The Sherman Museum is excited to announce that it will be conducting a second session of its annual Dino Academy children’s workshop series on Wednesday, August 7th. Our Dino Academy in June was a success and we wanted to give another opportunity to attend for those that missed it! The workshops are designed to complement the museum’s annual DINO DAYS exhibition. This year’s curriculum program will focus on the connection between Dinosaurs and Meteorites. The August 7th class is for ages 6-11 and runs from 9:30AM-3:30PM. Students must bring their sack lunch, and parents are not required to attend with their student(s). All students will receive a colorful Dino Academy T-shirt and an Academy diploma upon completion of the program.
Program activities include:
Interactive guided tours of the current Dinosaurs & Meteorites: A Flash from the Past exhibition
Presentations teaching students about the Dinosaurs, Meteorites, and the connection between them
Arts and Crafts sessions
The cost of the workshop is $40 per child. Space is limited to 20 children in the session, and their spot is only reserved upon payment.
For more information and class reservations please stop by the museum Wed.-Sat. 10am-4pm or give us a call at 903-893-7623.
The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance for visitors and residents of Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011.
Pottsboro, Texas – Preston Trail Chapter Historic Preservation Committee Chair, Lisa Lettie and members were greatly honored to receive a 1st Place Certificate of Appreciation from the Texas Society for their project of historical preservation at the Frontier Village. Three local libraries, Sherman, Denison and Pottsboro eliminated their genealogical departments and offered all data to Grayson County Frontier Village located at Denison, Texas as a new depository. Frontier Village is a replica frontier town, made up of buildings that have been relocated onsite in order to preserve their individual histories while offering visitors a glimpse of frontier life for early Texas settlers. Over 20,000 books, and other genealogical items were received, sorted, logged into a searchable database and re-shelved in a temporary building for all those wishing to do family research for the Grayson County area. A permanent building with the proper ventilation and preservation capability is planned.
The other members of the committee were Dr. Charla Harris, Rhetta Schultz, Margaret Alverson, Sherry Collins and Terisa Wilson.
Rhetta Schultz and Terisa Wilson
Sherry Collins, Dr. Charla Harris, Lisa Lettie, seated Margaret Alverson
The Preston Trail NSDAR chapter
Daughters also adopted a cabin (Price/Shaw) located at the Village. Adopting the cabin requires the commitment to
clean, decorate for the seasons, act as docents for activities at the Village while
dressed in period costumes.
Price Shaw Cabin – Frontier Village
A special project grant sponsored
by Preston Trail for the re-chinking of the Price/Shaw cabin was approved by
the DAR National Society in April 2019. Dr. Charla Harris and Dr. Teal Gray of
the Frontier Village were also instrumental in writing the grant request. Completion of the re-chinking is to be
completed by June 2020.
Many more of the historic buildings
at the Frontier Village need funds for badly needed restoration work.
Would
you like to be part of our meetings and be able to listen to the interesting
speakers we have each month? You are
welcome to come and see what the DAR is all about even if you are not a
member. Would you like to be involved in
the good works that DAR participates in?
Anyone interested in receiving help to prove their ancestry for
qualification to become a Daughter of the American Revolution are welcome to
contact our chapter at www.facebook.com/PrestonTrailNSDARPottsboroTX75076 on Facebook
or www.DAR.org.
The
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to
promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are
descended from the patriots who won American independence during the
Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000
chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service
organizations. DAR members are committed
to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities
throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR,
visit www.DAR.org or connect with DAR on social
media at facebook.com/TodaysDAR, twitter.com/TodaysDAR and youtube.com/TodaysDAR.
The Preston Trail NSDAR held its annual awards banquet and gala on Thursday, May 2, 2019 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The new chapter officers for 2019-2021 were installed by visiting TXDAR District II Director Kathy Hanlon. The new officers are: Regent, Jeanne Groff; 1st Vice Regent, Linda McAnaney; 2nd Vice Regent, Michelle Alverson; Chaplain, Gay Hilbert; Treasurer, Lisa Lettie; Registrar, Sandy Sharp; Recording Secretary, Yvonne Carson, Corresponding Secretary, Gloria Huhtala; Librarian, Beth Bowling; and Historian, Carolyn Dexheimer. Preston Trail’s newest member, Linda Miller, was installed by Chaplain Gay Hilbert, and Registrar Sandra Sharp into the Preston Trail NSDAR at the banquet.
