Celebrate the birds of the Rockport area!
Aransas Pathways Birding Field Trip – March Schedule Meet at the parking lot behind the “Rockport Beach” sign, just before entering Rockport Beach Park, 210 Seabreeze Drive, Rockport, TX 78382 Celebrate the birds of the Rockport area! Join volunteer (and retired park ranger and bird guide) Bob Showler to look for birds at Aransas Pathways sites and other points of interest. Be prepared to drive your own car up to 20 miles round-trip and bring water, sun & insect protection, and binoculars (if you have them; loaner binoculars also available). We may be walking up to 1/4 mile at certain stops. Access to most sites is free, but there is a $10 fee to enter Rockport Beach Park (free to annual passholders; visit Rockport Beach (rockportbeach-texas.com) for more information on purchasing an annual pass). Printable flyer for Pathways Birding Field Trip Flyer – Bob Showler
Adventure of learning and sightseeing aboard The Skimmer.
Join us as we take you back in time to the abundant history in the settlement of Copano Bay aboard the Skimmer captained by Tommy Moore & Historical guide Pam Stranahan. This is an adventure of learning and sightseeing you will not want to miss! This will be a 3 hour trip aboard the flagship Skimmer. Tour time 9am – 12pm. There will be light finger foods and drinks provided. Please keep in mind this is an outdoor event and nature governs the trip. If forced to postpone, March 31 is the alternate date. Tickets are available via www.theachistorycenter.com/events-1 or at the History Center, 801 E. Cedar St. Sailing: March 29, 9:00 AM at Fulton Harbor on the Skimmer Tix $50 available via FHC only. Printable Flyer for sharing about this adventure of learning and sightseeing aboard The Skimmer.
“Quilting in the New Normal” – Open Jan. 14 at the History Ctr.
The Piecemakers-by-the-Bay and The Friends of the History Center will present a show titled ”Quilting in the New Normal.” Coffee and pastries will be served at the opening on Saturday, January 14, 10 AM. Opening remarks will be made by Susie Black. Mimi Braniff will present a traditional Bed Turning program where quilts will be shown with the patterns and stitching described. The main galleries at the History Center will be filled with needlework from guild members and Fourth Graders from Sacred Heart School. Programs will be featured on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM. A beautiful quilt created by the Piecemakers will be raffled at the close of the exhibit. Tickets ($1 each or 6 for $5) will be available at the History Center. The drawing for a winner will be held Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 PM. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the History Center.
“Holiday Traditions” at the History Center
Enjoy an early glimpse into the “Holiday Traditions” exhibit on Saturday, November 19, 1- 4 PM and view a program on Sunday, November 20 at 2:00 PM at the History Center, 801 E. Cedar St. The program, “Christmas in Texas,” will be presented in a slide program by Pam Stranahan. She will illustrate the many nationalities who settled in Texas and brought their traditions with them. Add your favorite family tradition to the stories from the past. The main gallery of the History Center will remind you of days-gone-by with ornaments and trees to entertain you. Many ornaments come from the collection of Mrs. Wilson who was the owner of the Bailey house on S. Church Street. A tree decorated with coastal shells will inspire you to walk our local beaches. Bask in the twinkling lights that bring memories of magical times. Visit the History Center during Tropical Christmas on Saturday, December 3, 1 – 4 PM. Take a break from other activities to view trees and décor from historic eras. Find unique gifts at the History Center. Publications about local history by the Center include the R-F Art Colony, ABCs of the Art Colony (for youth), Foodways: The Culinary Traditions of Aransas County, Aransas County in Postcards, 30 Years Through the News/Lens, and Doc Bruhl’s Herb Garden. Other gifts ideas are notecards and craft jewelry. Printable version of “Holiday Traditions” at the History Center The History Center at 801 E. Cedar St. in Rockport is open Fri. 10-2; Sat. 1 – 4; Sun. 1-4; and Mon. 10-2. A venue of Aransas Pathways. Learn more about activities and events – upcoming and past – online at www.theachistorycenter.com. 361 727-9214.
