Members of the Executive Committee of the Brazos Heritage Society wish you all the very best for 2013.
Simply stated, may you be safe these last days of
2012 and may you find the new year to be significantly better than the old.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Christmas Stroll Well Attended
The Brazos Heritage Society’s Christmas Stroll in the East Side
Historic District and related activities in Heritage Park on December 15, 2012,
proved to be an overwhelming success.
Four houses, beautifully decorated for the Christmas season,
were opened for the Stroll. Those opened
included the home of Linda Roberts, better known as the Clary House, at 601
East 30th Street; Susan and Mitchell Roy’s home at 616 East 31st Street; the
home of Isabel and Todd McPartlin at 501 East 31st Street; and Harriet and Phil
Smith’s home at 705 East 31st Street.
Throughout the evening the “Sweet Strings on the Brazos,” a mountain dulcimer band, provided beautiful Christmas music from the Matthew Winsper Knobel Memorial Gazebo in the Park. The Park was decorated for the Christmas season, with hundreds of twinkling lights on the Gazebo and light poles.
On the day following the Christmas Stroll, Isabel McPartlin, whose home was on the tour, sent a message to Society President Nat Hilliard; the relevant parts read as follows:
The Society’s Executive Committee is grateful for all the effort by so many people that made this such a successful event.
The Smilebox below provides additional photographs taken during the evening of the Stroll.
In addition, two homes on opposite sides of Heritage Park, while
not opened to the public, provided refreshments to Stroll participants. Nat and Dan Hilliard at 615 East 30th Street
and Donna and John Van Duyn at 615 East 31st Street served wassail and cookies.
Throughout the evening the “Sweet Strings on the Brazos,” a mountain dulcimer band, provided beautiful Christmas music from the Matthew Winsper Knobel Memorial Gazebo in the Park. The Park was decorated for the Christmas season, with hundreds of twinkling lights on the Gazebo and light poles.
A big hit of the evening was the opportunity
to ride in the horse drawn carriage around the neighborhood, which was provided
as part of the price of admission to the Stroll.
On the day following the Christmas Stroll, Isabel McPartlin, whose home was on the tour, sent a message to Society President Nat Hilliard; the relevant parts read as follows:
Hope ya’ll are having a wonderful Sunday!
First, I would like to thank all of those who organized the
Christmas Stroll event yesterday. As first time participants we (Todd and
I) don’t have anything to compare it to but the music, the carriage ride, and
the wassail were great touches. This combined with the gift of perfect
weather from God made for an incredible evening!
Todd and I were thrilled to be asked to participate and to be
considered among the three other beautifully decorated homes on the tour.
Nat – The signs you made were adorable and the feedback I heard
from those who came through was nothing but good stuff. Well done!
Thank you again all!
Merry Christmas!
Perfectly
said, Isabel. The 2012 Christmas Stroll
was thoroughly enjoyable and brought back remembrances of Christmases past.
The Society’s Executive Committee is grateful for all the effort by so many people that made this such a successful event.
The Smilebox below provides additional photographs taken during the evening of the Stroll.
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