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Sunday, March 9 1 p.m. Papacita's Restaurant, 6704 S. Broadway, Tyler Oder of Confederate Rose, Emma Sansom Chapter |
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Thursday, March 20 7 p.m. Sweet Sue's Restaurant, Tyler Captain James P. Douglas Camp Meeting |
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LEO BERMAN TO SPEAK AT CAMP FORD GROUP
The March 24 Public Forum meeting of the Camp Ford Historical Association will feature State Representative Leo Berman, who will talk on “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on American Culture.” Berman’s talk is scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday in the Genecov Room at the Chamber of Commerce Building, 305 N. Broadway Avenue. Admission is free and the public is invited. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Representative Berman has been a critic of both the federal government for its failure to enforce existing immigration laws and of the Texas government’s failure to enact state laws that would discourage illegal entry. He was elected to Texas House of Representatives, representing Smith County, District 6, in 1998. He is chairman of the House Committee on Elections and a member of the Government Reform Committee. Berman is also a retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, where, during his 22 years of service he was awarded 3 Bronze Star Medals and 9 Air Medals. The Camp Ford Historical Association is organized to build and maintain a museum dedicated to educating the public about Camp Ford, the largest Confederate prisoner of war internment center west of the Mississippi. The museum will be part of a visitor’s center to be built on U.S. Highway 271 immediately across from the Camp Ford Park, which is managed by the Smith County Historical Society, not affiliated with the CFHA. The museum and park will be independent but complementary attractions. More information about the CFHA can be found at their Web site, http://www.campfordhistoricalcenter.org/. |
| "SPIRITS OF OAKWOOD" The Mollie Moore Davis UDC Chapter's The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee, along with the Tyler Parks Department, will present the "Spirits of Oakwood" event on Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the historic Oakwood Cemetery, corner of Palace and Oakwood Streets. The "Spirits of Oakwood" event is a historical walking tour through the cemetery where groups of 15 to 20 people led by a tour guide dressed in period attire will stop at the grave sites of ten prominent citizens of Tyler to hear their 'story'. There will be someone, historians or family members, at each grave site dressed as that person would have dressed in their lifetime telling his/her 'story'. The cost is $5.00 per person. The proceeds from this event are used to repair the many broken monuments in the cemetery. The first tour will begin at 1:00 p.m. and the tours last approximately 2 hours. Entrance is through the back gate of the Cemetery on Ellis Street - all other gates will be closed for the event. The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee is a City Committee, and we work with the Tyler Parks Department. The "Spirits of Oakwood" event has been approved by the City, and this is the fourth year for this event. The event is always held in conjunction with the Tyler Azalea and Spring Flower Trail. The "Spirits of Oakwood" event is entertaining as well as educational. Much of the history of Tyler and Smith County is in Oakwood Cemetery. The Committee welcomes volunteers, so if anyone would like to help with the event please call Maxine Herbst - 903-593-4642. |
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Saturday, March 29 2 - 6 p.m. Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler Spirits of Oakwood |
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Thursday, April 12 7 p.m. Pinecrest CC, Longview Texas Confederate History Month Banquet - POC Mac Meredith |
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Thursday, April 17 7 p.m. Sweet Sue's Restaurant, Tyler Captain James P. Douglas Camp Meeting |