Heritage Society hosts "A Scavenger Hunt in Sam Houston Park"

03.20.14

Ever wondered about the buildings and homes in Sam Houston Park? How did they get there? Who lived in them? What's inside? With a set of clues, flashlight and digital camera, participants i

Building Arts Distinguished Lecture Series: "Fighting Fire with Hope: The World's First Shriners Burns Institute" by Grace Cynkar

02.26.14

In 1966, the first Shriners Burns Institute opened at the University of Texas Medical Branch on Galveston Island. The institute was the first facility completely devoted to child burn treatmen

Heritage Society exhibition opening: Exploring Houston's Green History: Sam Houston Park, 1899–2014

01.30.14

Founded in 1899, Sam Houston Park is the first and oldest municipal park in the city of Houston. This beloved historic green space was originally part of the land granted by Stephen F. Austin to Jo

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture: Texas Oilfield Photographers by Jeff Spencer

01.16.14

Commercial photographers captured many great views of early Texas oil booms. Common scenes included oil gushers, oilfield fires, fields of wooden derricks and boomtowns. These photographs were prod

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — Lights in the Heights included

By Joel Luks

12.12.13 | 9:51 am

On the schedule this week is a big art sale, a building competition, music for good, a tour of Houston's past and a street festival with a personality problem. Click on the link below each ...

Heritage Society hosts "Holiday Tea"

12.08.13 - 12.08.13

Treat yourself, your mom, daughter or your best girlfriend to a special afternoon at The Heritage Society's Holiday Tea. Relax and enjoy tea, savories and sweets while you listen to festive hol

Heritage Society's 51st Annual Candlelight Tour & Grand Re-Opening of Sam Houston Park

12.14.13 - 12.15.13

The theme for the 51st Annual Candlelight Tour is "Women in Houston's History." Enjoy decorated historic buildings, historic characters relating stories of the past, musical entertain

Building Arts Distinguished Lecture: "Paint Analysis at 4th Ward Cottage" by Jhonny Langer

11.20.13

Exterior restoration of the 4th Ward Cottage began early this fall and has led to some exciting discoveries. The c.1866 cottage, which has undergone numerous additions and alterations, contains lay

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture: "Discovering Buffalo Bayou" by Trudi Smith and Leigh McBurnett

11.21.13

Buffalo Bayou Park, just west of downtown, is part of a $58-million improvement project along the Shepherd to Sabine stretch. Learn from Buffalo Bayou Partnership on construction updates and future

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture Series: 1940 Air Terminal By Michael Bludworth

10.17.13

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is housed in the original art deco Houston Municipal Airport building at the present-day William P. Hobby Airport. Michael Bludworth, volunteer historian at the museum,