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As many of you know, the Samuel Walker Houston Museum & Cultural Center has hundreds, if not thousands of pictures on display of alumni...
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rfoner
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Samuel Walker Houston and the Alumni
Samuel Walker Houston Founder and Former Principal (The unveiling and presentation of this portrait was made at the first reunion on...
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rfoner
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Looking back at the 2022 Reunion
The 2024 Sam Houston High School Reunion will be here quicker than one realizes; in fact it is less than a year away. It's time to start...
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rfoner
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Pathfinders: A History of the Pioneering Efforts of African Americans Huntsville, Walker County TX
DEDICATION "This publication is dedicated to the memory of Samuel Walker Houston, founder and first principal of the Sam Houston...
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rfoner
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Who was Joshua Houston???
Located on 10th Avenue in front of the Eastham Thomason Park is a marker very similar to the many Historical site markers that the...
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rfoner
Aug 6, 20231 min read
Reunion Flashback: 1974 Sam Houston High School Reunion
In 1974 the SHHS Alumni and Ex Students Association held their school reunion on August 3rd, and the 4th. This was 49 years ago. I'm...
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rfoner
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Preserving the Legacy
The Samuel Walker Houston Museum & Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the influential African American educator,...
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rfoner
Jul 28, 20231 min read
The Beginning of the Legacy
In 1906, Samuel Walker Houston moved to the small community of Galilee, located about five miles west of Huntsville Texas and accepted a...
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rfoner
Jun 21, 20231 min read
JUNETEENTH 2023: A Celebration of Freedom
Juneteenth is a glorious time where freedom takes the center stage for Black Americans whose ancestors were once enslaved, but this day...
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rfoner
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Lest We Forget: The Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute
On a chili afternoon in February 2020, a small group of people gathered at the site where The Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute...
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rfoner
Jun 6, 20231 min read
The "7 OG's" at the SWH Garden Center
A big kudos to the Seven OG's who came out to give a helping hand at the SWH Gtatrden Center that is located on the original property of...
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rfoner
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Spring 2023 is underway at the Garden
Springtime seems to be the season of new beginnings. Such is the case for the folks who tend the SWH Community Garden. They are looking...
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rfoner
Mar 5, 20231 min read
I.G. Liggins 18th Radio Anniversary
Israel G. Liggins, better known to the surrounding Huntsville Communities simply as I.G. I.G.celebrated his 18th year as the gospel radio...
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rfoner
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Faces at the 2023 Black History Program
Want to see some of the faces that attended the Black History program held at the Samuel Walker Houston Museum and Cultural Center??? ...
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rfoner
Feb 10, 20234 min read
Celebrating Black History Month
This article appeared in the Huntsville Item written by Kristie Stevens on February 7, 2023, I believe that she did a wonderful job in...
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rfoner
Jan 24, 20232 min read
You Might be Surprised
To this observer, it seems that when most people visit the Center, they are usually conducting business of some sort or simply coming to...
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rfoner
Jan 21, 20231 min read
MLK Day 2023 at the Center
In case any didn't attend Martin Luther King's Day parade and ceremony, here are a few shots of the event. Fortunately the weather was...
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rfoner
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Christmas Season at the Center
It's the Christmas season at the SWH Museum & Cultural Center. A sure sign of this can be seen by the lovely Christmas tree that graces...
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rfoner
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Black Chamber of Commerce 1950
The pride of the community "back in the day." First Row; left-right; Percy Howard, Dr. J. A. Johnson, Calvin Lewis, Scott Johnson, Miss...
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