Harbor Haunts at the Texas Maritime Museum, Saturday Oct. 29, 2022, 11-3
In conjunction with the Texas Maritime Museum, Fulton Mansion, Aransas County Library, Ace Program, Texas State Parks, Goose Island State Parks, and Rockport Center for the Arts we will have a table with games, treats, and more!
Archeology Day at the History Center, Sunday Oct. 9, 2022, 1-4 PM
Join archeologists to learn more about the early people of Aransas County.Activities begin at 1:00 PM with centers that relate the skills of early people. Create a pinch pot, select a stone for tool making and learn how archeologists record information. At 3:00 PM David Kroskie will speak about local archeological investigations. “Archeology in Regional State Parks” will include surveys of Goose Island, Goliad, and Powderhorn. David Kroskie is a Cultural Resources Coordinator/Regional Archeologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
New Exhibit “Weathering the Storms: 1919 & 2017” at the History Center
“Weathering the Storms – 1919 and 2017: Historic Places of Refuge” will open Thursday, August 25, at 7 PM, on the five-year anniversary of landfall for Hurricane Harvey. Historic documents relate the stories of the 1919 storm that ended the resort era for Rockport. Many of the places featured have Historical Markers that relate the full story of the people who lived through the storm. A dramatic portrayal of 1919 events based on diary entries will play on the flat screen. Interviews with current owners and photographs show how their historic venues fared during Hurricane Harvey. Places that are profiled include the Baylor-Norvell home, the Fulton-Bruhl home, home of Richard Wood, Sorenson-Stair mercantile, Baldwin-Brundrett home, Harper house, L.M. Bracht house, and the Bruhl-Paul-Johnson house. This exhibit is made possible in part by a grant from the Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Education Committee who worked on this exhibit include Dave Kroskie, Maureen Winkelman, Pam Stranahan, and Amy Parker. Exhibits will also open at other locations – “Our Journey,” at the Visitor Center of the Chamber of Commerce “It’s Still Standing…: A Hurricane History of the Fulton Mansion” at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site. Sunday afternoon programs will enhance the exhibits. The History Center at 801 E. Cedar St. in Rockport is open Fri. 10-2; Sat. 1 – 4; Sun. 1-4; and Mon. 10-2. A venue of Aransas Pathways. Semi-permanent exhibit “Voices from the Past: The Building of AransasCounty.” Learn more about activities and events – upcoming and past – online at www.theachistorycenter.com.361 727-9214.
We are looking for volunteers!!! for the 34th Annual HummerBird Celebration
September 15-18 2022Come join our team and have some fun!!! Free Event T-Shirt and passes to speaker programs!!! Sign up online at rockporthummingbird.comFMI contact Jennifer Heard 361-790-9496jheard@aransascounty.org oror Jahna 361-729-6445 or tourism@1rockport.org Printable flyer for this call for volunteers. – HummerBird Flyer 2022
HummerBird Celebration for 2022
HummerBird Celebration September 15-18, 2022!!! Current information and ticket purchases – https://www.rockport-fulton.org/HB About • Tickets • Shop • Event Brochure • Get Involved • Facebook We are excited to have Richard Crossley at the 2022 HummerBird Celebration. Richard will be the Keynote Speaker, late afternoon on Saturday . He is an internationally acclaimed birder, photographer and award winning author. Be sure to check out his of publications: ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series, a “reality birding” approach to looking at connections between birds and habitats. Richard is frequently heard on radio, and is a sought-after public speaker known for his thought-provoking and entertaining style that helps awaken a bigger picture view of observation and ID.
April 22nd EARTH DAY – Thanks to Our Volunteers
“Happy Earth Day!!! Beautification day at Connie Hagar! Thank you to all the volunteers that came out today. We couldn’t do it without you!”