Preston Trail NSDAR received a 1st Place certificate of recognition from the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution Historical Preservation Project for its members for more than several hundred hours spent organizing, identifying, creating a searchable database, and re-shelving all the genealogical department’s historic records (over 20,000 pieces) from the three area public libraries; Sherman, Pottsboro, and Denison. This project ensures the genealogical information will continue to be available for years to come for research purposes by the public at the Frontier Village. The Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Preston Trail NSDAR a certificate of appreciation for 2nd Place in State for Commemorative Events Committee for its excellent participation in Constitution Week events in mid-September. Many chapter members were involved in these and other projects benefiting the community, too numerous to mention in this article. Our thanks for a job well done!
Preserving Our History – both in
written form (genealogical) and physical form (Price/Shaw cabin) have been this
administration’s theme. Thus, two Unsung Hero Awards were presented by Preston
Trail NSDAR this year. One was presented
to Michelle Townes Williams and Martha Townes for donating a document (Advancement
to Captain – Lewis Peckham signed on Feb. 1, 1815 by President James Monroe and
then Secretary of War James Madison) to
Preston Trail NSDAR which was then
offered by Preston Trail NSDAR to the National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution Americana Collection in Washington D.C. temporarily on loan
to Frontier Village. The other Unsung
Hero Award was presented to Frontier Village Museum director Dr. Charla Harris
for her work in our community and spirit of preservation of historic documents,
historic buildings, and history of Grayson County through her position as
President of the Grayson County Frontier Village Association.
Recipient of the $1500.00 Preston
Trail NSDAR Scholarship was Miss Savannah Fields, a senior at Whitesboro High
School. Eli Norris, Bells High School, was awarded the Preston Trail NSDAR Good
Citizen Award and a check for $225.
Preston Trail NSDAR Regent McComack was proud to announce the Special Projects Grant Committee from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution had approved a grant application sponsored by Preston Trail NSDAR for the re-chinking the historic Price/Shaw cabin located at Grayson County Frontier Village. Preston Trail Treasurer/Historic Preservation Committee Chair, Mrs. Lisa Lettie, President Dr. Charla Harris, Grayson County Frontier Village and Grant Writer, Mrs. Teal Gray were instrumental in the submission of the application.
Preston
Trail NSDAR Daughter Katie Strief received special recognition for her
extraordinary service to veterans in her service as a primary coordinator for
The Paul Strief Memorial Pheasant Hunt held in Oklahoma every fall. The hunt provides veterans for a weekend with
room and board in addition to all ammunition and guns if needed to participate
in the annual pheasant hunt at no charge to the veterans.
The chapter expresses its thanks to Georgetown Baptist Church for providing the venue for the gala and our monthly meetings September through May. Many thanks to the Gala Committee – Food Co-Chairs, Dr. Charla Harris & Mrs. Michelle Alverson for their generous donation of all food and its preparation for the occasion. The chapter’s Gala Decorating Committee Chair, Mrs. Linda McAnaney and her members created a beautiful setting for the evening with Red, White and Blue table settings and beautiful centerpieces fashioned from American Revolution Era Replicate Dolls. All proceeds from the banquet were donated to the Frontier Village for upkeep and repairs of the Price/Shaw cabin.
Preston
Trail NSDAR and Daughters received more than 40 certificates of recognition
from the State Society Daughters of the American Revolution for their service
to the community. God, Home Country being the motto of the National Society
with Historic Preservation, Education, and Patriotism the goal of the Society.
Regent
Vicki McComack thanked each of her administrative board, 1st Vice
Regent, Natalie Bauman; 2nd Vice Regent, Jeanne Groff; Recording
Secretary, Gloria Morton; Treasurer, Lisa Lettie; Registrar, Sandra Sharp;
Chaplain, Gay Hilbert; Corresponding Secretary, Linda McAnaney; Historian,
Carolyn Dexheimer; Librarian, Beth Bowling and Parliamentarian, Jonnie
Templeton for their service in the 2017 -2019 term.
2017-2019
Regent McComack pinned the Preston Trail Chapter Regent Pin then handed off the
chapter gavel to the newly installed Regent Groff. Regent Groff then closed out, with the tap of
the gavel, the gala and the chapter year until September 2019.
Would you like to be part of our meetings and be able to listen to the interesting speakers we have each month? You are welcome to come and see what DAR is about – even if you are not a member. Would you like to be involved in the good works and fun activities DAR participates in? Anyone interested in receiving help to prove their ancestral qualification to become a Daughter of the American Revolution are welcome to contact our chapter by email: PrestonTrailNSDAR@gmail.com, our FaceBook page at www.facebook.com/PrestonTrailNSDARPottsboroTX75076 or the National website: www.DAR.org.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org or connect with DAR on social media at facebook.com/TodaysDAR, twitter.com/TodaysDAR and youtube.com/TodaysDAR.
