Flatonia
Wildflowers Put on a Show Here Every Spring
With Longhorns in bluebonnets, what more do you need for a great springtime photo?
On March 7, 1901, the Texas legislature proclaimed the bluebonnet the state flower. In the 1930s the state began a highway-beautification program that included scattering bluebonnet seed beside roadways, thus extending the flower’s range. That seeding was later extended to other Texas wildflower
species characteristic of south central Texas in general and Fayette County in particular. Our “painted roadsides” are now worldwide tourist attractions on a par with other famous “destination” foliage-watching opportunities. Usually by the first week of March, Texas wildflowers – first
bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush, later Indian blanket, and Black-eyed Susan – are already popping up along the highways and byways of Fayette County. For bloom updates, visit sites such as www.wildflowerhaven. com, www.wildflowersightings. org and www.texasbluebonnetsightings.com. The Texas Depart-
Photo by H.H. Howze
ment of Transportation will start providing sightings sometime in March at (800) 452-9292. Locally some of the best wildflower drives are along Highway 71 through La Grange, Highway 159 and 237 between La Grange and Round Top and along Interstate 10 between Flatonia and Schulenburg.
E. A. Arnim Archives & Museum This beer cooler was rescued from an abandoned saloon in Cotulla, Texas and brought to us for restoration. We refinished the extrior, re-lined the interior and polished all the hardware. It is now the focal point of the owner’s home. We can restore your family’s heirlooms for future generations, too.
Two buildings house a unique collection that will take you on a journey back through Flatonia’s cultural and historical past to its founding in 1873. Hours: Thursday and Friday 1 – 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to noon and 1 – 3 p.m. Available for special tours by appointment.
361-865-3455 or arnimmuseum@att.net 101 E. North Main St., Flatonia, Texas www.arnimmuseum.org
We offer services from simple stripping for the customer to refinish, all the way to complete restoration including duplication of missing parts, hardware replacement, veneer repairs or replacement, chair caning and lamp rewiring.
Call Len Waska at 361-865-9326
This grotto, fashioned after the one in Lourdes, France is just one of several beautiful outdoor chapels at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn. Photo by Alyson Svec
Holy Ground
Hostyn Church Grounds Worth the Short Drive from Larger County Towns
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f you’re interested in unique, religious architecture, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn at 936 FM 2436 just outside La Grange has numerous landmarks on site to view. The present church, the fifth one in Hostyn, was built in 1966. The massive Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto outside the church (pictured above) was built in 1925 replicating the famous grotto in Lourdes, France, with statues of Angel Gabriel, Saint Bernadette, and Our Lady Lourdes. The grotto was built in Thanksgiving at the end of a long drought. Saint Wenceslaus Chapel was built in 1929 to commemorate the millennium of
Saint Wenceslaus, king and patron saint of the Czech’s, standing on top of the chapel. Inside is a statue of Saint Jerome. The School Monument honors the teachers who taught at Holy Rosary School from 1924-1966. The school, which stood on the area that is now the parking lot was torn down in 1994. Civil War Cannons were placed here by the U.S. government, in honor of Hostyn residents Joseph and John Lidiak. The father, Joseph, volunteered for the Confederacy. The son, John, was drafted by the Union when he was delivering a load of cotton. The Log Cabin was constructed in 1933
by traveling craftsman who made concrete to look like petrified wood. The structure is a replica of the first Hostyn church, named Holy Trinity Church. Saint Anthony Chapel was built in 1926 featuring petrified wood interior with the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua. The Outdoor Stations of the Cross are 14 stations that symbolize the Way of the Cross. The inscriptions are in Czech and English. A monument honoring Father Miguel Muldoon, who celebrated the first known Mass in Bluff (Hostyn) in 1831 was moved to the church grounds in 2008, from its former location on State Highway 77.
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What You’ll Find At The Only Quilt Museum In The Southwest • • •
Upcoming Exhibit Schedule
Changing exhibits in three spacious, high-ceilinged
JANUARY 8-MARCH 29, 2015
galleries within meticulously restored 19th century buildings, winners of Preservation Texas and Main Street awards
“Selections from the Book 500 Traditional Quilts”
APRIL 2-JUNE 28, 2015
A Museum store featuring quilt-themed products and artisan-created gifts
“Sue Benner: Circling the Square”
Quilts…History in the Making, a specially designed
“Vintage Apps: Block Quilts and Applique”
13x85 foot outdoor mural painted by a well-known Texas muralist
Grandmother’s Flower Garden, a period “town” garden
typical of Texas gardens between 1893-1930, planned to inspire creativity and contemplation
“Antique Log Cabin Quilts from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum”
JULY 2-SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 “Intuitive Symmetry: Works on Silk by Judith Content” “Kimono Quilts and Kimonos” “Antique Four-Poster Quilts”
The Pearce Memorial Library and Material Culture Center, where research can take place in a quiet setting, and researchers can apply for a grant to conduct extended study (open by appointment)
Space for educational lectures and presentations
Photo by Dana Waldon Photography
Photo by Gensler
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