Bill Text: TX HR1249 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1249 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Farmers Branch Historical Park.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1249 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR1249-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1249



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Farmers Branch Historical Park is marking its 25th
	anniversary in 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Established as an outdoor museum to preserve and
	interpret the history of Texas and the Peters colony, whose first
	office was in Farmers Branch, the park opened in 1986 and today
	welcomes some 50,000 visitors annually; and
	WHEREAS, The 27-acre park traces the fascinating heritage of
	Farmers Branch from the 1840s through the 1940s; its cornerstone is
	the 1856 Gilbert House, and other notable buildings include the
	Farmers Branch depot, dating back to the 1870s, the 1885 Queen Anne
	Victorian Cottage, an 1890s church, the school built in the first
	decade of the past century, and the 1930s Dodson House;
	additionally, an 1840s log culture area features unique examples of
	early Texas log cabin architecture and is of particular interest to
	aficionados of the pioneer days; and
	WHEREAS, Educational programming at the park focuses on
	interactive learning and discussion; tours let schoolchildren
	engage with history in a lively fashion, and the park also offers a
	variety of off-site programs for public, private, and home schools;
	and
	WHEREAS, Among its many attractions, the park is home to two
	vintage baseball teams, the Farmers Branch Mustangs and the Rawhide
	Creek Tanners, and interpreters and volunteers re-create the sights
	and sounds of a 19th-century baseball game, illustrating how the
	sport has changed; and
	WHEREAS, For a quarter-century, the Farmers Branch
	Historical Park has preserved and celebrated the heritage of the
	area, providing a window on the past and giving young Texans a
	greater understanding of the part their city played in the annals of
	the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Farmers
	Branch Historical Park and extend to all those associated with the
	park sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to come.

	Jackson
	Anchia

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1249 was adopted by the House on April
	21, 2011, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House