As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Mark Creighton spoke on January 8 about the contributions of one particular family in Texas history from the empresario times to the late 20s and early 30s in Port Aransas — and how one man helped Port Aransas...
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2024 Gala – Save the Date
Join us May 4, 2024, for music, a silent auction, a live auction and Good Vibrations!Details: Date: May 4, 2024 Location: The Tarpon Inn Time: 6 to 10 p.m. Theme: 60s and 70s surf Kick Off Kick off will be at Farley Boat Works on May 3, 2024. We will have a silent...
Chapel on The Dunes 2023 Sounds of the Seasons
These music sessions were recorded in the Chapel on the Dunes. Artists: David and Barbara Brown, Tyler Jordan Davis, James & Laura Derkits, Bob Reed, Billy Snipes and Barry Truax.2022 Music SessionsDavid and Barbara BrownTyler Jordan DavisJames & Laura...
Cliff Strain Receives the Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award
Congratulations to Cliff Strain, Director of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association, for being awarded the 2022-2023 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award by the Nueces County Historical Society. He received the award at the society’s annual banquet...
Anthony Soto: Coast Guard in Port Aransas
As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Anthony Soto spoke on February 12, 2024, about the Coast Guard in Port Aransas.
Preservation Association Announces 2024 Winter History Lecture Series
Mondays, Jan. 8 - Feb. 19, 2024 6 p.m. — Meet and Greet, Port Aransas Museum 6:30 p.m. — Lecture, Community Center A light snack and drink will be provided.A Little Texas History and the Man Who Saved Port Aransas, Mark Creighton (Jan. 8, 2024) Mark Creighton will...
Charles Lewis Ferguson (1947-2023)
Farley Boat Works lost a treasured volunteer last week. Charles Ferguson, age 75, transitioned to the spirit world in the arms of loved ones on May 5, 2023. Charles, a longtime resident of Port Aransas, Texas, was a bold, gentle, and heroic figure. His kind...
Mary Jo O’Rear: The Magnificence of the Coastal Bend
As part of the Museum’s 2023 Winter Lecture Series, Mary Jo O'Rear spoke on Feb. 20 about the reasons why she considers the Coastal Bend a great place to live through its geologic history, flora and fauna. She also discussed hurricanes and building defensive sea...