SEALY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

SEALY, TX

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The Sealy Area Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Sealy, Texas. The society is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Sealy area, which includes the city of Sealy and the surrounding communities. The society was founded in 1983 by a group of local residents who were interested in preserving the history of the area.

The society has a museum located in downtown Sealy, which features exhibits on the history of the area. The museum is housed in a historic building that was once a mercantile store. Visitors can see exhibits on the area's agricultural history, including displays on cotton and rice farming. The museum also features exhibits on the history of the railroad in the area, as well as exhibits on the history of the city of Sealy.

In addition to the museum, the Sealy Area Historical Society hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including historical walking tours, lectures, and community events. The society also publishes a quarterly newsletter, which features articles on the history of the area and updates on the society's activities.

The Sealy Area Historical Society is run by a volunteer board of directors and relies on donations and membership fees to support its activities. The society welcomes visitors and encourages anyone with an interest in the history of the Sealy area to become a member.

SEALY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in SEALY TX. US MID #8404801879

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).

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Trinity Lutheran Church After preaching his first sermon in Sealy on February 11, 1883, Lutheran Missionary Reverend John Trinklein organized the Trinity Lutheran Church Congregation on October 31 of that same year. In the beginning, most of the congregation was of German Heritage and many early church records were written in German. The congregation dedicated its first church structure, a 24 by 34-foot frame building, on July 25, 1886. In March 1891, the congregation bought the church site from the Gulf, Colorado &amp; Santa Fe Railway Company. Repaired after sustaining serious damage in the great storm of 1900, the original church building remained in use until it was replaced in 1940 by a larger 60 by 30-foot building. The current brick-clad sanctuary dates from 1963, when it and five new Sunday school rooms were dedicated.

From 1883 to 2012, twenty-five pastors, including Rev. Trinklein, served the congregation. During its first dozen years, the church shared Pastors Paul G. Heckel (1890-93) and P.A. Wenzel (1893-1895) with the Lutheran congregations in Cat Spring and Pattison. In 1895, Pastor A.R. Roglitz became the church’s first pastor to live in Sealy. Over the years, the church campus grew to meet the congregation’s needs. In September 1913, a 20 by 30-foot Sunday school building, located next to the parsonage, was dedicated. The campus further expanded with additions to the Sunday school building in 1949 and construction of a new parish hall in 1955. For decades, the church supported activities such as the ladies aid society, organized in April 1895, and the annual Bar-B-Que that started in 1963 to raise funds for local charities.

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SEALY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 585
SEALY
TX
77474

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MID #	8404801879
Name	SEALY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	760156374
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201306
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	29.779441, -96.154607
CODES	FIPS State Code: 48 FIPS County Code: 015 US Census Tract: 760200 US Census Block: 4047