FANTHORP INN TO HOST “MAIL CALL: LETTER WRITING” EVENT

  

Visitors are invited to step back in time and explore a historic form of communication during the Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site’s “Mail Call: Letter Writing” event.

The event is being held next Saturday, August 8, from 10am-4pm at the Fanthorp Inn located in Anderson.

Staff members at the Inn, which is one of Texas’ first post offices, will talk about how the mail system worked during the Republic of Texas from 1836-1846.

Visitors are going to have an opportunity to write, fold, and seal a letter with wax the way it would have been done in the 1800s.

There is no admission fee, but free will cash donations will be accepted.

The program is being presented as part of the Texas Historical Commission’s “Roam on the Range,” campaign.

“Roam on the Range” highlights the ways Texans and visitors can experience adventure close to home this summer.

For more information or travel  ideas, please visit their website at thc.texas.gov/roamontherange.