Juneteenth Exhibit at Brenham Heritage Museum Bus Depot Gallery

Brenham Bus Depot Gallery 313 East Alamo Street, Brenham, TX, United States

A new exhibit focused on the history of Juneteenth in Washington County opens on Saturday at the Brenham Heritage Museum’s Bus Depot Gallery.  Celebrate! A View of Juneteenth Traditions and Customs shows the wide variety of ways that Juneteenth has been observed in Washington County since the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas in June …

Freedom Colonies Exhibit at Brenham Heritage Museum

Brenham Bus Depot Gallery 313 East Alamo Street, Brenham, TX, United States

The Brenham Heritage Museum invites the public to attend their new Freedom Colonies exhibit at the Bus Depot Gallery.  The exhibit entitled “Freedom Colonies: Tracing Historic Black Settlements of Washington County” explores the stories of former slaves and descendants who established entire local communities following their Emancipation.  Little is known about much of the African-American …

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