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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. 

Last Minute Gift Guide

12/14/2015

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'Twas the week before Christmas
at the Fort Bend Museum
We're looking for Santa--
Perhaps you have seen him?

He likes to come shopping
at our gift shop boutique
For we stock Fort Bend items
That are fun and unique.

Take a look at our gift guide
And here's a good reason:
Support Texas history
This holiday season!
Have a question about an item or want us to reserve something for you? Call us at 281-342-6478 or send us an email. Happy shopping!

Jennifer Farrell is the part-time writer of terrible Christmas rhymes and director of marketing for the Fort Bend County Museum Association.
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Postcards and Christmas Decorations in Victorian Texas

12/8/2015

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By CHRIS GODBOLD
Curator of Collections

​People living in mid- to late-Victorian (1870-1901) and Edwardian (1901-1910) Texas enjoyed sending postcards. Folding greeting cards, while available, were not widely sent; early postcards were printed with artwork, an advertisement or left without a design on the front. Photos were not added to postcards until around 1900.

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Sneak Peek: A Fabulous '50s Christmas

12/1/2015

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Moore Home! Docents and volunteers have been hard at work this week preparing for the annual Candlelight Tours, which has been a festive holiday favorite since 1977!
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This year's theme is "To Grandmother's House We Go: A 1950s-era Moore Family Christmas." The Moore family actually did have grandchildren during the '50s, so the theme is quite spot-on with the home's history. Each room in the house is decorated with mid-century flair...we know you're going to love it!
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Anyone remember having bubble lights on your tree?
That's it for the sneak peek...you'll have to come take a tour to see the rest of the house! Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for kids. Join us on Friday from 6-8 p.m. or Saturday from 2-8 p.m. -- plus, if you come Saturday, you can also check out Miracle on Morton Street happening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. just a couple of blocks over from the Museum!
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See you this weekend! 
(Questions? Call us at 281-342-6478 or send an email to Rose!)
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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.
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