Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas in Hood County

03/02/2025

Happy Texas Independence Day! Today is the commemoration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, in which independence from Mexico was declared and the Republic of Texas was born! www.march2texas.com

05/17/2022

Celebrating Texas Heroes Foundation
10th Anniversary!
Stroll Thru Texas History
Saturday Schedule, Legend, and Map
Legend for 2022 Saturday Stroll
#1 - Stage - See Stage Schedule Listen to the music and hear stories about Texas.
# 2 - Stone Building (the oldest building in Hood County) The Story of the Texas Navy
# 3 - Citizens of the Republic of Texas Campbell Longley
# 4 - Homestead Susanna Dickinson - Only survivor of European descendants to leave the Alamo alive
# 5 - Native American Culture Fry bread & sharing culture
# 6 - Tejano Heroes Juan Seguin – Texas Tejano Hero Patricia de la Garza De Leon – Built the first school
and many churches & funded Houston’s army
# 7 - Native Americans Running Water - Tribes of Texas & Tools Mr. Bishop - Arrowheads # 8 -
Chuckwagon and Roping Longhorn Chuckwagon Ministry
# 8 - Chuckwagon and Roping Longhorn Chuckwagon Ministry
# 9 - The Civil War Soldiers Granbury’s Troops Sons of Confederate Veterans Heritage Group and Cannon -
Terry’s Texas Rangers
# 10 – The 1836 Texas Army Texian Volunteer Army of 1836
# 11a - Alamo Defenders David Crockett – Errol Flannery (4th great-grandson of David & Elizabeth
Crockett)
John McGregor – Early Scotland Settler, bagpiper and Alamo defender
# 12 - Elizabeth Crockett Wife of David Crockett and early settler of Hood County – Laurie Matthews (3rd
great-granddaughter of David & Elizabeth Crockett)
# 13 - THF Information Booth
# 14 Ice Cream
# 15 Snow Cones
# 16 - Gunfighters show at 12:00 and 2:00
# 17 - Ortiz Tacos,
# 18 - Wheel Chair Access ONLY Parking
# 19 - Bathrooms

Stage Schedule
(located at #1)
Please note this schedule is the official schedule, not the schedule in the printed
program.
9:45 - Ed Meyer & Glenn Murray- Texas Music
10:00 - Opening Ceremony - Texas Revolution reenactors and a black powder salute to the heroes
by the Texas Army.
10:30 - Vanderveer Brothers String Band
11:15 - Ridge Roberts - Texas Fiddler
12:00 - Bobby W. Davis - Country Western
12:45 - Vanderveer Brothers String Band
1:30 - Bobby W. Davis - Country Western
2:00 - Ridge Roberts - Texas Fiddler
2:30 - Ed Meyer & Glenn Murray- Texas Music & Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawing
Schedule of Events
12:00 - Gunfighter Show (located at #16)
2:00 - Gunfighter Show (located at #16)
3:00 - 1860's Cannon Fire ( located at #9 )
Stroll through stations #2- #12 anytime between 10:00am to 3:00
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05/17/2022

Stroll Thru Texas History -Family fun and free

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Friday afternoon Concert,
Saturday

0 Schedule for Stroll Thru Texas History May Event Friday – May 20, 4pm -7pm Concert Saturday – May 21, 2022 9:45 am to 3pm Stations 2. Stage & Cannon Schecule 4. Sponsors. 5. Map Parking Location: Parking behind Acton Baptist Church at 3500 Fall Creek Hwy in Acton. No Handicap Parking, Only for...

02/26/2022

We had a great evening with the Texas History Fair and wonderful kids last night.

02/23/2022

Join us this Saturday for.....

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION!

A free presentation by The Sons of the Republic of Texas, David Crockett Chapter and the Bridge Street History Center Museum. Enjoy a short historical reading about the Texas Revolution read by direct descendants of early Texas settlers. Hear the music of champion fiddle player, Ridge Roberts!

Date: February 26, 2022
Location: Hood County Courthouse Museum, west side
Address: 100 E Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

!! IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER !! - Celebration Hall, 110 N. Crockett Street is the bad weather, alternative location, for the Texas Independence Celebration