130TH ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SEMINOLE DAYS CELEBRATION
September 21 and 22, 2002
Brackettville, Texas
(30 miles east of Del Rio and 120 miles west of San Antonio on highway U.S. 90)
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You are invited to attend and participate in the 130th Annual Anniversary of the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association, in the honor and reminiscence of our descendants and our heritage.Clarence Ward - President, Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association - Great grandson of Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John Ward |
PARADE - PROGRAM - MEMORIAL SERVICES - SINGING - EXHIBITS - MUSIC - DISCO DANCE - BOOTHS
Saturday, September 21, 2002
 | 9:00 A.M. - UNTIL ???CARVER SCHOOL GROUNDS
BRACKETTVILLE, TEXAS |
SPECIAL FEATURE
PARADE - 9:30 a.m. gathering at Alternative School building on Ann Street up from Super S Store.
The parade will start at 10:00 a.m. and will end at Carver School parking lot. For more information please contact either Ms. Augusta Pines at (830) 563-9779 or Ms. Beverly Wright at (830) 563-9181 or e-mail beverly@hilconet.com
There will be a fee of $20.00 to have an exhibit or booth on the grounds during the 15th and 16th.
The fee must be paid in advance. If you are interested in having an exhibit or booth, you may contact Ms. Augusta Pines at (830) 563-9779 or Ms. Beverly Wright at (830) 563-9181
Bar-B-Que
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Bar-B-Que Plates
$5.00 with one meat
$1.00 extra for each additional meat
Dance - 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 22, 2002
Sunday Services at Cemetery
11:00 a.m.
Pot luck lunch at school grounds after services
Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association
Write to:
Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 262
Brackettville, TX 78832
For comprehensive history of the ancestors and Scouts, see the following books and internet pages:
- Porter, Kenneth Wiggins. Revised and edited by Alcione M. Amos and Thomas P. Senter. THE BLACK SEMINOLES: History of a Freedom-Seeking People. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1996.
- Mulroy, Kevin. FREEDOM ON THE BORDER: The Seminole Maroons in Florida, the Indian Territory, Coahuila, and Texas. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 1993.
- Pirtle, III., Caleb and Michael F. Cusack. FORT CLARK: The Lonely Sentinel On Texas' Western Frontier. Austin,
Texas: Eakin Press, 1985.
On the Internet:
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