Footprints of Fayette

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionRev.

Meetings

Democratic Neighbors Luncheon The Fayette County Democratic Party invites the public to its monthly luncheon (self-pay) on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at La Marina Mexican Restaurant, 1502 State Highway 71, La Grange.For further information, email fayettetxdemocrats@gmail.

Latest Voices of Veterans segment from VLB released on Jan. 10

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., on Friday, Jan. 10 introduced the latest installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program.

Meeting Notices

RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONThe Fayette County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Monday, Jan. 13 in the Fellowship Hall of the New Life Methodist Church, 1215 Von Minden Road in La Grange, at 1:45 p.m. All retired teachers and school personnel are welcome to attend.

Domino tourney, wild game supper set in Hallettsville

The Hallettsville KC Hall will be the site for the 73rd Texas State Championship Domino Tournament on Sunday, Jan. 19, and the annual wild game supper on Saturday, Jan. 25.For the domino tournament on Jan. 19, registration will begin at 7 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. sharp.

LCRA awards grant for project at Hermes Gym

LCRA representatives presented a $23,684 grant to the La Grange Education Support Program Foundation for renovations to restrooms in the 1938 Hermes Gym in La Grange. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program.

GLO has improved website

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announces the launch of the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) new and improved website. GLO’s website has been redesigned to be a modernized and user-friendly platform for Texans to access GLO’s vital information and services.

Footprints of Fayette

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionRev. Carl Baer, German Missionary to Fayette County – Part 1 By Rox Ann JohnsonCarl Baer, 1868-1945, was one of numerous missionaries to Texas who received their training at St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission near Basel, Switzerland.

Winedale to host Zoom talk on Galveston Jan. 15

The Winedale Historical Center will hold a talk titled ”The Great Storm of 1900: The Rise and Destruction of Nineteenth-Century Galveston” on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at noon.

‘Texas Snakes’ program slated at Weimar library

Friends of the Weimar Public Library will host a program titled “Texas Snakes” on Friday, Jan. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at the Weimar Public Library.In the library’s first program of 2025, attendees will learn all about snakes, snake safety and more from snake handler Clint Pustejovsky.