Join us at FREE events at sites across Houston for activities that forge a connection to Texas and American heritage. Learn about the life of a boy and girl who lived in a Freedom Colony, African-American settlements formed throughout Texas in the 1800s after the Civil War, a German immigrant farm, or an Indigenous American settlement on Buffalo Bayou before Houston became a city.
EXCAVATE like an archaeologist
DISCOVER ways of living, crafting and learning
MAKE a sample of writing or a scrap of quilt, or dye a piece of fabric
LEARN about culinary traditions
KBR KIDS DAY AND INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY
Discover stories of Indigenous people who lived along Buffalo Bayou long ago before Houston was a city.
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10am-3pm. Tony Marron Park | 808 N York St, Houston, TX 77003
PIONEERING TEXANS: TEXAS CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL
Learn about Black Texans in Freedom Colonies and German immigrants on farms through hands-on activities.
Sun Jan 19, 2025, 1pm-5pm. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens | 6003 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77007
PIONEERING TEXANS: JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Hands-on activities reveal the lives of Black Texans in Freedom Colonies at a Juneteenth celebration of freedom.
Mon June 16, 2025. Emancipation Park | 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004
