Museum Talk with Monte ParksFilmed Thursday, January 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm at Tomball Museum Center Fellowship Hall 510 N. Pine, Tomball, TX 77375TOPIC: Akokisa, Native Americans of Harris County While working P4, he was the homestead coordinator at Jesse Jones Park and the unofficial precinct historian. He graduated from Sam Houston University with a […]
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This 3 part series had us saving nails, string, wood boxes, feed sacks, rubber bands and aluminum foil in Part 1. In Part 2 we saved goose wings, plastic rings, syrup buckets, license plates, used crank case oil, paraffin wax and lard. Now for Part 3, the finale. Corncobs were used primarily for starting a
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Rhonda Metzler Schiel interviewed by Kyle Stallones February 7, 2023 in the Barn at the Tomball Museum Center.
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Spring Creek Historical Association, Lone Star College, Harris County Library Filmed January 28, 2023 at the Oil Camp House, Tomball Museum Center Danny Nicholson and Roy Choate Interview by Kyle Stallones tomballmuseumcenter.com #tomballoralhistoryproject
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Lanny Canon interviewed by Kyle Stallones December 15, 2022 in the Griffin House at the Tomball Museum Center https://youtu.be/vZQ944Of1pM
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Continued from Part 1 which talked about saving nails, string, wood boxes, feed sacks, rubber bands and aluminum foil. Part 2: Goose wings were used for dusting and cleaning the way we use small vacuums today. Goose feathers were saved and used for pillows and for comforters. The large feathers were stripped from the stem
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The Smokehouse Repair Smokehouse repair at The Tomball Museum Center was performed during the summer of 2019, due to termite damage. The extensive termite damage was discovered in the Smokehouse. The smokehouse, located behind the Theis House was in desperate need of repair. In June and July 2019, a team was gathered to repair the
About the Video Handcrafted by GR Broussard – Tomball Museum Series, Episode 2, 1901 – 1905 Rabbet Plane From Handcrafted by GR Broussard: 1 1/2 inch rabbet plane manufactured by Union Factory Chapin-Stephens Co. 1901-1905. What is a Rabbet Plane A rabbet plane is, by definition, a plane designed to cut rabbets (also known as
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We had the opportunity to catch up with Clark Johnson of BSA Troop 113 about his progress repairing and restoring the WWII Memorials at the Tomball Museum Center. Clark is doing an AMAZING job, working every weekend and is ahead of schedule! Clark will be joined by some of the other members of BSA Troop
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Below is a drone video by Robert Watts of the Spring Creek County Historical Association. The video was taken August 19, 2018 above the grounds of the Tomball Museum Center located at 510 N. Pine, Tomball, Texas.
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