We have had our second docent road trip. This one was to the Texas Cotton Gin Museum in Burton, TX. We learned a lot about the processing of cotton and enjoyed a meal together.
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Decorating is always fun. Undecorating, usually, not so much. The team of over 40 volunteers including 10 Key Club Members from Tomball Memorial HS not only completed the undecorating process, but also cleaned all 10 of our antique buildings. We worked, ate together, laughed and completed everything in 7 hours. Amazing. Please come join us as
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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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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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“Docents love history and learning. What a wonderful experience to upgrade our knowledge of the Wendish people on our first docent road trip. We gained new facts and stories to add to our tours about our own Wendish Cabin. “ The first picture is a painted church. The second is native dress. The third is
The Tomball Museum Center maintenance group had plenty to crow about recently. David Roche’s property, off FM2978 just into Montgomery County, had a collapsed structure laying dormant for several years. This 60+ year old building was full of beautiful, old, real cedar siding that will live to see another day at the Tomball Museum where
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