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The Buccaneer Hotel
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New EXHIBIT:
The Great Storm of 1900
Treasure of the Month:
The Buccaneer Hotel
Current Exhibits:
Weathering the Storm: Life for Black Galvestonians in 1900 and Beyond
Online Exhibits:
Virtual Tour: Juneteenth Champions, historic portraits by Ted Ellis
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The Great Storm Movie
We are proud to announce that The Great Storm movie debut at the Rosenberg Library on Monday, September 8, 2025, in the Wortham Auditorium. The film, which is approximately 3…
The Galveston & Texas History Center Has A New Archivist!
Katelyn Landry-Carranza (she/her) is an early career archivist passionate about expanding equitable access to archives and resurfacing marginalized narratives. She graduated from New York University with her MA in Archives…
The Grand 1894 Opera House Before and After the 1900 Storm
In May 1894, Henry Greenwall, theatre manager, and notable Galveston civic leaders including Leon Blum, John Sealy Jr., and Morris Lasker formed the Grand Opera House Company and were able…
Fort Point Light Station
Fort Point Light Station was a lighthouse on the northeast tip of Galveston Island, on the south side of the entrance to Galveston Bay. Construction began in 1881, four years…
Juneteenth Experiences in Galveston
As the birthplace of Juneteenth, Galveston is overflowing with opportunities to dig deep into the history behind its celebration. Here at the Rosenberg Library and Galveston and Texas History Center…
Galveston Cemeteries From Yesteryear
Galveston and Texas History Center has resources available for research on cemeteries across the island -- those located along Broadway Avenue and those elsewhere. For the latter group, these include…
Two Galveston Lifesavers
Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino (1887-1960), nicknamed the "Dean of Galveston's Lifeguards," was born in Galveston on September 4, 1887, to Italian immigrants Salvatore Bertolino and Rosalia Trapani Bertolino. He worked as…
StoryMap Exhibit of 1900 Storm Damage
On Saturday night, September 8, 1900, a massive hurricane struck Galveston, Texas. The hurricane killed approximately 8,000 people on the island and several thousand more on the mainland. Galveston suffered…
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