A Holocaust remembrance exhibit is on display at the Grace Museum through Jan. 31. International Holocaust Remembrance Day takes place each year on January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. For the past few years, the Grace Museum has collaborated with Abilene Christian University’s Introduction to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts course to create monthly
Read moreThe Grace Museum, 102 Cypress St., is recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 with an exhibit that will run through Jan. 31. This history exhibition was curated by Dr. Amanda Biles with Catherine Shewmaker, Kennady Moore, and Kyle Conway through the Introduction to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts course at Abilene Christian University. Click here to read more about the display.
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By LORETTA FULTON A determined, handsome face peers from the canvas, caring eyes gazing into the future. The face is that of Dr. William H. Butler, Abilene’s first black physician, who was born Dec. 9, 1875, in Anderson County. He died Sept. 8, 1947, and is buried in the Abilene City Cemetery alongside his wife, Beatrice, who died Jan. 17,
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By LORETTA FULTON Everyone got in on the fun at the last of three Advent Music Series concerts sponsored by the Grace Museum. The last concert was held Dec. 18 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, all decked out in Christmas splendor. Seven speakers introduced seven Christmas carols, providing a little history. And then the large crowd gathered for
Read moreThe Grace Museum is sponsoring a free Advent Music Series on Tuesdays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18. Advent, which begins Sunday, Dec. 2, is the month-long period leading to Christmas and is the beginning of a new year for churches that follow a liturgical calendar. The concerts will be in different locations but all will be 12:15-12:45 p.m. The first
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The Grace Museum is sponsoring a free Advent Music Series on Tuesdays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18. The concerts will be in different locations but all will be 12:15-12:45 p.m. Advent, which begins Sunday, Dec. 2, is the month-long period leading to Christmas. It also marks the beginning of a new year for churches that follow a liturgical calendar. The
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