| |
| |
|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|
|
join the people of Silsbee in celebrating The Presidential |
|
|
Papers, a new historical exhibit opening in July of 2023 at the |
|
|
Ice House Museum and Cultural Center; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Ice House Museum and Cultural Center is |
|
|
located in the historic Silsbee Ice Plant; constructed in 1927, |
|
|
the plant remained operational until 1983, and the building was |
|
|
designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas |
|
|
Historical Commission in 1991; the museum's board of directors |
|
|
and its curator initiated plans for an extensive renovation in |
|
|
2020 and transformed the building from a local art space into a |
|
|
historical museum showcasing the history and historic material |
|
|
culture of Hardin County; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Ice House Museum and Cultural Center is home |
|
|
to an impressive collection of historical letters, artifacts, |
|
|
and documents; museum visitors enjoy a variety of historic |
|
|
displays and antiquities that reveal and celebrate important |
|
|
aspects of life in Southeast Texas before the advent of modern |
|
|
technology, medicine, and transportation; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The museum's archives contain thousands of |
|
|
original documents that illustrate the rich history of the Lone |
|
|
Star State; The Presidential Papers will display correspondence |
|
|
from President Lyndon B. Johnson, documents from Texas Senate |
|
|
calendar clerk and lumberman John Henry Kirby, and an 1863 |
|
|
engraving of the Emancipation Proclamation; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Ice House Museum and Cultural Center is a |
|
|
source of pride and a treasured resource for Silsbee residents |
|
|
and visitors, and the museum's dedicated staff and volunteers are |
|
|
truly deserving of special recognition for their efforts to |
|
|
preserve and promote Texas history; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
|
|
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the staff, |
|
|
volunteers, and supporters of the Ice House Museum and Cultural |
|
|
Center on their important work and extend to all best wishes for |
|
|
the opening of The Presidential Papers exhibit and for continuing |
|
|
success in their endeavors; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|
|
the museum as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |