Preserving the rich and unique history of Sugar Land, TX, for future Generations to come. A Legendary Past, Prosperous Present, and a Phenomenal Future.
The catalyst in the formation of the SLHF was the closing of the Imperial Sugar refinery in 2003. The refinery, which had been in continual operation since the mid 1800s, housed a vast historical treasure trove of artifacts, documents, and photographs that traced the evolution of the site from its early days as a working plantation into its more modern era as a company town.
Many organizations began to work together at this time to ensure that the priceless artifacts and the history of the site were preserved. Led by Dennis Parmer, whom had the time was serving on City Council, The City of Sugar Land, the Imperial Sugar Company, and Cherokee Investments developed a partnership approach to the creation of a community-based heritage museum which would collect, preserve, and exhibit the collection on the refinery site.
The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in March 2008. The first Board meeting was held in October 2008, and a Strategic Planning session took place in February 2009. The City of Sugar Land has provided the seed funding for the formation of the Sugar Land Heritage Foundation along with generous support from Kempner Fund, Cherokee Investments, Johnson Development, Imperial Sugar, the Fort Bend Museum Association, and community representatives.
The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation inspires community pride by collecting, preserving, communicating, and celebrating the history of Sugar Land, Texas.
MISSION: The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation inspires community pride by collecting, preserving, communicating, and celebrating the history of Sugar Land, Texas.
We will move into our permanent space in 2017. Exhibits will showcase the history of Sugar Land; past, as a Company Town, present, as one of the most multi-cultural, safest, cleanest and prosperous cities in the U.S.
Docents continue to offer the ever so popular "Heritage Hike" throughout Old Sugar Land.
We will continue to go to Sugar Land schools to show the history of Sugar Land and schools will have the museum as a destination go to place for educating our children.
The Museum will be able to offer Company Venue Themed Events for small to medium business gatherings.
The Museum will be able to offer Friends and Families a place told an Event.
Kiosks will be located throughout the Museum to learn about Sugar Land's History, along with larger Exhibits throughout.
We hope to have a Theatre Room to view movies about Sugar Land and clips made from some of our Sugar Land citizens.
We aspire to have an Archivist Room for citizens to do research for a small fee.
Donations are needed to accomplish our goals and continue to keep the Museum at the forefront for our Citizens an future generations.
Thanks,
Dennis Parmer, Executive Director
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation
198 Kempner
Sugar Land TX 77498
281-494-0261 office Main Number
281-686-9234 cell phone
www.slheritage.org
Collections of Artifacts, Documents, Photographs, Equipment, Maps, etc...
http://www.slheritage.org/heritage_foundation_collection.html
Drop by for a visit on Saturdays from 9 - 1:00.
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