The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 57, July 1953 - April, 1954 Page: 508
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Elmore Rack at 1503 Washington. Persons desiring to become charter
members may send their dues in prior to Sunday, January 24, when
the next meeting is planned at Waco Public Library beginning at
3 P. M., Conger announced.
The Seguin Conservation Society in 1952-1953 published their
intentions to restore to its original appearance the first post office
of the town, the office of Juan N. Seguin, and called upon the
citizens to aid in the proposed work. The result of the enterprise
was the dedication of the restored building on August 12, 1953,
the anniversary of the date set for the founding of Seguin. On
the same day a tour of the places of historical interest in the city
took interested citizens to the home of a Texas Ranger, to several
other old homes, and to the Ranger cemeteries. Pageants were
given at the dedication program, and the postmaster secured
permission to use a special "Los Nogales" stamp on any letters
and cards mailed from the old post office on the evening of the
program.
On December 8, 1953, the Association issued Junior Historian
charter number 130 to the Austin County Schools. The formation
of the Austin County chapter, sponsored by the Stephen F.
Austin State Park Association, is unique in the Junior Historian
organization. The new group is made up of nine schools in
Austin County, and active sponsorship is by a board of sponsors
consisting of the Texas history teacher in each of the participating
schools. Membership in the new chapter totals 175.
On November 1, 1953, the Tyler chapter of the Daughters of
1812 held dedicatory services in Henderson for General James
Smith and Captain Andrew Hamilton, two veterans of the War
of 1812 buried in Rusk County.
Mrs. W. O. Forester, member of the Tyler chapter and descend-
ant of Hamilton, has supplied the Association office with valuable
information on James Smith, Andrew Hamilton, and Young
Harrington Hamilton, a son of Andrew Hamilton. The history
of these early pioneers has been placed in the Archives Collection
of the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center for future use by
students in Texas history.508
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