2010 Calendar of Temporary Exhibitions

Upcoming Lectures, Workshops & Activities

Lecture:  Oh Give Me Land, Lots of Land by Martha Jones

This slide presentation emphasizes the importance of land acquisition by early Texans who immigrated from other parts of the country, their interest in acquiring land for farms and ranches, and the importance and preservation of land records in the history of Texas.  Native Texan Martha Everman Jones, presenter, received a Ph.D. in education curriculum and instruction from Texas A&M University. Recently retired from Victoria College and the University of Houston-Victoria, she presents genealogy workshops at local, state, and national levels and writes an award-winning genealogy column for the Victoria Advocate.

Lecture:  Ceramic Discoveries by Debra Chronister

Debra Chronister, Associate Professor of Art at The Victoria College, explores the types of ceramics found in archeological investigations at Fort St. Louis and the shipwreck La Belle.  Her slide presentation touches on the field of knowledge (construction, glazing and firing methods) used in the identification of pottery shards and vessels found in the excavations; the presentation ends with a tour of the Museum’s La Salle Odyssey exhibition.