Ancient Encounters Family Events - Pioneering Texans

Texas History Month: Experience Stories of Pioneering Texans at Heritage Family Day with Archaeology Now Houston
This free children’s event features hands-on activities that highlight African-American Freedom Colonies and German immigration in Texas. Families will gather at The Heritage Society in Downtown Houston to learn about pioneering Texans in the 1800s through outdoor hands-on activities focused on German and African-American Texas history. Connally Plaza will be filled with hands-on activities that will make them feel like a time-traveler visiting a rustic colony and receive free tours of two Texas frontier architectures - 1823 Old Place and a replica of the Duncan General Store built in the 1870s. The educational event filled with pioneering activities is being hosted by Archaeology Now Houston, formed in 1967 by Dominique de Menil, that served as an academic organization centered at Rice University.