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A number of activities and topics of interest are included in the blog posts below. For educational curriculum enhancers on Texas history, visit the Fort Bend Connection page.
By ALLISON HARRELL Texian Time Machine & Outreach Coordinator We've got a new history game for you today! The instructions are pretty simple:
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BY JESSICA AVERY Programs Coordinator This Zenith TransOceanic Radio (1940s) was last on display at the Fort Bend Museum in 2015. The History of Radio in a NutshellThe golden age of American radio lasted from 1930 through the 1940s, and grew into the fabric of daily life in the United States. Radio provided news and entertainment to a country struggling with economic depression and war. Programming was varied and included soap operas in the afternoon, adventure series for children, science fiction, comedies and, of course, music! During World War II there was a growth in network news that covered events happening overseas on the front. Some programming was used for propaganda purposes, while others aimed at keeping up the morale of the public. Some of the most popular shows during this time were Dick Tracy, The Green Hornet, Howdy Doody Time, The Lone Ranger and Superman. Now an important part of making those shows come alive were the actors' voices, the music and the sound effects! The Art of FoleyFoley is the art of creating and performing everyday sounds for television and movies. These sound effects include footsteps, wind blowing, rain, doors opening and closing and more. Many of the sound effects were developed by Jack Foley, and incredibly skilled sound effect artist, who developed a method for performing sound effects that were used during the live radio broadcasts in the 1920s. His sound effect techniques pioneered the methods that foley artists still use today. Sound Effect Ideas
Make and Record Your Own Radio ShowInstructions
Got cabin fever? Take your family back to early pioneer days of Texas with the board game created by staff member Allison!
Gone to Texas: Survival Game! Provided: (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF)
Directions:
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The PrimerThis single book book was designed to get children through eighth grade (after eighth grade, they were considered adults). The primers featured a number of subjects, including reading, writing and arithmetic. Use the following questions (in bold) to start your one-room school lesson! What Subjects Were Taught in a One-Room School?Reading, Writing and Arithmetic were the three main subjects (these were also called the "Three Rs" – Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic). Sometimes, the lessons would also include recitation and geography; however, science and history were typically not taught as they are today. Since paper was a rare commodity in pioneer times, memorization was frequently used to teach lessons. Children would begin the school day reciting their homework to the class. It was called "toeing the line."
Questions to Ask While Looking through the Primer
With the uncertain and evolving COVID-19 health situation here in our community and around the world, our top priority is ensuring that our guests, volunteers and staff members stay healthy. In response to the latest guidelines and information from the CDC and local officials, the Fort Bend History Association's Board of Trustees has decided to close the Fort Bend Museum through March 31. Additionally, acting out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our guests, supporters and staff, the following upcoming events will be impacted:
Claire Rogers
Executive Director, Fort Bend History Association We want all visitors and guests of our programs to be safe and healthy while exploring Texas history. The Fort Bend History Association has practices that include daily cleaning and sanitizing here at the Fort Bend Museum — and we have implemented additional measures to ensure extra hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes are available for all our guests at the front desk.
How you can help keep your family healthy from flu viruses or the coronavirus include:
In honor of #MuseumSelfieDay, here are our top recommendations for infusing Fort Bend County history into your next selfie! Rosenberg MuralsHistoric downtown Rosenberg is home to a burgeoning arts scene — and the murals depicting historic scenes make fantastic backgrounds! LOCATION: in Rosenberg: Avenues F, G & H and 2nd, 3rd & 4th Streets Imperial Sugar KettleThis kettle is more than 100 years old and is a replica of the sugar boiling kettle that in 1794 produced the first granulated sugar in the United States. LOCATION: 198 Kempner Street in Sugar Land Freedom TreeIn 1865, enslaved people from the Palmer Plantation gathered underneath the spreading boughs of this live oak tree and learned that slavery had been abolished in Texas. LOCATION: Misty Hollow Drive in Missouri City Mirabeau Lamar StatueUnveiled in 1936, this statue of Texas’ second president stands in front of the historic 1909 Fort Bend County Courthouse. (Also a great place to take a selfie!) LOCATION: 401 Jackson Street in Richmond Long Point Depot & Schendel HouseAugust Schendel founded the town of Needville around 1892. His home and the Long Point Depot have been moved into the center of town and been recently renovated...so you get two beautiful backgrounds in one! LOCATION: 8903 Line Street in Needville The 1883 Moore HomeOf course, we couldn't leave out the 1883 Moore Home here at the Fort Bend Museum! Four generations of the Moore family, including Congressman John and Lottie Moore, lived in the home. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. LOCATION: 500 Houston Street in Richmond This information originated as part of the Fort Bend History Association's traveling exhibit panels.
1933The Fort Bend County Fair as presently constituted began. It was inspired by a series of fairs held in Needville in the mid-to-late 1920s. The success of these community fairs encouraged leading citizens to expand the idea county-wide. The Fort Bend Fair Association was established in April 1933 and the site for the fair was purchased between Richmond and Rosenberg on Ave. H — on the property now occupied by Fiesta. 1940sDuring World War II, the Fairgrounds were used to house German POWs. 1974In 1974, the Fairgrounds were moved to the current location on State Highway 36 just south of U.S. Highway 59 in Rosenberg.
Fort Bend Museum is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer RICHMOND, TEXAS – Today, the Fort Bend Museum announced its participation in the 9th annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
“We participate in the Blue Star Museum program each year because it gives us an opportunity to reach out to the military community and support those who have served us,” said Claire Rogers, executive director of the Fort Bend History Association. “As a history organization, we are grateful to be able to provide service members and their families a way to connect with each other and with our community’s past in a greater way during the summer.” To see additional participating museums nationwide, please visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. EARLY LIFE Arizona Fleming was born in Richmond, Texas, on March 23, 1884. She was the daughter of Beauregard (Bully) and Laura Fleming. EDUCATION Fleming attended segregated schools through 12th grade and then moved to Seguin to attend Guadalupe College, an all-black school. After college, she worked at Seagul Laundry in Houston as a bookkeeper for four years, then returned to Richmond to establish the Fort Bend Fraternal Undertaking Company in 1927. BUSINESS Fleming served as secretary and manager of the Fort Bend Fraternal Undertaking Company in Richmond and after a number of years became the sole proprietor. During the Great Depression, her uncle helped her establish a good credit rating, and she eventually owned her own home. In the 1950s, she became instrumental in reestablishing the African American vote in Fort Bend County. Her name regularly appeared in the records of civil rights efforts to end local voter discrimination. Fleming became secretary of the newly-formed Fort Bend Civic Club, which was organized to get out the black vote in the 1950 election. She went house to house to encourage voters; 80 percent of eligible black voters participated in the election. When black participation was challenged, Fleming helped fund the case that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Though they received funds from numerous Fort Bend black churches and business leaders from around the state, Fleming herself made substantial financial and emotional contributions to the cause. When the high court ruled in favor of the appellants on May 4, 1953, Fleming’s work had helped firmly secure Fort Bend County blacks’ right to vote. LATER LIFE It was said that Fleming’s personal finances were depleted in the fight to vote. “I’d do it all over again,” she was reported to say. She died penniless in Richmond on January 18, 1976 and is buried in Mount Carmel Baptist Church cemetery. In 1994, FBISD opened the Arizona Fleming Elementary School in her honor. NOTE: This biography is currently on display at the Fort Bend Museum as part of the "Triumphs & Tribulations: African American History in Fort Bend County" exhibit. The exhibit will run through May 26, 2018.
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Funding has been provided to the Fort Bend History Association from Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.
AuthorFort Bend Museum Staff Archives
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