People

Promoting "positive people" and their "good work!"

Along the way, we all meet people who touch our lives. Let us know who you would like to see featured here!

Goliad's 'Singing Mayor' Jay Harvey Receives Anice Read Memorial Award!
Goliad County Chamber of Commerce Banquet, February 26, 2010
Left to Right: Carlos Perez, Board Member; Diana Rubio, Board Member; Pat Morales, Chairman; Jay Harvey, Mayor, Recipient; Yvonne Gonzales-Toureilles, District 35, Representative; Linda Rodriguez, Chamber President and Erika Bochat, Main Street Program Manager.

"Anice Read Memorial Award: The Goliad Main Street Board of Directors selected an award recipient for the Anice Read Memorial Award who most embodies the spirit of the Main Street program. Though it usually entails a sound system and a microphone, this year's recipient is always happy to be the official emcee for Goliad Main Street events like Easter Egg Hunt on the Lawn, Scare on the Square and even the dinner at the Texas Main Street Manager's Summer Training hosted here in Goliad. Getting to be known as the "Singing Mayor" far and wide, the Main Street Program is very proud of the continued support by this year's Anice Read Memorial Spirit of Main Street Award - Jay Harvey."
~ Goliad Texan Express, March 3, 2010, page 3 ~ Texan Express Online ~

A Salute to Sam Lewis

"... who made himself a Texas legend by staging armadillo races around the world, not to mention inventing the jalapeño lollipop ... Read more...

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Actors & Reenactors

Participants in the Living History Program at Goliad's Presidio La Bahia wear 1836 uniforms and clothing.

Artists

Jayne Duryea, Nominee for 2006 Texas State Artist, is the Director of the Fine Arts Department at Coastal Bend College in Beeville where she teaches Glass Blowing.

Debra Chronister is the Chairman of the Art Department at Victoria College. Debra specializes in Ceramics and Sculpture; Karen Sikora, Drawing and Painting and Shreepad Joglekar, Photography.

Authors

Jeff Crilley - Free Publicity
Art Roberts - Recognizing Your Role as a Volunteer
Stephanie Weaver - Create Better Visitor Experiences

(Photos and contacts for authors at select Book Signings hosted by Organizations also appear in Groups.)

Consultants

~>Museum Services:

John Veverka & Associates
Interpretive Planning, Training and Consultation. Member of the National Association for Interpretation

Care and Collections Managemen*
Frank J. McKelvey, Jr
302.658.0771

Collections Managers Committee of the Texas Association of Museums

Exhibit Development & Design Workshops
Toxey/McMillan Design Associates
Dr. Anne Toxey and Patrick McMillan
218 Washington, San Antonio, TX 78204
210-225-7066

Bob Allen - Photo Preservation
Victoria Regional History Center

Craftsmen
Leslie Koenig, RockinK - Drywall, "It's a Dirty Job"

DJs

Steve Coffman Sr., Founder of Texas Radio

Jona Anderson, Jeremy Halliburton,
Steve "Junebug" Coffman Jr. and Steve Coffman Sr.
Texas Radio 98.7 FM Victoria
ceased on-air broadcasting
February 4, 2007

Entrepreneurs

Kerry Rhotenberry, owner of the The Courtyard Gallery and Scott Wade, the Dirty Car Artist.

Graham Weston, Rackspace, Managed Hosting

Kielly Yates, CaptureK, an idea centered company

Historians

Dr. Robert Thonhoff's Texas Connection to the American Revolution reveals how Spain under the command of General Benardo Galvez helped the American Colonies become independent from Britan. His research further inspired the creation of the Texas Connection to the American Revolution Association (TCARA).

Journalists

Sonny Long, Ranging Reporter, Victoria Advocate

Janis Turk, Travel Writer and Photographer

Travel Writers

Musicians

Ray Wylie Hubbard loves to tell stories in his songs like "Conversation with the Devil," "Redneck Mother" and "Snake Farm" just to mention just a few....

You can learn more about Ray Wylie in MySpace too.

Photographers

Mike Galloway and Mary Freitag travel this region
to photograph musicians and participants in
competitive sporting and cookoff events.
To schedule their services, call 210.442.9045.

Red Miller, DeWitt County Shutterbug member at the rededication of the DeWitt County Courthouse.

Politicians

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U.S. Representatives
U.S. Senators
Texas Representatives
Texas Senators

Speakers

Art Roberts, Working with Volunteers
Graham Weston, Rackspace

Teachers

Crystal Farris, Director of Education
Beeville Art Museum
The Joe Barnhart Foundation provides the funding for an array of art activities in and around Beeville.

Vendors

Hats off to the many Vendors and Visitors that frequent events like Goliad Market Days.

MNCS WoodCrafts, Carol and Mario Saenz
Gift items include turned pens and pencils made from deer antler, bullets and wood, letter openers, birdhouse, lamp bases, perfume atomizers, pill and toothpick holders, framed pictures and more...

Volunteers

Margret Conrad is one of many members that donate their talents to the DeWitt County Wildflower Association. Margaret leads the Cascarones Workshops, teaches others where to find and how to pick Wildflower's for the live-specimens on display througout April in the Dewitt County Historical Museum and supervises the maintenance of the Museum gardens.

Conosouier of Excellence

"Henry John Hauschild Jr. was born on April 4, 1915 , in Victoria, Texas. Mr. Hauschild graduated from the University of Texas, class of 1938 , where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During the Second World War he served in the Army Air Corps. He was extremely active in historical preservation activities and in the work of the Victoria County Historical Commission. He was author of several local historical works including The Runge Chronicles . He also served as chairman of the Victoria County Sesquicentennial Committee and participated in numerous other civic groups in Victoria. He was a longtime member of the Texas State Historical Association. He was an avid collector of more than nine thousand books, photographs, and other historical materials, which he maintained in a large personal library. Henry John Hauschild Jr. died on July 8 , 2005 . He is survived by his son, Henry John Hauschild III." -- Southwestern Historical Quarterly

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Who are these good people?
What good might they be doing?