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 DESCENDANTS OF AUSTIN’S OLD 300 Executive Board Meeting & Mini Reunion WHO: All Old 300 members and their guest! WHAT: Executive Board Meeting/Mini Reunion! WHEN: Friday, February 9, 2024 and Saturday, February10, 2024 WHERE: Pecan Plantation Clubhouse (PPC) 8650 Westover Court Granbury, Texas 76049 www.ppoaweb.com, 817-573-2641 WHY: To honor and celebrate our ancestors along with the Father of Texas for their dedication and sacrifice in building the Great Republic of Texas and the Great State of Texas! To perpetuate our great organization for our posterity while sustaining authentic Republic of Texas history. DETAILS: Lodging, Option I: Double queen beds rooms available in the Pecan Plantation Clubhouse at a rate of $90.00, first come first serve. (ONLY TWO LEFT) Option II: Comfort Inn & Suites, at a rate of $95.00. The hotel is in Granbury which is approximately 10 miles from Pecan Plantation. SCHEDULE: Friday, February 9, 2024 5:00 pm Reception, PPC Brazos Room, cash bar. 6:00 pm Buffet dinner, PPC Bluebonnet Room, cash bar. Saturday, February 10, 2024 8:30 am San Felipe breakfast buffet, PPC Bluebonnet Room. 9:30 am Executive Board Meeting 12:00 pm Adjourn Meeting (no luncheon planned) Learn More about what Granbury has to offer: VISIT GRANBURY |
OUR MISSION
The objectives of our organization, The Descendants of Austin’s Old Three Hundred, are to keep alive, for this and succeeding generations, the memories of the spirit, courage and character of the men and women belonging to Stephen Fuller Austin’s first colony, known as the “THE OLD THREE HUNDRED”. We encourage and foster research, preservation and publication of the history and records of this first group of Texians.
ABOUT THE "OLD 300"
The name "Old Three Hundred" refers to the settlers who received land grants in Stephen F. Austin's first colony in Mexico. Although not originally enthusiastic about the project, Austin continued the colonization activities after the death of his father, Moses Austin. He traveled to San Antonio, where he met with the Spanish governor Antonio María Martínez. The governor acknowledged Stephen F. Austin as his father's successor, allowing the colonization activities to proceed.
Austin agreed with Martínez to be responsible for all administrative tasks after he arranged for settlers to come to Texas in exchange for land; in payment for his services, Austin would collect 12½ cents an acre in compensation. Austin returned to New Orleans and sought willing colonists and by the end of the summer of 1824 most of the Old Three Hundred were settled in Texas.
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