Long Life Brotherhood

05/03/2026

Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot Buffalo Soldiers Program- Texas Parks and Wildlife History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County

05/03/2026

What a beautiful day we were blessed with to honor Matthew Gaines Marker Dedication. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! May we all move forward in the world and do our best to honor his legacy with our actions to do the best for our community and everyone in it.

04/27/2026

Some of the special guests at the Matthew Gaines Marker Dedication will include new friends from the Buffalo Soldiers Program- Texas Parks and Wildlife Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot Visit Brenham/Washington County, Texas History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County Come see history come alive!

04/26/2026

Thank you KWHI 1280 KTEX 106.1 for the shoutout about this important marker dedication next Saturday! Burton Chamber of Commerce Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County Washington County Historical Commission, Texas Washington County Juneteenth Association PVAMU Office of Alumni Relations, University Advancement Buffalo Soldiers Program- Texas Parks and Wildlife

A new Texas Historical Marker will be dedicated next weekend to honor Senator Matthew Gaines, one of the first African American lawmakers to serve in the Texas Legislature during …

04/23/2026

The rescheduled date for the Matthew Gaines Marker Dedication is coming up next weekend!!!! Please share with everyone so that we can have an amazing turnout for this event! It is a huge accomplishment for our local history and its preservation! Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot Washington County Historical Commission, Texas History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County Washington County Juneteenth Association Burton Chamber of Commerce Buffalo Soldiers Program- Texas Parks and Wildlife

04/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who donated, volunteered and attended the Easter Egg Hunt 2026 this past Saturday at the Texas Cotton Gin Museum and braved the rainy weather. It was a wonderful afternoon of family fun for our community and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Special thanks to Amy Dugas (for making the lovely Easter baskets for the raffle), Barb Donnelly, Barbara Cowey, Berneake Gantt, Burton Chamber of Commerce, Karen Buck & Dave Gohlke, Tarsha Jeter-Alshinow and Velanne & Jim Clifton (for the candy donations and helping stuff eggs) and Barbara Schoenemann and Claudette Stewart (for the yummy homemade cookies). Burton Chamber of Commerce Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot Burton Carmine Texas Community

04/02/2026

Hi everyone! Unfortunately due to the rain predictions for Saturday, we have decided to reschedule the Matthew Gaines Marker Dedication for Sat. May 2nd and to MOVE the Easter Egg Hunt 2026 to the pavilions at Texas Cotton Gin Museum. Please check the event pages for more details. Thank you all and see you soon!!!!!
Burton Chamber of Commerce Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot Burton Beautification Association Washington County Historical Commission, Texas History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County Destination Burton Visit Brenham/Washington County, Texas Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site Buffalo Soldiers Program- Texas Parks and Wildlife KWHI 1280 KTEX 106.1

03/31/2026

Berneake "Peanut" Gantt and Steph Jarvis had a great visit with Craig on Community Corner on KWHI 1280 KTEX 106.1 this morning about the awesome events for Saturday including the Matthew Gaines Marker Dedication and Easter Egg Hunt 2026. Listen for yourself! Burton Chamber of Commerce Texas 10 Historical Explorers Burton Heritage Society located in historical Burton Railroad Depot History Speaks in Brenham & Washington County Washington County Historical Commission, Texas

Guest: Steph Jarvis - Burton Heritage Society and Washington Co. Historical Commission and Berneake Gantt - Loving Life Brotherhood of Burton Topic: New Historical Marker and Easter Egg Hunt, April …

01/21/2026

Stay tuned for a date for the dedication of an historical marker in Burton for Matthew Gaines elected to the Texas Senate in 1870.

08/05/2025

Good afternoon all! Please see an updated graphic thanking all of the awesome sponsors for First of August Celebration 2025 this past Saturday. So sorry for the error made in the previous post yesterday. Thank you all so much!!!!! Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Burton Chamber of Commerce Burton Beautification Association Citizens State Bank Easy Access Technologies JB Septic Pumping- JRS Construction Market Realty Inc Texas 10 Historical Explorers Washington County Juneteenth Association