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9/11/2022

September 2022

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Hello! It has been a while! 
We are hard at work preparing for Seminole Days 2022.
​Let's get up-to-date! 

Seminole Days 2022

This year will be the first time we've celebrated in-persion since 2019. In 2020, we had a drive-through BBQ plate sale. In 2021, we focused on outdoor activities across the three-day celebration, so we went out to Seminole Canyon, had our parade and BBQ plate sale, and our cemetery service on Sunday.

For this year's full itinerary, please take a look at the flyer below:
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Seminole Days
We've created a special section on our website that is dedicated to Seminole Days. Each event has its own page. If you have any particular event that you are curious about or would like more information about, this is the place to go.

Seminole Canyon

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For the past ten years (except for 2020 because of COVID-19), we have started off our annual three-day celebration with a trip to Seminole Canyon. This year marks a decade that we have been doing this. This trip is open to everyone. We will meet at the Carver School at 6:30 AM and will leave at 7:00 AM. We should arrive in Comstock (where Seminole Canyon is located) at about 8:30 AM.

Please note: According to our guide Tanya, because of the rain, we will have to take a different route to the Watering Hole. Be prepared to walk/hike a little bit longer. We will provide more information before Friday morning. 

For more information, click the button below:
Trip to Seminole Canyon

Afro-seminole creole lessons

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Since Juneteenth 2021, we have been having monthly classes in an effort to revitalize our language, which is called Afro-Seminole Creole. During Seminole Days, we will have two lessons. One will be on Friday at 5PM and the second will be on Saturday at the same time. The classes will be taught by reknowned linguist Dr. Ian Hancock. We will be providing updated dictionaries and handouts for participants who are in attendance.
Afro-Seminole Creole

Lecture series/Meet & Greet
Guest Speakers:
​Tom Ashmore & C.A. Maegdan iii

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This year our guest speakers are Mr. Tom Ashmore and Mr. C.A. Maedgen III. The title of their presentation is Camp Meyers Spring and the Seminole Negro Indian Scout Encampment. Mr. Ashmore and Mr. Maedgen's presentation will begin at 6PM on Friday.
Tom Ashmore spent 22 years in the Air Force as a special intelligence analyst.  After retiring active duty he taught intelligence skills for another 20 years for the Air Force Intelligence School at Goodfellow AFB, Texas.  He headed up avocational archeological investigations for the Concho Valley and Iraan Archeological Societies and worked closely with the Texas Archeological Society over the last 15 years.  He completed a book in 2019 on his Butterfield Trail investigations, ‘The Butterfield Trail Through The Concho Valley And West Texas.’  He is currently a member of the West Texas Archeological Society and board member of the Southwest Federation of Archeological Societies.
​C.A. Maedgen, III is a military veteran having served in Viet Nam at Da Nang in the U.S. Air Force in 1970. Prior to military service C.A. graduated from SMU with a degree in Geology and MFA in Communications. After military service C.A. worked in Houston as a licensed Real Estate Broker for 10 years and in the last 30 years C.A. worked for a national chemical manufacturer. C.A. has many hours of avocational archeology at Forts Chadbourne and Concho historic sites, Butterfield Trail station sites, Horse Head Crossing, Lower Pecos Rock Art and archeology sites.  He served for over 10 years as the Region 10 Director of the Texas Archeology Society, 4 years as president of the Concho Valley Archeology Society, and past board member of the Southwest Federation of Archeology Societies.  He is currently an active member of the West Texas Archeology Society and Texas Archeological Society.
Lecture Series/Meet & Greet

Breakfast with
the fort clark
Historical society

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The Fort Clark Historical Society (FCHS) has worked closely with SISCA over the few years (nearly a decade) to honor the Scouts who called Fort Clark home during their service. Several markers have been erected thanks to the FCHS's dedication to keeping the Scouts' legacy alive.

This year, we will be having breakfast with the FCHS. They will be providing early birds with a variety of breakfast tacos and other goodies. The breakfast starts at 8:00 AM. It will be held at the Palisado Building on Fort Clark.  
Breakfast with the FCHS

Annual Parade

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We are so happy and proud to announce that our parade marshal for Seminole Days 2022 is Mr. Joe Louis Factor.
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He is one of our board members. He is the main caretaker of the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemtery. He is a descendant of Pompey Factor.

Andwho doesn't love a parade?!
We are looking forward to our annual parade this year, as we do every year. 
​Would you like to be in the parade? If so, click the link below to access our parade entry form.
Annual Parade

Annual program

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Our guest speaker is Reynard Faber. He is  a Jicarilla Apache from Dulce, NM. He was educated at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Reynard has been on staff with Samaritan’s Purse for 20 years. He oversees the Native American aspect of the ministry. He has authored his autobiography titled FRONTRUNNER- The Story of an Apache Indian

Reynard Faber is the chief of the Jicarilla Apache People. It is an honor bestowed by the Jicarilla Apache Legislative Council in 2000 and reaffirmed in 2004. He had the privilege of sharing his testimony at Billy Graham Crusades and Franklin Graham Festivals. Reynard Faber was discipled and mentored by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.

