GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY

AUSTIN, TX

Mayfield Park 3 Mayfield Park, a historic cottage, gardens and nature preserve in west Austin, Texas.
Mayfield Park 3 Credit: Cesar's iPhoneography

The German-Texan Heritage Society is a non-profit organization located in Austin, Texas that aims to preserve, celebrate and promote the German heritage of Texans. The society was founded in 1978 by a group of German Texans who were concerned about the loss of their German culture and traditions in Texas.

The German-Texan Heritage Society offers a wide range of programs and events to educate and engage the community about German Texas history, culture, and traditions. It has a museum, library, and archives that showcase the German influence on Texas, including documents, photographs, artifacts, and other memorabilia. The society also hosts lectures, workshops, and cultural events such as Oktoberfest, Christmas markets, and folk dance performances.

The society provides resources for genealogical research and offers scholarships to students who are studying German language, culture, or history. It also supports the preservation of historical sites related to German-Texan heritage.

Membership in the German-Texan Heritage Society is open to anyone who is interested in learning about and promoting German-Texan heritage. Members receive discounts on events, access to the library and archives, and a quarterly newsletter.

Overall, the German-Texan Heritage Society is an important organization in preserving and promoting the German heritage of Texans and educating the community about the rich cultural history of the state.

GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in AUSTIN TX. US MID #8404801077

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 208,810 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Mayfield Park 3 Mayfield Park, a historic cottage, gardens and nature preserve in west Austin, Texas.
Austin Doug Sham Hill default
Eclipse 2024 APH IV
Cool cat He was very relaxed about canoeing with his people.
New suspension bridge, still under construction
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve 3 The Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve consists of 227 acres of native Texas Hill Country habitat west of Austin, Texas.
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve 4 The Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve consists of 227 acres of native Texas Hill Country habitat west of Austin, Texas.
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Moody Patio Moody Pattio at the Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin TX.
"Stacked Waters" "Stacked Waters" (art: Teresita Fernandez; 2009; cast acrylic), Rapoport Atrium, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin TX.
"Austin" "Austin" [a temple of light] (art: Ellsworth Kelly, designed at request of Douglas Cramer for his vineyard in Santa Barbara CA; started in 1986, the project fell through; later built as Kelly envisioned at the Blanton in 2016-18), Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin TX
J.W. Hannig Building J.W. Hannig Building (arch: Jasper Newton Preston; 1876; Renaissance Revival), 206 E. 6th St., Austin TX. (J.W. Hannig was a German immigrant cabinetmaker and fifth husband of Susanna Dickinson (or Dickerson). Dickinson migrated to Texas from Tennessee in 1830 and settled in Gonzales on the San Marcos River. The "Battle of Gonzales" (1835), the opening salvo of the Texas Revolution, was fought over their possession of a cannon. Her husband, Almaron Dickinson, joined other Texas volunteers in San Antonio after the "battle;" she joined him later that year; in Feb. 1836 they and others moved into the Alamo. She and her daughter. along with other women, survived the ensuring "Battle of the Alamo" (6 March 1836). After release she returned to Gonzales and later followed the Texas army eastward toward Harrisburg (later renamed Houston). Some refer to her as "The Messenger of the Alamo.")

Contact GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY

GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY
PO BOX 684171
AUSTIN
TX
78768-4171

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GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY Information

MID # 8404801077
Name GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY
Alternate Name GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 742020973
NTEECC A23
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 229,038
REVENUE 208,810
LAT/LONG 30.268349, -97.746555
CODES FIPS State Code: 48
FIPS County Code: 453
US Census Tract: 001100
US Census Block: 1085