This year marks the 160th anniversary of Sam Houston’s death. The Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library will honor Sam Houston’s memory on Wednesday, July 26.
The day will begin at 10 a.m. with the Forrest Masonic Lodge No. 19 of Huntsville presenting a Masonic service in the museum’s rotunda to show what Sam Houston’s funeral could have been like. From 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Steamboat House will be open to the public where museum staff and partners from the Texas Historical Commission will be inside to talk about Sam Houston’s last days and 19th-century mourning customs.
Admission will be waived on July 26. For more information about this event visit samhoustonmemorialmuseum.com, follow the museum on Facebook, or contact the museum at 936-294-1832.
