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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, the Magnolia Historical |
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Society has worked to preserve, share, and celebrate the history of |
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the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1993 by Celeste Graves and Patsy |
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Ogden-Williams, the Magnolia Historical Society manages the |
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Magnolia Depot Museum Complex; the site is home to the town's |
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original railroad depot, which was built in 1902 with folk |
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Victorian architecture as a station on the International and Great |
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Northern Railroad; in 1999, the depot was designated a Recorded |
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Texas Historic Landmark; and |
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WHEREAS, Other artifacts on display at the museum include a |
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19th-century sawmill and a Southern Pacific caboose painted in |
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historically accurate colors; in addition, a wood-frame house that |
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served as the office and barber shop of Dr. J. M. Ware is located |
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there; and |
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WHEREAS, By maintaining the museum complex and its artifacts, |
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the Magnolia Historical Society has helped to ensure the |
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preservation of the town's heritage and to deepen the appreciation |
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of its history by its residents, and it is fitting to acknowledge |
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the dedicated work of the organization's members; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Magnolia Historical Society for its |
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efforts to preserve and promote local history and extend to its |
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members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |