PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON
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PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON
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On November 5, 2006, the membership and their guests of PTGAH were treated to a great event. Mr. Gary White, a Certified Professional Tour Guide and one of the founding members of PTGAH gave his famous Houston Cemetery Tour. Gary usually gives this tour thru the Leisure Learning organization and it is always fully booked and a great hit. This year, PTGAH was able to arraign a Gary's tour to our membership and guest. We have included some pictures of the day with Gary. Please note that we have included hyperlinks to the Handbook of Texas beneath each picture of the gravesite so that if you are not familiar with the person, you can get a quick read on who they were and their accomplishment.
The Professional Tour Guide Association of Houston and friends Gary White's Houston Cemetery Tour November 5, 2006
Founder's Cemetery
At the Grave of the Allen Brothers in Founders Cemetery Washington Cemetery
Entrance to Washington Cemetery on Washington Ave.
SEELYE, SARAH EMMA EVELYN EDMUNDSON (1841-1898). www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/fse16.html
Gary at the Confederate Section, where Gary's ancestor is buried
Glenwood Cemetery
Gary showing the grave of Howard Hughes at Glenwood www.famoustexans.com/howardhughes.htm www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhu60.html
Grave of Anson Jones in Glenwood Jones's short tenure as president for during that time the Republic of Texas ceased to exist. Instead, Texas became the 28th State of the United States. It was left to Jones to declare, "The final act in this great drama is now performed. The Republic of Texas is no more." -- Anson Jones, President, Republic of Texas February 19, 1846 With these words Jones ended his public life and political career, retiring with his family to Barrington, the home he had built near the town of Washington. Anson Jones's star rose briefly with the Republic's "Lone Star" and faded quickly with annexation. www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fjo42.html
W.P. Hobby www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho4.html Oveta Culp Hobby www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho86.html
Gary standing over the graves of the famous wildcatter Glenn McCarthy ( www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmcaw.html ) and moviestar Gene Tierny ( www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/fticv.html )
( www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhe28.html )
Glendale Cemetery (Old Harrisburg) http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/hvh27.html
Gary has the key to this famous old cemetery.
The Harris family plot literally on the banks of Buffalo Bayou
A view of Buffalo Bayou, head upstream 10 miles to Allen's Landing
A view to the east, towards the Gulf. Sidney Sherman Bridge in background
Marker to John R. Harris, founder of Harrisburg (Harris County)
Grave of John Grant Tod, Sr, Commodore of the Texas Navy, Republic of Texas ( www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/qjt2.html ) Hollywood Cemetery
Gary leading the group into Hollywood..
Grave of Shinpei Mykawa, a Japanese immigrant who came to Houston to grow rice and now Mykawa Road is named in his honor www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/hnm76.html
Grave of Julia Ideson, founder and first librarian for Houston http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/hnm76.html
Grave of Seger P. Ellis, a pioneer in Jazz www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1580504,00.html
The PTGAH wishes to thank Gary White and all that made this great outing possible. It was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and we all learned a great deal about Houston and her past. |
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PTGAH members reading George Hermann's marker 
