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Halloween festival and exhibit opening to be ‘Haunted by Heroes’
Shirley Luna - Oct. 18, 2007
A hand-woven sash made with the unraveled yarns of Spanish uniforms and worn during the 1832 Battle of Nacogdoches by Encarnacion Chireno, the alcalde of Nacogdoches, is among the artifacts on display in an exhibit opening at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Stone Fort Museum on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus. The beaded sash, donated by the Cum Concilio Club, was the beginning of the museum’s collection in 1908 and is exceptional because of its rarity and provenance, according to Carolyn Spears, curator of the museum. The sash, known as a ceinture flèchèe, was initially for utilitarian purposes, allowing travelers to carry heavy loads. The tradition was acquired by Native Americans from French explorers, and was eventually transformed into a more ceremonial or decorative object.
The Stone Fort Museum will open the exhibit “Building a Community and the Meaning of Leadership” from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31 in conjunction with its fourth annual Halloween Festival.
Inside the museum, the exhibit examines the development of the Nacogdoches regional community by taking a look at some of its leaders.
“The exhibit studies the people – sometimes ordinary, sometimes extraordinary – who helped build this community,” said Carolyn Spears, museum curator. “Whether an explorer, an innovator, a mentor, a role model, or a diplomat, leaders have a significant impact on our individual and collective histories.”
A Halloween Festival on the lawn will feature Victorian games, creepy crafts, face painting, and lots of candy.
“From 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, ghostly figures will be visiting and have agreed to answer questions about their lives, but won’t reveal their name,” Spears said. “Visitors who are able to identify our ghosts using the exhibit will have their name entered into a drawing for a hideously fun prize.”
Most activities are free, but a few will require 25-cent tickets that will be available for purchase, according to Spears.
The leadership exhibit will continue through upcoming year. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. It is closed on Mondays and university holidays.
For more information, call (936) 468-2408 or visit the Web site at www.sfasu.edu/stonefort.