America 250 Reception & John W. Stormont Lecture
Museum of the Coastal Bend
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 4-6 p.m.
Borchers Leon Exhibit Hall, Museum of the Coastal Bend
Join the Museum of the Coastal Bend as we celebrate the arrival of 2026—the year America commemorates its 250th anniversary! View the exhibit "Celebrating America 250--The American Revolution Experience," organized by the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
4:30 p.m.--Caren Adamson, member of the Guadalupe Victoria Chapter NSDAR, discusses the exhibit's immersive journey into the pivotal moments that shaped our nation's history, including the contributions of those living in what is now Texas, then New Spain, to the Revolutionary War.
5 p.m.--Debbie Colley, VC adjunct music professor and VISD band director, leads the audience in experiencing "Music of the American Revolution" with a patriotic performance of fife and drum.
The exhibit, “Celebrating America 250” is on display at MCB through January 24. Admission to this event and the exhibit is free and open to the public.