Meetings and Speakers
Speakers for the Joshua D Brown DRT Chapter 2026/2027
SEPTEMBER 28th 2026
Angela Kennedy from the Heart of the Hills Heritage Center
Topic: The opening of Kerr Counties’ newest Museum
OCTOBER 26th 2026
Kelly Skovbjerg from the Hill Country Archeological Association
Topic: Have you ever wondered what’s under your feet?
NOVEMBER 23rd 2026
Don Frazier PhD Schreiner University Kerrville TX
Topic: The1836 Project, the telling of the Texas story
DECEMBER 2026
Christmas Holiday Luncheon
JANUARY 25th 2027
Betty Detmer
Topic: History of the Texas Longhorns
FEBRUARY 22nd 2027
Victoria Wilson
Topic: Founders of the DRT
MARCH 22nd 2027
Phyllis Peckham
Topic: History of Quilting
APRIL 26th 2027
Topic: History of the Sculpture Garden located in Kerrville TX
MAY 24TH 2027
Spring Luncheon
Counties granting march as texas history month
Kendall County
Bandera County
KERR COUNTY
Becky Palmieri, Sharon Acevedo, Judy Patrick, Sheila Posey, fayrene craddock, barbara Goss Johnston (trustee of the Brown-Goss Cemetery) Becky Drapela, and nancy wilson
Community service provided by some of the members of the Joshua D. Brown Chapter to help clean the headstones located in the Brown-Goss Cemetery.
brown cemetery
Upcoming events
October 31, 2026
District VIII Meeting
Round Rock, Texas
opportunities for service
We have multiple committees in the chapter, including the Activities Committee.
If you have ideas for fun activities, please let us know! AND...Want to
participate/volunteer, but haven’t yet seen the one niche for you? Just ask! We have
about a dozen committees that work together fostering volunteer hours, friendship, and
community out-reach.
* Texas History Committee – Chair, Debra Zerr
* Yellow Rose Committee – Interim Chair, Dee Bormann
* Welcome Wagon Committee – Chair, Nancy McLarry
* Scholarship Committee – Chair, Judy Patrick
* Programs Committee – Chair, Becky Palmieri
* Friendship Committee – Chair, Shelly Capozzi
* Community Service/Outreach Committee – Chair, Jane Steadman
* Hospitality Committee – Chair, Sheila Posey
* Finance Committee – Karen Clogston
* Inventory Committee – Rita Arket
* Ways & Means Committee – Chair, Fayrene Craddock & Tammy Kneuper
* Chapter Mtg Set-up/Clean-up Committees – Chair, ______