The Alumni

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...

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...

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...

Preserving the Legacy

The Samuel Walker Houston Museum & Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the influential African American educator,...

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...

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...

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...

The Director's Parade

In 1974, Edward Glenn Owens was elected first President of what was to become the National Alumni Association of Samuel Walker Houston...