Brothers in Arms: Forgotten Austinites of the Great War

Austin History Center, Holt Gallery / November 7, 2018 - January 27, 2019

The exhibit, commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the end of World War One, explores the lives of a handful of Austin individuals and families impacted by the war. Moving past unemotional statistics, the images and stories in the exhibit attempt to account for the more significant fact that each one of them had a name, a family, friends and a community from which they drew a personal sense of what mattered. The reception is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on display in the David Earl Holt Photo Gallery through January 27, 2019.

Paperweights from the Collection of Alvin and Marion Bates

New Non-Fiction, 5th Floor Central Library / July, 2018 - 

Al Bates volunteered for the Austin History Center for over 11 years. This exhibit features one of Al's many interests - collecting paperweights on road trips with his wife Marion. "Our paperwight collection began when Marion, as a child, received a small orange and yellow flower glass paperwight made in Ohio." An interest was sparked and as the years passed more and more paperwights were acquired. The collection highlights the process of making paperwights and the artists who created them.