Most of all, Reynard Faber serves the Living God fervently and has been blessed by ministering the Word of God.
Parade

BBQ Plate Sale

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BBQ Plate Sale

Special presentation: Artist johnny montgomery

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​Johnny Montgomery has been painting for most of his life. He has been painting the Gullahs, Seminoles, and Black Seminoles for more than 50 years. He calls his work "cultural art." He is, also, a student of the history of his subjects, having studied for as long as he's been painting them. 

His most recent exhibit was at the Seminole Nation Museum in Wewoka, Oklahoma.

Mr. Montgomery is a Vietnam veteran. He was was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Artist Johnny Montgomery

Special Presentation:
​The S.I.N.S Screening

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Lovie is a Nigerian/Seminole/British/Ashkenazi-Jewish filmmaker, who raised an Army brat. He played professional basketball overseas. He developed a unique flavor for storytelling. Lovie first directed music videos, socially conscious/hip reality shows, and helped develop PSAs for non-profit programs for the homeless youth in the Southeast.

Lovie's experience as an actor in the stage productions Amistad and For Black Boys along with films such as "Fright Night", "Debt to Society", "UTU", and "The Sounds of War..." contribute to his ability to bring the character to life.

Lovie is producing the feature films "Supernal Darkness", a psychological action/thriller, and "Sidewalk Baby" an urban/hip hop bi-opic. Current projects in active development are a paranormal/sci-fi action-thriller called "The Blackest Yellow...", a black western called "The SINS".

Next on the film slate is a paranormal/action short called "Your 24..." which is Produced, Written, & Directed by Lovie. He will also be co-starring in Greg Hatanaka's upcoming horror/thriller "Amityville Cop" (October 2021) and Benny Tjandra's newest action-epic "Prey Of Wrath" which is due out in 2022.

Lovie is committed to create social awareness and positive change through film and television around the areas of child abuse awareness and child sex trafficking plus social-change topics.


Lovie's training and life experience combine to provide him a unique lens through which he views life. It is this lens which he applies to the discipline of storytelling as a Filmmaker/Actor/Writer/Director...

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The S.I.N.S. Screening

Annual Meeting
​& Election Results

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Annual Meeting/Election Results

Election 2022 information

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Election 2022

Spaghetti/Pasta Dinner

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Spaghetti.Pasta Dinner

Dance

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Dance

Sunday Ceremony

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if you have a loved who has passed away within the past three years (2019 - 2022), please let us know so that we can honor them during our ceremony.
Sunday Ceremony/Service

PotLuck lunch

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Potluck Lunch

Places to stay

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membership

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Membership & Donations

thank you

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We want to take a to say "thank you" to everyone who has helped us prepare for Seminole Days. We simply could not have planned for this event without your help. This year is the first year we have been able to gather fully and in-person since 2019. We do not take this for granted at all. One million thank yous!

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Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
PO Box 1797
Brackettville, TX
​78832

  • About Us
    • Officers and Board Members
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Bylaws
  • Cemetery
    • Cemetery/Carver School Cleanups
    • Virtual Tour
    • Medal of Honor Recipients
    • Our Deceased >
      • 2019
      • 2015
      • 2013
      • 2010
      • 2008
      • 2006
      • 2005
      • 2002
      • 1997
      • 1926
  • Museum
    • Grand Opening
    • Virtual Museum
  • History
    • Black Seminoles: A Historical Overview
    • Seminole Negro Indian Scouts
    • Carver School
    • Books about the Seminoles
  • Events
    • Seminole Days >
      • Seminole Days 2019
      • Seminole Days 2017
      • Seminole Days 2016
      • Seminole Days 2015
      • Seminole Days 2014
      • Seminole Days 2013
    • Juneteenth >
      • Juneteenth 2018
      • Juneteenth2017
      • Juneteenth 2015
      • Juneteenth 1987
    • Memorial Day Ceremony, 2015
  • Election 2022 Results
  • Seminole Days 2022
    • Seminole Days 2022 Flyer
    • Trip to Seminole Canyon
    • Afro-Seminole Creole
    • Meet & Greet/Lecture Series
    • Breakfast with the Fort Clark Historical Society
    • Annual Parade
    • Annual Program
    • BBQ Plate Sale
    • Johnny Montgomery
    • The S.I.N.S. Screening
    • Annual Meeting & Election Results
    • Pasta Dinner
    • Dance
    • Sunday Service
    • Potluck Lunch
    • Places to Stay
  • 1870 to 1914: 150 Years of the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts
  • Forum
  • Contact