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rfoner
Jun 61 min read
Looking for Identification
As many of you know, the Samuel Walker Houston Museum & Cultural Center has hundreds, if not thousands of pictures on display of alumni...
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rfoner
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Samuel Walker Houston and the Alumni
Samuel Walker Houston Founder and Former Principal (The unveiling and presentation of this portrait was made at the first reunion on...
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rfoner
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Looking back at the 2022 Reunion
The 2024 Sam Houston High School Reunion will be here quicker than one realizes; in fact it is less than a year away. It's time to start...
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rfoner
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Pathfinders: A History of the Pioneering Efforts of African Americans Huntsville, Walker County TX
DEDICATION "This publication is dedicated to the memory of Samuel Walker Houston, founder and first principal of the Sam Houston...
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rfoner
Aug 6, 20231 min read
Reunion Flashback: 1974 Sam Houston High School Reunion
In 1974 the SHHS Alumni and Ex Students Association held their school reunion on August 3rd, and the 4th. This was 49 years ago. I'm...
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rfoner
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Preserving the Legacy
The Samuel Walker Houston Museum & Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the influential African American educator,...
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rfoner
Jan 24, 20232 min read
You Might be Surprised
To this observer, it seems that when most people visit the Center, they are usually conducting business of some sort or simply coming to...
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rfoner
Jan 21, 20231 min read
MLK Day 2023 at the Center
In case any didn't attend Martin Luther King's Day parade and ceremony, here are a few shots of the event. Fortunately the weather was...
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rfoner
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Christmas Season at the Center
It's the Christmas season at the SWH Museum & Cultural Center. A sure sign of this can be seen by the lovely Christmas tree that graces...
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rfoner
Nov 12, 20221 min read
The Director's Parade
In 1974, Edward Glenn Owens was elected first President of what was to become the National Alumni Association of Samuel Walker Houston...
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