The Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
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The Seminole Negro Indian Scout Cemetery Association is a non-profit organization in Brackettville, Texas, known for its history. The main goal of the organization is to maintain the cemetery, where our ancestors are buried, and to raise awareness about the Four Medal of Honor Recipients that have been laid to rest there. We also continue to restore and preserve the Historic Carver School Building and Grounds. This building was used by the black Seminoles during segregation. We strive to keep our legacy alive. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Planned activities and fundraisers are held throughout the year. We also celebrate Juneteenth the third weekend of June, and Seminole Days the third weekend of September.
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A Message from Our President
Thanksgiving 2013
SISCA is excited to begin the restoration of our historic cemetery entrance! SISCA's fundraising efforts are already in progress. We want to invite you to contribute and be a part of restoring the entrance to its original beauty. Our goal for fundraising for the restoration is $2,500. All extra funds received will be used for ongoing maintenance of the cemetery. We would like to have the entrance restored by our Juneteenth celebration (Saturday, June 15, 2019). Send your money in now! Checks can be sent to our treasurer at PO Box 1797/Brackettville, TX 78832, payable to the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association. You can also donate online with a secure donation by clicking the button below:
Please note: There is no fundraising on behalf of SISCA without approval of the SISCA board. All materials written on behalf of SISCA must be submitted to the secretary for approval by the board. All fundraising proposals must go through the treasurer for approval by the board. For more information, please contact Augusta "Gigi" Pines, Corina Harrington-Torralba, and/or Windy Goodloe at seminolecemeteryassoc@gmail.com. Thank you!
Our next meeting will take place on
Saturday,
May 11, 2019
at 1PM
at the Carver School
(506 Beaumont St.)
Brackettville, Texas
"All I want, right now, is each day for one more person to learn our history. There is great power in one. This is what I always want, that one more person should know our story."
Miss Charles Emily Wilson as quoted in Our Land Before We Die
Miss Charles Emily Wilson as quoted in Our Land Before We Die
Seminole Days 2015, Photo by Wilbur Beamer
See our recent activities here
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Seminole Negro Indian Scouts Museum Visit us soon!
Saturdays 1PM - 4PM Carver School 506 Beaumont St, Brackettville,TX |