Now-Mar 2014: Sacred Spaces: Connecting with the Land

Sacred Spaces: Connecting with the Land

NACOGDOCHES, TX
Stone Fort Museum
www.sfasu.edu/stonefort

What landscapes do people identify as sacred? 
How do people assign meaning to a place? 

From the backyard vegetable garden to a favorite vista, we establish personal connections with our environment, and connections that are a reflection of our group identity. 

This exhibit uses descriptions of Texas from diaries dating to the late 1600s, and contemporary journals of the East Texas landscape to explore the many ways we connect with our environment.

Jan 11: Sugarcane Festival in Nacogdoches

Sugarcane ribbon candy demonstration

Durst Taylor House & Gardens
304 North St

Make plans to attend the 5th annual Old-Fashioned Sweet Tooth Sugarcane Festival on January 11 from 8 am -12 pm at the Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens

This historic house is home to a sugar cane field, which is harvested by the Historic Sites staff for the festival.

Downtown Mount Vernon Shines

A slipcover was removed from these circa 1904 buildings. Now an operations

center for First National Bank and M.L. Edwards Hardware & Dry Goods.

Christmas windows in downtown Mount Vernon are not only a treat for locals and visitors, but a shining tribute to this community's heart and hard work.

For the past 20 years, the city's Main Street has worked with the city’s Economic Development Corporation, the Franklin County Historical Commission, downtown building owners and local banks to develop an action plan for preservation.