27/2023), Tomball Garden Club held a short ceremony for the Sheila’s Perfume rose planted for beloved member and past President, Sheila Higginbotham, unveiling the memorial plaque.The ceremony was attended by Sheila’s children, Kara and Rob, and her best friends Paula Parvia and Darcel Mercer.
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Kyle Stallones interviews Bruce Hillegeist, current President of the Tomball Chamber of Commerce. Bruce reflects on his families’ civic endeavors to the city in years past, the Hillegeist family legacy and the future of Tomball through its governmental activities. Recorded
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Local Veterans and Clubs Hold Memorial Services for Tomball World War II Fallen Soldiers May 25 at 6:30 PM at the Tomball Museum Center for “Laying of the Wreath” Ceremony In 1941, Tomball High School had an enrollment of 110 students. Of these, 27 young men went to serve in World War II. Nine did
Thank you to so many for stopping by the Tomball Museum Center’s booth at the 4th of July Festival. We, the volunteers, had a wonderful time. Several highlights stand out for us, 1. taking pictures with people in our costumes, 2. playing a game from the 1800s with kids, and 3. the guessing game ”
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Wheeler Coe, Jr. – Part 2 interviewed by Kyle Stallones Kyle Stallones finishes the interview with Wheeler Coe, Jr., including his time as the Mayor and city councilman of Tomball, when City Hall was a one room building with 3
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A rainy day didn’t stop the fun at the Tomball Museum Center. We learned in the one room school house, wrote with feather pins, made whirlygigs, paper hats, and tie-dyed a handkerchief. We played quiots and pickup sticks. It was fun pretending to be in the 1800’s.
Tomball Museum has again been permitted to grow cotton. Our cotton patch is an added bonus to the museum’s mission to teach about the history of our area. Come visit us to watch our cotton grow, see our animal driven cotton gin, and discover how people lived in the late 1800’s.
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This past Saturday, May 10th, the Tomball Garden Club and Tomball Museum Center teamed up for a rose dedication and plaque installment of the Theis roses in front of the corresponding historical house. The event saw many members of the garden club and museum in attendance. Representing the Theis/Theiss family included Butch Theis
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Kyle Stallones interviews Tomball Mayor Lori Klein-Quinn on May 26, 2023. Mayor Klein-Quinn recalls her life growing up in Tomball and her service to the community since high school. She discusses the sense of community for Tomball as a “city of sidewalks” where, in the early days, you were related to half the population and
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Episode #18 Kyle Stallones of the Tomball Museum Center interviews Arlie Beckendorf, one of the August Beckendorf sons (Elmer, Marvin, Harvey and Arlie) who sucessfully ran a dairy farm for many years in the Addicks and Rosehill communities. See how
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