The Birthplace of Texas: Washington-On-The-Brazos!!!

Our arrival to Washington-on-the-Brazos, a state historical site where representatives of the people of Texas met to decide their fate and our future.  On March 2, 1836 delegates to the Convention listened to George Childress enumerate their grievances against the government of Mexico and the tyrannical rule of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.  Fifty-nine delegates embroiled in a revolution faced an uncertain future when they met to declare Texas a free and independent Republic and created a constitution for the fledgling nation.
(Source: http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com/Events.htm)

 

 

General Sam Houston

Behind me there is a stable where the horses and slaves were kept.

 

A Re-enactment of the battle that gave Texas its indepence from Mexico!!!

 

Meeting some Re-enActors!

James "Jim" Bowie




Maria Ursula de Veramendi

Interviewing a Re-enactor!

Participating in a historic re-enactment!

 

 

Experiencing and learning the way chores were done back in 1800's made me realize how fortunate we are to have the things we have today in our modern days, and how unthankful we are for having them.

Anson Jones: The last President of the Republic of Texas!

Anson Jones was born on January 20th,1798 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Jones attended medical school and became a licensed doctor, but to his misfortune his practice did not ever prosper. On December 9, 1844 Jones was elected president of the Republic of Texas (making him the last president).(Source:wikipedia)

The Home of Anson Jones!





Jones is buried in Houston at Glenwood Cemetery!





Beside Jones tomb lays his wife Mary Smith Jones, who he married on May 17, 1840.

In Memory of Anson Jones the
last president of the Republic of Texas!







Glendwood Cemetery!

Along with the last President of the Republic of Texas: Anson Jones, other important people also rest at Glendwood for example

Howard R. Hughes Jr.- A Billionaire and man of legendary accomplishments in business, aviation and film making.

 



Also, Col. William Fairfax Gray- he attended the Convention of 1836 and kept a day to day diary and was a charter member of Christ Church.

And although many tombs had birthdays followed by their death date; I noticed that there were many that only said the death date, but not the birthday.  Many of those people died between 1912 and 1916! I googled to see what major disaster who have occurred to cause so many deaths within a short time period and the only thing i found was that Galveston had a hurricane(category 4) in 1990 that almost wiped out the city of Galveston completely. (Source:www.history.noaa.gov/stories_tales/cline2.html)

Learning how to make a Rag Doll!!! (source: YouTube)

1.The Fabric (1)12x12
                     (1) 24x24

 2. Tear 12x12 fabric into one inch shreds

3.Tie ends together            

4. Repeat step 2 with 24x24 fabric

5.Fold 24x24 shreds in half and shape a head and tie

6. Braid 12x12 Shreds and tie the ends

7. Insert arms in between 24x24 shreds and tie, giving you a waist! After you have done the waist line get creative by adding clothes.



Your final masterpiece a rag doll: the ideal toy for little girls from the 1800's to the early 1900's!!! When my little girl saw this doll she asked why the doll was made out of fabric, as i proceeded to explain her little eyes grew big and i could only imagine the little thoughts that ran through her head. In the end she loved it even more than those toys bought at the department store because "mommy made it"!