Fort Bend County Libraries will feature a free Saturday Movie Matinee at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond, on February 16, beginning at 2:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library. Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, this true story of the integration of a high school football team shows how a town [...]
In conjunction with the exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” which is on display at George Memorial Library from February 23 to April 4, Fort Bend County Libraries will present a special program, “History of Civil War Quilts,” on Saturday, March 2, beginning at 2:00 pm, in the Meeting Room at George Memorial [...]
The dates have been set for the 2013 Fort Bend County Women’s Gin Tournament. This will be the 36th year for the tournament, which is a charity event. According to tourney chairman, Sandra Croft, proceeds this year will benefit the ATTACK POVERTY organization, which is a non-profit group working to transform the north Richmond area [...]
The Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT) celebrated the history of the Texas State flag, while honoring Mirabeau B. Lamar, Ex-President of the Republic of Texas Friday morning, January 25, 2013. It was 174 years ago that President of the Republic of Texas Mirabeau B. Lamar signed a bill authorizing the current Texas flag [...]
The dates have been set for the 2013 Fort Bend County Women’s Gin Tournament. This will be the 36th year for the tournament, which is a charity event. According to tourney chairman, Sandra Croft, proceeds this year will benefit the ATTACK POVERTY organization, which is a non-profit group working to transform the north Richmond area [...]
Land and property deed records can be valuable tools for family-history researchers. Learn how to use those records at a special program, “Find Your Ancestors in Deed Records,” on Tuesday, February 19, beginning at 10:00 am, in the Computer Lab at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Library staff from the Genealogy and Local [...]
The dates have been set for the 2013 Fort Bend County Women’s Gin Tournament. This will be the 36th year for the tournament, which is a charity event. According to tourney chairman, Sandra Croft, proceeds this year will benefit the ATTACK POVERTY organization, which is a non-profit group working to transform the north Richmond area [...]
Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library will host a special children’s marionette performance, “Friendship Black-Light Puppet Show,” on Saturday, February 2, beginning at 3:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Master puppeteer Jean Kuecher, producer of Marionette Playhouse, will use glowing fluorescent puppets and heartwarming stories [...]
Richmond Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association honors employees who show dedication and commitment to the mission of the Richmond Police Department. The recipients for outstanding work in 2012 were announced at a banquet last week. Richmond Mayor Evalyn Moore and Chief of Police Bill Whitworth are pictured with the recipients.
The new officers for the Fort Bend Museum Docents were sworn in during the January meeting, by Richmond’s Judge Mary Ward. The new officers are President, Austa Sue Kelley; First Co-Vice Presidents, John and Felesa Baker; Second Vice President, Joyce Senior; Secretary, Dora Moore; Treasurer: Loyce Anderson, and Parliamentarian, Barbara Neeper. Joyce Lolly, who served [...]
