Today, as a member of the Montgomery County Historical Commission, I had the honor of attending the dedication of a Historical marker for Tamina Sweet Rest Cemetery in the community of Tamina. Tamina is located south of Conroe, near the Woodlands and Shenandoah, Texas. Tamina was founded in 1871 by a group of freedman. The community thrived with churches, community, markets, post office, barber shop and many comforts of a close community. Tamina Sweet Rest Cemetery was also founded at that time. The people took great pride in the final resting place of their loved ones, maintaining each plot and visiting often. Time and it's many changes have put the cemetery under water, up to three feet. The markers are damaged if not missing. Tamina is still a community, most of whom still have kin in the cemetery but unable to visit them. Time has also worn down roads and other infrastructure. Precinct 4 Commissioner Matt Gray was on hand for the dedication and also for a special announcement. Three million dollars has been allocated to Tamina under the project management of Commissioner Gray to address the condition of the cemetery and fix it, in addition to updating infrastructure. It was a very good day and I'm pleased to see the community of Tamina get the recognition they deserve.
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As part of the team scheduled to digitize this treasure trove of documents, photos, letters, original newspapers from beginning in 1837 and so much more, I left every day in joy for having the privilege of seeing and handling all of this immense amount of valuable historical information. The family members we met at the location were wonderful people and their memories added to our delight as a new find came to light. We worked from early morning to evening, 5 operating scanning and photography set ups with 20 volunteers to either man the equipment or sift through the rooms full of files, boxes, books, and original letters and maps. All of the images saved - and I can't even guess the number - will now be cropped, categorized, titled and eventually placed on FamilySearch.org. I'm honored to be a part of this group and see our Texas and Montgomery County/Town come to life.
Kirsten Beard
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AuthorKirsten Beard - BFA Graphic Design; Archivist with History Taskforce ArchivesCategories |