OCTOBER 8, 2022: FRIEND RAISING WITH MISTER MCKINNEY'S HISTORY BUS
Board member, Lona McManus, chaired WCA's fall fundraiser on board of Advisory Council member, Mister McKinney's History Bus. She looks on as President, Sara Haynes welcomes the guests.
The History Bus was filled with friends for a tour of historic downtown Houston.
Mister McKinney talks history!
MARCH 19, 2022: VOLUNTEERS TRAINED TO CLEAN MARKERS
DECEMBER 17, 2021 & FEBRUARY 15, 2022: REMOVING DAMAGED & HAZARDOUS TREES FOR SAFETY
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TEXAS CEMETERY RESTORATION MAPs THE CEMETERY
Sharing Our Vision: april 10, 2021
Sharing our Vision on Keep Houston Beautiful Day to Make this Corner of Houston Beautiful and Safe for the Eastex Jensen Community
Pictured left to right: Westcott Cemetery Association board president Sara Haynes, Precinct 2 County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Super Neighborhood 46 president Pastor David L. Smith, Greater Northside Management District Executive Director Rebecca Reyna, McDoux Preservation's Steph McDougal, and District H City Councilmember Karla Cisneros
On the morning of April 10th, we were 18% to our goal (including receivables), leaving $36,900 to raise for The Fondren Foundation match. WCA exceeded the goal before year-end!
Vandalism is a serious issue and the cemetery has suffered a lot of damage.
Descendants of Joseph Peregoy Westcott and Ida Stratton, sisters Laura Figura (with husband Todd) and Jan Cooke arriving from Dallas, Texas.
Volunteer Lona Leigh McManus hands a program to Dolores Westcott, the widow of Col. Richard D. Westcott, who was a descendant of the Col. Richard D. Westcott who settled the Cross Timbers area as it was known in the 1850s.
