THE HARRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
1st Quarter Meeting
Today, February 18, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at the Uchi Sushi Restaurant located at 904 Westheimer This is the location of the first Felix Mexican Restaurant.
The 1st Quarter meeting of the Harris County Historical Commission will be held one hour prior to the dedication. Meetings are open to the public.
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Felix Tijerina Official Texas Historical Marker
Re-dedication
Today, February 18, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at the Uchi Sushi Restaurant located at 904 Westheimer
Monday, February 20th
The Harris County Historical Commission invites you to
An Official Texas Historical Commission Marker Dedication
Monday, February 20, 2012, at 4:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on
7250 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, Texas 77011
For more information, please contact
Christopher Varela, Vice Chairman at cvarela2@juno.com
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Harris County Historical Marker Dedications dates and times will be posted soon.
The Marker Dedication Link provides a more detail on the markers below.
The Subject Markers
John T. Biggers, Cypress. Barbara Jordan. KUHT
RTHL Designations include
John Connally, Foster House, Underwood Nazro House
Walker House
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Breaking News from the
Harris County Historical Commission
The Official Texas Historical Commission Marker recognizing the Houston Heights Woman's Club dedication was a well attended affair sponsored by the
Harris County Historical Commission.
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett was the keynote speaker at the Houston Heights Woman's Club marker dedication.
Writer, historian, preservation advocate and driving force for the HHWC organization, Anne Sloan received a proclamation from City Councilwoman Ellen Cohen District C.
Harris County Historical Commission Chairman, Janet K. Wagner gave a wonderful overview of the historic significance of the organization.
Harris County Historical Commission Members Jim Fisher, Mike Vance, Janet Wagner, Debra Blacklock Sloan, Bernice Mistrot and Gayle Davies.
The Houston Heights Woman's Club in 2012
THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN’S CLUB
Marker Text
HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB
THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS REMAINED A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1900 AND EVEN CONSTRUCTED ITS OWN CLUB BUILDING IN 1912, STILL IN USE. THE CLUB GAVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND MOVE
AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL WOMEN'S ROLES. MEMBERS WERE ACTIVE WITH SUCH ISSUES AS THE LACK OF WOMEN'S PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND OPPOSITION TO THEIR VOTING, HOLDING OFFICE, OR SERVING ON JURIES. THEY ALSO FOCUSED ON EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING A LIBRARY AT
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1905, AND BEING VALUED VOLUNTEERS AT THE HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY. DURING WORLD WAR I, THE CLUB VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE SURGICAL BANDAGES FOR THE RED
CROSS. WHEN WORLD WAR II ERUPTED, THE LADIES AGAIN VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND CLUBHOUSE TO THE RED CROSS, EARNING A SPECIAL CITATION FROM THE U. S. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FOR THEIR SERVICE. THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS ALSO BEEN DEDICATED TO HELPING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS DONATED TIME AND MONEY TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED FUND, CARE INTERNATIONAL, AND THE VETERANS
HOSPITAL. THEY ALSO BROUGHT TOYS TO SICK CHILDREN AT BEN TAUB AND JEFF DAVIS HOSPITALS. TODAY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO VOLUNTEER IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. MEMBERS SPEND MANY HOURS MENTORING STUDENTS, ASSISTING THE ELDERLY AND PROVIDING QUILTS TO CHILDREN IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WOMAN'S CLUB HAS GROWN TO BE AN INVALUABLE FORCE IN STIMULATING THE INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS OF WOMEN AND ALWAYS STRIVING TO PLACE THE NEEDS OF OTHERS AS THEIR FOREMOST CONCERN.
175 YEARS OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE * 1836-2011
MARKER IS PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
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HARRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION