Sponsor a Texas Hero Flag
Texas hero flags have to be replaced periodically due to normal wear and tear. You can help! Make a donation and sponsor a flag for your favorite Texas hero today. $30
Texas hero flags have to be replaced periodically due to normal wear and tear. You can help! Make a donation and sponsor a flag for your favorite Texas hero today. $30
SOMERVELL, ALEXANDER (1796–1854). Alexander Somervell, soldier, and leader of the Somervell Expedition, celebrated as just one Texas Hero Remembered in Glen Rose on May 20th. He was born to James and Elizabeth Somervell in Maryland on June 11, 1796, and moved to Texas in 1833 with a land grant from Stephen F. Austin’s in…
Firing our the news: Great fun and excellent educational event as we celebrate Texas Independence Day in Hood County March 1-3, 2018. Join the Stroll Thru Texas History. Enter our Student History Fair Better than that join us in passing down Texas History. Sponsor a hero’s flag. Be a Texas Defender.
IMG_9544 A Flag for a Texas Hero Waving the Flags of Texas heroes is one of the ways the Texas Hero Foundation celebrates Texas Indrependence Day. We fly Texas flags across Hood county, from the Court House to Elizabeth Crockett’s gravesite. Each flag is labeled with a name and information about each hero who is…
Celebrate the New Year! 1836?Invitation to March2Texas 2016 an educational event for North Texas students and families wanting to preserve the study of Texas History.
Sponsor a Heroes Flag for Texas Independence!
San Antonio in 1837, John Coffee Hays came from Tennessee Hays shortly after Texas won its independence from Mexico. By 1841, he was a Texas Ranger captain at twenty years of age. A fearless fighter and skilled leader, Hays became famous for defending Texans against raids from Native American (Comanche) and Mexican bandits. Hays would come to symbolize the…
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