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Shrimping, the Gulf Coast, and a talk with the Texas Shrimp Diva
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New EXHIBIT:
The Great Storm of 1900
Treasure of the Month:
Shrimping, the Gulf Coast, and a talk with the Texas Shrimp Diva
Online Exhibits:
Virtual Tour: Juneteenth Champions, historic portraits by Ted Ellis
Current Exhibits:
McGivney Award Collection
Outdoor Tour:
Take an outdoor history tour with the new Rosenberg Library app!
News & Events
Children’s Artwork from a Former Merchant Seaman
Galveston and Texas History Center (GTHC) recently acquired and processed a collection of children's paintings by Admiral Perry Duane Ellis, as well as correspondence from pediatric hospitals and dignitaries from…
How Gender and Sexuality Influenced the Suffrage Movement
When the United States Constitution was written in the 18th century, it did not guarantee women the same voting rights and protections as men. It wasn’t until 1920 when the…
Galveston’s Trailblazing Women
Women’s History Month celebrates contributions women have made throughout history, while national or worldly figures are often highlighted, the Rosenberg Library would like to recognize pioneering women within our own…
The Wigwam: Galveston’s Beach Convention Center
Casey Edward Greene, Rosenberg Scholar Galveston was unable to host beach conventions during the late 1890s. The closest structure that could meet this need, Olympia-by-the-Sea, was a wood pavilion at…
Virtual Preservation Series Saturdays in August
Recordings of all three programs are available on the Rosenberg Library's YouTube channel:Making it Last: Preserving Your Family's Papers and PhotographsI Just Bought an Old House - Now What?Your History…
Virtual Juneteenth Documentary Screening
Join the Galveston and Texas History Center for a virtual screening of the new Juneteenth documentary by Sam Collins III and Sam Addington. A conversation with the filmmakers will follow…
Electric Park, Part 1
Casey Edward Greene, Rosenberg Scholar The time: 1906. The place: Galveston, Texas. Throngs of tourists have arrived here by train and taken streetcars from Union Depot to the Seawall. They’ve…
Online Workshop: Searching the Galveston Tribune Newspaper
A recording of this program is available on the Rosenberg Library's YouTube channel. Click here to watch it online! ----- Join Galveston and Texas History Center in researching the 190…
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