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2005 Museum Events
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Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Hosts Retired Smithsonian Historian
Lonn Taylor, retired museum curator and historian at the Smithsonian Institute
in Washington, DC was in Cuero, Thursday evening, November 3rd to present,
"My Love is a Rider: America's Affair with the Cowboy."
Mr. Taylor's presentation to a standing room only crowd, was held at
6:00 p.m. in Cuero State Bank's Community Room, and was hosted by the
Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum, with both the Cuero Cultural and Heritage
Foundation and Humanities Texas serving as partners in this historic
review of the American Cowboy.
The Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum, established in 2002, is a new museum
project dedicated to preserving the ranching and western culture of South
Central Texas through interpretive exhibits, research, and educational
programs.
The museum purchased the two-story, 10,000 sq. ft. historic Knights of
Pythias Hall in Cuero in 2002, and is currently restoring the building
to its original 1903 appearance.
Mr. Taylor is a retired museum curator and historian who moved to Fort
Davis in 2002 after 18 years as a historian and curator at the
Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in
Washington, DC. He is originally from Fort Worth, and before going
to Washington, he served as director of the University of Texas at
Austin's Winedale Historical Center in Round Top. Since moving to
Fort Davis, Mr. Taylor has served as a consultant on exhibit planning
to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Alamo, and the cities
of Grapevine and San Antonio.
The public was invited to attend this free event where light food and
beverages were served. Cuero State Bank is located at 121 East Courthouse
Street, adjacent to the DeWitt County Courthouse.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from
Humanities Texas,
a state partner of the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
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CTHM Chairman Robert Oliver introduces Lonn Taylor
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Lonn Taylor speaks about the American cowboy
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