75TH ANNIVERSARY DIAMOND JUBILEE ON OCTOBER 8 Fort Bend County Libraries is commemorating its 75th Anniversary with a Diamond Jubilee on Saturday, October 8, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, at George Memorial Library in Richmond. Founded in 1947, the library system will salute the fabulous ‘40s with a day of good, old-fashioned, free family fun! Visitors can stroll through the vintage cars that will be on display in the parking lot and imagine what life was like when the founders of the library […]
Fort Bend History Association
Remaking History: All-New Fort Bend Museum To Be Unveiled July 15-17
History like it’s never been seen before. That’s an apt description of the transformation that’s taken place over the past six months at the corner of Houston and Fifth in downtown Richmond. A $2 million renovation of the Fort Bend Museum will soon be complete. A ticketed reveal will take place on Thursday, July 15, with the new museum officially opening to the public on Saturday, July 17. Improvements to the original building encompass a complete […]