To kick off the holiday season, the Galveston County Museum will be hosting a Local Author Book Sale and Signing Event on Friday, December 8 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.. You will not want to miss this great opportunity to meet & support these local authors as well as get your own signed copies of their amazing titles. Not to mention, it could be the perfect gift for you or a book lover in your life!
The Galveston County Museum’s Local Author Book Signing Event will include:
· Local History
· Ghosts & Cemeteries
· Historic Sites & Guides
· Fiction Set in Galveston
· Walking Tours
· Things to do.
· And More!
Featured Authors and their Book Titles
The local authors featured in this event will be James Anderson, Ernie Deats, Jane Deats Hayley, Christine Hopkins, Patricia Jakobi, Jan Johnson, Tom Linton, Kathleen Maca, and Forest Riggs. Copies of their books will be available for purchase! Please see the list of available titles below.
James Anderson
Galveston Burning: A History of the Fire Department and Major Conflagrations
Ernie Deats
The Legend of Marcus Benson
The Last Karankawa
Born to be a Cowboy
Jane Deats Hayley
A Counterfeit Woman
Island Deceit
A Home for Hattie
Christine Hopkins
101 Things to do in Galveston Before you Die
Jan Johnson
Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods
Beyond Beaten Paths: Driving Historic Galveston
Unforgettable Galveston Characters
Yellow Fever on Galveston Island
Tom Linton
Parks of Galveston County
Legacy of the Early Gulf Coast Cowboys
Parking with Brigid
Patricia Jakobi
Early Galveston Artists and Photographers: Recovery a Legacy
A Death at the Gallery
Kathleen Maca
The Ghostly Tales of Galveston
Ghosts of Galveston
Galveston’s Broadway Cemeteries
A History of the Hotel Galvez
Forest Riggs
Galveston: Memories and Related Stories
For more information about this event
Please visit our website linked below or contact the Galveston County Museum.
There is no admission fee for this event. As a reminder, the Galveston County Museum is INSIDE the Galveston County Courthouse. Parking is free surrounding the county building, and the courthouse is handicap accessible. Please feel free to submit an RSVP via email to galveston.co.museum@gmail.com or contact the museum at 409.766.2340 with any questions.
About Galveston County Museum
The Galveston County Museum cares for over 25,000 artifacts and archives. The vast majority of the artifacts have been donated by current and former county residents. The museum staff is always happy to talk with people interested in donating artifacts to the collection.
