The Moody Museum will be decorated for Christmas and welcoming visitors as part of the Taylor Conservation and Heritage Society Christmas Tour of Homes. Tickets can be purchased in advance from TCHS members or will be available at the Moody Museum.
The Moody Museum will be decorated for Christmas and welcoming visitors as part of the Taylor Conservation and Heritage Society Christmas Tour of Homes. Tickets can be purchased in advance from TCHS members or will be available at the Moody Museum.
The Moody Museum invites all local veterans and/or their families to create shadow boxes telling of their military experience. These boxes will be put on display in the museum along with other military artifacts.
There will be a short outdoor program starting at 2 p.m.. weather permitting, and then the museum will be open for visitors to browse through the veterans displays. Light refreshments will be served.
Gov. Dan Moody was himself a veteran and to honor his service and that of all other veterans and active military this event is held annually.
The Moody is currently hosting an exhibit about two Olympic bronze medal winners who shared Taylor as a hometown. Both competed in the Olympics in Paris, one in 1924 and one in 2024. Visit the museum to learn more about Taylor’s Olympians.
In honor of Gov. Dan Moody’s birthday the Moody Museum will once again be collecting non-perishable food and monetary donations to benefit Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry. Snacks and cold lemonade will be served on the front porch to all who bring donations.
In 1926 when Gov. Moody and his new bride moved into the Governor’s Mansion, the East Texas Chamber of Commerce held a food drive (this was an old tradition called a pounding where people donated a pound of some food item) and stocked the pantry at the Governor’s Mansion for the newlyweds. Knowing that history, this seems an appropriate way to commemorate his June birthday.
The museum’s annual Salute to the Troops will be held Sunday, Nov. 5 beginning at 2 p.m. The event will honor all veterans but special recognition will be given this year to those who have served in Korea. The Korean War officially ended July 27, 1953 but the conflict continues and American troops continue to serve in South Korea.
The documentary, “Klan on Trial,” produced by Chet Garner will be shown in the historic Williamson County Courtroom where the Klan trials took place 100 years ago. Emmy award winning videographer Todd White and researcher Emily Treadway will be on hand to share stories and insights into the making of the documentary. Admission is free but tickets are required because of the limited seating. Tickets are available at https://tinyurl.com/23cj5vy7.
Author Ken Anderson will share his thoughts on the Ku Klux Klan incident and subsequent trials that happened one hundred years ago this year. Anderson is the author of “Dan Moody, Crusader for Justice” and “You Can’t Do That Dan Moody!” The event is free to the public and will be held in the museum.
The annual Pounds of Plenty food drive benefits the local Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry. Visitors are encouraged to come by the museum that morning to drop off non-perishable food items or monetary donations. There are also several local businesses including a number of banks and restaurants collecting items in advance of that time. All will be turned in that day.
The June event commemorates Gov. Dan Moody’s June birthday and visitors are offered refreshments and an opportunity to tour the museum.
The food drive fits in well with the Governor’s history since in 1927 when he and his new bride, Mildred Paxton Moody, moved into the Governor’s Mansion the East Texas Chamber of Commerce held a “pounding” and stocked the pantry at the mansion for the newlyweds. A pounding was a common occurrence in the 1800s and early 1900s where family members and friends would each donate a pound of meat or flour or some other staple to stock the larder of the new home.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
10:00 AM 12:00 PM
The museum advisory board is planning to hold their annual Pounds of Plenty food drive on Saturday, June 24. All food and monetary donations will benefit Shepherd’s Heart food pantry.
Some local businesses have already begun collecting items or donations for this event. A trophy will be presented to the donor of the most pounds of food and another to the donor(s) of the largest monetary donation.
The food drive is held in conjunction with the celebration of Gov. Dan Moody’s birthday. Refreshments will be served on the front porch for all who stop
The museum advisory board is planning to hold their annual Pounds of Plenty food drive on Saturday, June 25. All food and monetary donations will benefit Shepherd’s Heart food pantry.
Some local businesses have already begun collecting items or donations for this event. A trophy will be presented to the donor of the most pounds of food and another to the donor(s) of the largest monetary donation.
The food drive is held in conjunction with the celebration of Gov. Dan Moody’s birthday. Refreshments will be served on the front porch for all who stop by.