The Friends of Winedale
Mission
The Friends of Winedale mission is to provide financial and volunteer resources to support the preservation of Winedale and its use for public programs, teaching and research.
Purpose
1) to develop funding for the rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, and responsible maintenance of the Winedale collections, buildings, and grounds.
2) to support financial and volunteer resources for a variety of educational programs produced by Winedale for students, scholars, and the general public such as docent guided tours, class field experiences, symposia, conferences, concerts, exhibits , scholars-in-residence, research projects based on the collections and/or historical buildings, internships in a variety of disciplines, and other activities that use Winedale resources for teaching and research.
3) to support use of the Winedale collections, buildings and grounds to enhance understanding of the cultural achievements and contributions of the many ethnic groups active in nineteenth century Texas.
4) to develop an active base of volunteers to serve as docents and to assist the Winedale professional staff with programs and projects.
2020 Board of Directors
Sue Foster, President
Jan Hughes, Vice-President
Paulina Van Bavel Kearney, Secretary
Ed Ellis, Jr., Treasurer
Gloria J. Hickey, Historian
Linda Plant, Past President
David Collins
Suzanne Ellis
Babette Hale
Russell Miller
Carolyn Oevermann
Jim Wagner
Virginia Waldvogel
Ginny Elverson Welch
Advisory Board
JoAnn and Jim (Doc) Ayres
Wayne Bell
Henk Bergen
Debbie Gummelt Byrd
Libby Cagle and Lauren Taft
Anne and Tom Conner
Flo Crady
John W. Crain
Julie and Markley Crosswell
Rowena Dasch
Janie and Dick DeGuerin
Laura Dillingham
Jancy and Don Ervin
Leon Hale
Ken Hafertepe
Kay and Charlie Handley
Carolyn and Matt Henneman
Beverly and Tommy Jacomini
James C. Kearney
Sherry Kempner
Kate Kirkland
Linda and Gil Lamb
Harriet Latimer
Angelia Perez Marquez
Kathy and Harry Masterson
Libbie Masterson
Lee McMurtry
Ruth Meier
Charlotte Meyer
Barry Moore
Ken Page
Cinda and Armando Palacios
Kate and David Searls
Tye and Philip Taft
Karen Vernon
David B. Warren
William C. Welch
Miss Ima Hogg
Ima Hogg (1882-1975), daughter of Texas governor James Stephen Hogg, attended The University of Texas, where she developed lifelong interests in education, psychology, politics, music, and art. The Hogg family cultivated public service, and when oil discoveries made them rich, they devoted their newfound wealth to philanthropy, collecting, and historical preservation. Miss Ima’s brother Will C. Hogg, a UT law graduate and Regent, left the bulk of his estate to the University upon his death in 1930. The Hogg family’s long devotion to public service and its strong ties to the University of Texas led Miss Hogg to donate the Winedale property to her alma mater. When Miss Ima acquired the Wagner House in Winedale in the early 1960s, she began to plan for its donation to the University of Texas. As she worked with the University to restore the property, Ima Hogg’s vision for Winedale evolved from its being simply a place to showcase her collections to Winedale as a fully conceived outdoor museum and historical center. The University received the Winedale property in formal ceremonies in 1967.
