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SAVE THE DATE! Descendants of Austin’s Old 300 Executive Board Meeting Saturday, February 8, 2025 9:00 am until 12:00 noon Hampton Inn Meeting Room 515 East Main Street Fredericksburg, Texas Old 300 members and their guests are encouraged to attend! One of the major reasons members and guests do not want to miss this meeting is our Guest Speaker. If you have not heard Justice Ken Wise speak, you are in for a treat! The Justice is wise about Texas Law and is also Wise about Texas which is the name of his podcast. Paste the link below in your browser and it will take you to one of Justice Wise’s most recent podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wise-about-texas/id1054860435?i=1000675796366 Justice Ken Wise sits on the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston. He previously served as Judge of both the 334th and 152nd District Courts in Harris County. He is a member of the Texas Judicial Council and a director of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas. He is an adjunct professor at Houston Baptist University and a former adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. He is the creator and host of the award-winning Texas history podcast Wise About Texas. Justice Wise has published numerous journal articles and is a regular speaker on Texas history across the State of Texas. In 2021 Justice Wise was honored by the Texas House of Representatives for his contributions in preserving Texas history. He is a member of The Sons of the Republic of Texas. Justice Wise was elected President of the Texas State Historical Association in March of 2023. If you are planning to attend, please contact: Ronda O’Donnell with names of members and guests in your party (this is for planning purposes only) Overnight Accommodations in Fredericksburg For Friday night, February 7, 2025 Sunday House Inn and Suites 501 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624 830 997 4484 Rooms are Reserved King – 1 bed Double Queen – 2 beds Discount for The Old 300 - All are priced at $179.00 (plus tax) Members are responsible for room and misc. charges To Reserve Rooms Call the hotel directly: 830 997 4484 Identify yourself as a member of The Old 300
*Reservations must be made by JANUARY 15, 2025, to receive the discount rate Check in: 3:00 pm Free Cancellation before 4:00 pm on February 5, 2025 Best Western Plus – Fredericksburg, Texas 314 East Highway Street Fredericksburg, TX, 78624 830 992 2929 Rooms are Reserved King – 1 bed Double Queen – 2 beds Discount for The Old 300 - All are priced at $179.00 (plus tax) Members are responsible for room and misc. charges To Reserve Rooms Call the hotel directly: 830 992 2929 Identify yourself as a member of The Old 300 *Reservations must be made by JANUARY 2, 2025, to receive the discount rate Free Cancellation before 4:00 pm on February 6, 2025 Fairfield Inn & Suites – Fredericksburg 513 Friendship Lane Fredericksburg, TX, 78624 830 955 8070 Rooms are Reserved King – 1 bed Double Queen – 2 beds Discount for The Old 300 - All are priced at $159.00 (plus tax) Members are responsible for room and misc. charges Here's your reservation link you can use to make reservations (click on the below Link and OPEN HYPERLINK) Book your group rate for The Old 300 Book your group rate for The Old 300 The Old 300 Start Date: Friday, February 07, 2025 End Date: Saturday, February 08, 2025 Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: Fairfield Inn & Suites Fredericksburg for 159.00 USD per night – Last Day to Book: Friday, January 10, 2025 Free Cancellation before 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Friday February 7, 2025, Events National Museum of the Pacific War Join a group of Old 300 members and guests for a guided tour of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. This tour, led by knowledgeable docents at the museum, will be: Friday, February 7, 2025, 2:00 pm It will last 1½ to 2 hours Be at the museum entrance No later than 1:45 pm 311 East Austin Street (one block North of Main Street) For no additional fee we will have access until 5:00 pm This is a wonderful museum and it’s an experience you will not forget. Please reserve a space as soon as possible. The deadline is Thursday, January 30, 2025. Cost is $14.00 per person. Payment is required in advance to secure tour reservations. Please pay on the Old 300 website. Go to our home page (sfaold300.com)and then click on the Pay Online tab which is located on the gray bar beneath the Old 300 flag. The Pay Online tab is the third tab from the left. About the museum: Formerly the Nimitz Museum, the complex is now the only museum in the Continental United States centered on World War II's Pacific campaign. Since 1968, the Museum has expanded to occupy a six-acre campus and gained a reputation as one of the premier military museums in the nation. Over the years the Museum was upgraded and enlarged, and the campus grew to accommodate the Memorial Courtyard, the Plaza of Presidents, and the Japanese Garden of Peace. We opened the expanded George H. W. Bush Gallery in 2009. The Gallery's state-of-the-art 33,000 square foot exhibition features 40 media installations, approximately 900 artifacts in 97 climate-controlled cases, 15 macro-artifacts, and hundreds of photographs. Two blocks east of the main campus is the Pacific Combat Zone. Recently reopened after an $8 million renovation. The PCZ is also home to our popular WWII Pacific Combat Program that takes place on set weekends throughout the year. AFTER THE TOUR Join the group for a Texas style dinner The Backwoods BBQ Restaurant 320 FM 2093 (2.2 mi from town off HWY 16 - toward Kerrville - before the airport) Fredericksburg, Texas Friday, February 7, 2005 6:00 pm
Friday evening is STEAK NIGHT at BACKWOODSSelect from a 17 oz Filet or 20 oz Sirloin. (The only selections are from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm) Most customers split their steak orders, still having a robust steak for an individual price of $17 to $22. All the steaks come with salad. Drinks and additional sides are extra. No reservations are accepted on Friday evening, but the staff is expecting us, so please identify yourselves as being with the Old 300 group. Our attendees will be responsible for their own dinner, tax and tips. |
’OUR MISSION
The objectives of our organization, The Descendants of Austin’s Old Three Hundred, are to keep alive, for this and succeeding generations, the memories of the spirit, courage and character of the men and women belonging to Stephen Fuller Austin’s first colony, known as the “THE OLD THREE HUNDRED”. We encourage and foster research, preservation and publication of the history and records of this first group of Texians.
ABOUT THE "OLD 300"
The name "Old Three Hundred" refers to the settlers who received land grants in Stephen F. Austin's first colony in Mexico. Although not originally enthusiastic about the project, Austin continued the colonization activities after the death of his father, Moses Austin. He traveled to San Antonio, where he met with the Spanish governor Antonio María Martínez. The governor acknowledged Stephen F. Austin as his father's successor, allowing the colonization activities to proceed.
Austin agreed with Martínez to be responsible for all administrative tasks after he arranged for settlers to come to Texas in exchange for land; in payment for his services, Austin would collect 12½ cents an acre in compensation. Austin returned to New Orleans and sought willing colonists and by the end of the summer of 1824 most of the Old Three Hundred were settled in Texas.
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