March to the Grave/Graveside Service commemorating Sam Houston's life, held on the day of his birth and the day of Texas' Independence. Come out and march with the community and community leaders from Austin Hall to Sam's gravesite.
-Assemble behind Austin Hall on the campus of SHSU: 10:15am
-Graveside service: 11:00am *in the event of rain, the service will be held in the Auditorium of Manse Park.
For more information please call: (936) 294-1832
Author Talk/Book Signing by James P. Bevill, the author of The Paper Republic.
Auditorium, Walker Center
7:00pm talk followed by book signing and refreshments
For more more information, please call: (936) 294-1832
*Books will be for sale at the event.
"Financing the Texas Revolution"
The audience will be treated to a visual journey through the financial instruments used by the Provisional Government of Texas (1835-1836) and how they relate to the dramatic events which enabled Texas to gain her independence from Mexico. This powerful presentation puts the audience at the epicenter of the fund raising efforts for the rebel government and reveals the inner workings of a precarious financial system which personally touched every soldier and volunteer in the Texas Army. The unrelenting issue of paper obligations would soon come back to haunt the young Treasury Department. For Texans, historians, and everyone in the financial industry, The Paper Republic offers and essential understanding about the role money plays in the formation and functionality of a new government. The real sotry behind a legendary part of American history, the book tells the story of a debt crisis eerily similar to the headlines of today (talk is approximately 45 minutes in length).
-James Bevill |
