TITLE: Honoring the Magnolia Historical Society for its efforts to preserve and promote local history.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Magnolia Historical Society for its efforts to preserve and promote local history.

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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, the Magnolia Historical Society has worked to preserve, share, and celebrate the history of the community; and WHEREAS, Founded in 1993 by Celeste Graves and Patsy Ogden-Williams, the Magnolia Historical Society manages the Magnolia Depot Museum Complex; the site is home to the town's original railroad depot, which was built in 1902 with folk Victorian architecture as a station on the International and Great Northern Railroad; in 1999, the depot was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; and WHEREAS, Other artifacts on display at the museum include a 19th-century sawmill and a Southern Pacific caboose painted in historically accurate colors; in addition, a wood-frame house that served as the office and barber shop of Dr. J. M. Ware is located there; and WHEREAS, By maintaining the museum complex and its artifacts, the Magnolia Historical Society has helped to ensure the preservation of the town's heritage and to deepen the appreciation of its history by its residents, and it is fitting to acknowledge the dedicated work of the organization's members; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby honor the Magnolia Historical Society for its efforts to preserve and promote local history and extend to its members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bell of Montgomery Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1253 was adopted by the House on May 23, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House