News Seminole Days 2015. Photo by Wilbur Beamer Seminole Days Seminole Days exceeded our expectations! Thank you for traveling, for sharing time with friends and relatives, and for making this such a beautiful event. We hope to see you next year! You can read a detailed description of the event and look at the pictures here. We also thank you for your donations in money and in kind, they are immensely important for SISCA. All the money raised during Seminole Days will be used for the upkeep of the cemetery, the Carver School, and the museum. T-Shirts, caps & mugs Thank you for supporting SISCA by buying some of our products! If you would like to purchase more, you can contact us, we still have some products available. Handicap Ramp at the Museum Did you see our new handicap ramp at the Seminole museum? We want to thank the H.O.P.E. outreach for donating the work and materials for such a needed ramp. Now everybody can come and enjoy the museum. Membership Thank you for renewing your membership during the Seminole Days! Your contributions are very important for the upkeep of the cemetery, the Carver School and the museum. They also help us to start planning for next year's Seminole Days. If you did not renew your membership you can either send a check to SISCA or you can pay directly on our website by clicking here. Membership cards are on the way! Remember: We always welcome and need volunteers. You don't have to live in Brackettville to be an active member. Please contact us and find out how you can collaborate with SISCA. Museum We have a new exhibit at the museum! These are pictures taken in El Nacimiento by Dzilam Méndez. Visit us soon! Upcoming Activities and EventsHigh School Talks On October 15, members of SISCA will give a talk at the high school in Uvalde. We are hoping to continue promoting our history among students and people in the area. If you have contacts that you think would be useful for this project, please let us know. SISCA Meetings Remember, SISCA meetings take place the second Saturday of each month at 1PM at the Carver School. Your ideas are very important, please join us. As an exception, October's meeting will be held on October 24. After the meeting we will have a Potluck/dinner party. Everybody is welcomed! Elections
We will have elections next year. If you are interested in running, you can contact president Augusta Pines for more information.
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President's MessageWe are excited about Seminole Days! I can tell you now that it is going to be a great success. I look forward to seeing everybody and meeting new people. NewsSeminole Days Can you believe Seminole Days is next week? We hope to see you! We are getting ready for the parade and all the events we have planned. You can see the full itinerary here
Things to do during Seminole Days: - Do you want to fix your hair and get your nails done for the celebration? Visit Country Style Hair & Nail Salon! 104 East Spring Street Phone: 830-261-0793 Tuesday-Friday 10 AM to 5PM Saturday: By appointment - Grab a meal at 3 Moon Cafe! Home made tortillas Home made menudo on Saturdays and Sundays 100 E Military https://www.facebook.com/3MoonCafe Museum Five months in, our museum is continuing to flourish! The museum is a meeting place for ideas. We never know who will come to visit but it is always a learning experience for both. The museum has also become a good source of income for the association. We will have special hours during Seminole Days. Don't miss the chance to see it! "Today my husband and I visited the Seminole Indian Scout Museum. We were very impressed with all the memorabilia that has been collected and the organization of the material. We want to send a special thanks to Windy Goodloe for being our guide through the museum. She was very knowledgeable about all the historical information on display. I highly recommend that everyone visit this museum." James and Judy Blankenship Brackettville, Texas T-Shirts & Caps We are happy to announce that we have T-shirts and caps with the Seminole Scouts logo. Available at the museum and during Seminole Days. You can order in advance. We would like to a big thank you to the Fort Clark Historical Society for their support! T-Shirts $20: S, M, L, XL, XXL $25: XXXL Caps: $20: Mesh & regular Cemetery Thank you for your donations! Our goal for the cemetery is to update the census and to continue improving and maintaining it. The profit from Seminole Days will go toward the cemetery. Reminders
President's MessageI encourage you to get involved to help keep the Black Seminoles’ legacy alive and bring unity to the association. I look forward to seeing y’all during Seminole Days and meeting all of our returning and new members. News Hamburger Sale, August 2015
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Your membership is very important to us, your money helps us to accomplish our goals. You are part of a living history, so please consider joining the association TODAY! Our next event is Juneteenth, don't miss it! News
 Dear Members,
Welcome to our first newsletter! In this newsletter, you will find information about upcoming and past events, goals, memberships, Carver School grounds rentals, our new website, and general news.
Judge Tully Shannan Mary and Al Nofi Elsa O’Rourke R.L. Jenkins Stan Metcalf and the Kinney County Post Sherri Dobbs Clarence Ward Lee Young Bobby and Debbie Guidry Deborah J. Hitchcock Demitreus Williams Bob Martinez and H.O.P.E. Outreach Brackett I.S.D. Texas Historical Commission Rocío Gil Windy Goodloe William F. Haenn Andres Martinez Kato Wittich Lovenia Raspberry …and countless others
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