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Mrs. Ponce鈥檚 4th grade class enjoyed the museum visit on the 鈥淭exas Revolution鈥� February 20.

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: To some, the observance of Presidents’ Day in the United States goes unnoticed. The local newspapers splash ads of 鈥淧resident鈥檚 Day Sales!鈥� and many get the day off from work, but have you ever stopped to think about this important day of recognizing our United States Presidents? […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was a tailor in his early working life? A: Andrew Johnson. No president has ever risen from such meager beginnings as Andrew Johnson. Born in North Carolina to a landless laborer and a washerwoman, Johnson lived in extreme poverty and never spent a day […]

Mrs. Williams’s class went to the American Freedom Museum this week to do research on their Texas history projects. They are making a brochure on people who immigrated to Texas in the 1800s and the history around that time.

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q:聽Who is the only president to have served only one month in office? A:聽William Henry Harrison. Harrison was sixty-eight years old when he took office. You would think that he would have listened to his mother, who most likely told him once if she told him a […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was one of the youngest pilots in U.S. Navy history? A: George H.W. Bush. George Bush is a hero, not just for being a chief executive, but for being a brave nineteen-year-old who was a fearless TBM Avenger (Torpedo Bomber) aviator in the Pacific […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q:聽Which president instituted the handshake as the official way to greet guests? A:聽Thomas Jefferson. For presidents today, shaking hands is just part of the job. Each firm clasp could win a vote or charm a foreign dignitary. But Jefferson, who started the tradition, used it as a […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president became a navy commander despite his history of chronic health problems? A: John Fitzgerald Kennedy. John F. Kennedy became a navy commander. This is kind of funny, because throughout his childhood this future president had nothing but health problems. The military is very selective […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Are you interested in visiting the American Freedom Museum during the holiday season? You totally can! Below are the hours we are open to the public: Wednesday, December 13th: 10:00 a.m. 鈥� 3:00 p.m. Open to the public Saturday, December 16th: 10:00 a.m. 鈥� 3:00 p.m. Open […]

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president gave a baby gift to his wife when she was born? A: Grover Cleveland.聽As a bachelor, Cleveland was a law partner with his good friend Oscar Folsom. When a new baby was welcomed to Folsom鈥檚 family, Grover Cleveland was twenty-seven years old. Cleveland was […]

Fifth grade ends the 2017 school year with a trip to the museum to learn about “Events in U.S. History That Took Place at Christmas.” They seemed to have lots of fun and share lots of laughs.

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Who was the first president to marry while in office? A: John Tyler.聽President Tyler had enjoyed a twenty-nine-year marriage to his wife Letitia 51AV视频 Tyler. They had seven children together. His wife suffered a stroke and died his second year in office. She was the first […]