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Eighty women from 21 Texas counties will be attending Friday and Saturday, May 6-7. August, travel to Brownwood for The Daughters of the Republic of Texas’ annual District II Workshop.
The Brownwood Chapter will pamper guests with tours of downtown Brownwood, a history festival at Teddy’s Brewhaus, a keynote address by heritage preservationist Laurie Limbacher, and entertainment from Cowboy Minister and Entertainer Jeff Gore.
“We are very excited to host The Daughters of the Republic of Texas 2021 District II workshop in Brownwood this weekend,” said Dr. Julie Welker, president of the Brownwood Welcome W. Chandler Chapter. “It is an honor to share our beautiful community and bustling downtown with our DRT family.”
Friday
Friday events will showcase the history of Brown County, followed by dinner, historical presentation, and a band at Teddy’s Brewhaus.
Downtown tours on Friday include the Depot, Harvey House, the Train Museum, Lyric Theater, some quirky buildings that have been around since the days of Camp Bowie, and boutiques at Glamor Shop and Hamilton’s.
The day’s events culminate at Teddy’s Brewhaus with a presentation by 90-year-old Brownwood-born Martha Hurlbut Shelton. She will talk about the history of the Teddy’s building that her grandfather Bertrand Edwards Hurlbut built in 1888. Your presentation will include a performance by the Sean Lucy Band of Austin and Las Cruces, NM.
Saturday
The Saturday portion of the workshop is for current and future members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The sessions consist of reports and updates from officers, followed by a presentation from Limbacher, who will speak about the historic renovations of Texas State Park.
Limbacher will speak about her recent architectural work on parks for the Texas Civilian Conservation Corps. Limbacher is President of Limbacher and Godfrey Architects, an Austin-based architecture and planning firm specializing in historic preservation, architecture and planning, which she co-founded in 1996.
Limbacher has worked to preserve and celebrate Texas’s architectural heritage. She is a member of the Texas Historical Commission and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. She is a member of the Texas Society of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Association for Preservation Technology.
Guests are also treated to a performance by Gore, who travels the United States and abroad performing poetry, cowboy songs, and gospel music. Gore received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Music from the American Cowboy Culture Association.
Counties represented in District II of the Republic of Texas include Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Comanche, Dallas (Share), Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackleford, Somerall , Stephens, Tarrant, Wichita, Wise and Young. Members from across the country and across the nation will also attend.
authorization
Any woman age 16 and over who is directly descended from a man or woman who lived in Texas prior to becoming a state on February 19, 1846 is eligible for membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Brown County women interested in participating and learning about their family history in Texas can contact the Karen Fair Chapter Registrar at karengfair@gmail.com.
The chapter meets on the second Monday of September to May.
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas have “a rich heritage in promoting the history of Texas,” Welker said. “Our focus is on preserving the unique history of Texas and educating others about it.”
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