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“A nation can only be free, happy, and great in proportion to the virtue
and intelligence of the people.”
Stephen F. Austin
Kerrville - Hotels Booked with Room Blocks
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kerrville
1940 Sidney Baker Street
Kerrville, Texas 78028
830-896-9200
53197@bywyndham.com
Group Name: The Old 300 Stay Date: • Friday, June 19, 2026 (1 night)
Group Code: O300-2026
Room Block: • 10 King Beds (Non-Smoking)
• 5 Double Beds (Non-Smoking)
Rate: • $105.00 per night + applicable taxes (13%)
Booking Method: • Individual call-in reservations 830-896-9200 • Guests must reference The Old 300 or the group code O300-2026 when booking
Cut-Off Date: • May 19, 2026
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Kerrville by IHG
2114 Sidney Baker, Kerrville, TX, 78028
Reservation Counter.com: 833 372 9695
Group Name: Descendants of AUSTIN’S Old 300 • Friday, June 19, 2026 (1 night)
Room Block: • 10 King Beds (Non-Smoking)
• 5 Double Beds (Non-Smoking)
Rate: • $169.00 per night + applicable taxes (13%)
Booking Method: • Individual call-in reservations 833 372 9695 • Guests must reference Descendants of AUSTIN’S Old 300
If cancelled, you must do so at least 72 hours before arrival date
Cut-Off Date: • May 19, 2026
Best Western Sunday House Inn
2124 Sidney Baker Street, Kerrville, Texas 78028
Hotel Direct Number (830) 896-1313
• Friday, June 19, 2026 (1 night)
Room Block: • 15 King Beds (Non-Smoking)
• 5 Double Beds (Non-Smoking)
Rate: • $169.00 per night + applicable taxes (13%)
Booking Method: • Individual call-in reservations (830) 896-1313
• Guests must reference: The Old 300 Block
This hotel is two-stories with no elevator. If you need a first-floor room, please make it known when you reserve your room.
You may cancel your reservation for no charge before 04:00 PM local hotel time on Thursday June 18, 2026.
Cut-Off Date: • May 19, 2026
Jess presented a wreath on our behalf of our ancestors at Dawn at the Alamo March 6, 2026. Our annual October meeting will be held at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. I'm sure many of us will visit the Alamo on that trip. |
Descendants of Stephen F Austin's OLD 300 Colony
The original Texians
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.
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.