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Pioneer Day at the Durst-Taylor Historic House & Gardens

Posted on October 2, 2017 by admin

CONTACT: Jessica Sowell 560-4441

The Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department will be hosting their annual Pioneer Day at the Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens, 304 North Street on Saturday, October 7th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event will give visitors the opportunity to experience history in an interactive way with pioneer crafts and other hands-on activities. This year’s Pioneer Day will have a Wild West theme to go along with the Nacogdoches Public Library’s One Book, One City program. This year’s book is True Grit by Charles Portis and follows the ornery Rooster Cogburn and the tenacious Mattie Ross on their journey to bring the murderous Tom Chaney to justice.

The activities taking place at Pioneer Day are ones people would perform either as a hobby or as a chore in the 1800s. Tasks such as blacksmithing, spinning, and butter making were essential duties in farm life, flower pounding was a great way to add a little color and design to your blankets or quilts, and making rag dolls brought delight to the children of the time.
Parts of this event will be held outside and can be messy, so be sure to dress appropriately.

For more information, contact the Historic Sites Department at 936-560-4443 or by email at historicsites@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us. Find us on Facebook at Nac Historic Sites.

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SFA Gardens’ Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series to feature Moore Farms Botanical Gardens’ education and events manager

Posted on October 2, 2017 by admin

Moore Farms Botanical Gardens education and events manager Rebecca Turk will be the guest speaker for the SFA Gardens’ monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series, slated for 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. Rebecca Turk, education and events manager for Moore Farms Botanical Gardens in Lake City, South Carolina, will present “Moore Farms Botanical Garden: A Germinating Success from Concept and Collections to Programs.”

Turk is responsible for all visitation programs and outreach at Moore Farms Botanical Gardens. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in agriculture from SFA in 2010 before completing her Master of Science in horticulture from North Carolina State University in 2012.

Turk discovered her passion for public horticulture and teaching through her mom as well as various jobs at the SFA Mast Arboretum, Nacogdoches Naturally, Missouri Botanical Garden and the JC Raulston Arboretum. She has a strong interest in educating the community and sharing her love of the outdoors.

Turk and her husband, Christopher, love their shared interest in horticulture and enjoy every moment outside with their cat, Daphne, and two dogs, Gaia and Hazel. They recently celebrated the birth of their first child, Emilia, in July.

The Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the second Thursday of each month and includes a rare-plant raffle after the program. The lecture is free and open to the public, but donations to the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series fund are always appreciated.

Parking is available at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center and Raguet Elementary School, located at 2428 Raguet St.

For more information, call (936) 468-4129, or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu.