Happy Independence Day...

[Taygrd]

The SA Scottish Society in March does a ceremony at the Alamo and a dedication in April in memory of the Scots who perished there. Very moving.

[macwilkin]

The SA Scottish Society in March does a ceremony at the Alamo and a dedication in April in memory of the Scots who perished there. Very moving.

Yep, that's the ceremony our convener participates in.

T.

[Jack Daw]

The SA Scottish Society in March does a ceremony at the Alamo and a dedication in April in memory of the Scots who perished there. Very moving.

And, the Alamo Society, run by Bill Chemerka, also meets near the Alamo each year the same weekend. (I can't attend this year.)

[ShaunMaxwell]

We've attended the Tartan Day commemoration at the Alamo (which occurs the Friday evening before the San Antonio Highland Games commence — April 1, this year) the last couple of years and are planning to be there again this year. It's a small ceremony, but nicely done.

[macwilkin]

On a Texas history related note, has anyone been to the Menger Hotel across (the alley?) from the Alamo? I'm hoping to make it to their bar and have a drink, as it was there that Teddy Roosevelt opened a recruiting office for the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry in 1898.

T.

[ShaunMaxwell]

Todd:

I have propped up that bar on more than one occasion...

It's a very small bar: dark wood, cigar-friendly, with taxidermied animals (including a moose head) and the requisite historical markers.

Interestingly, the Menger Bar is a replica of the House of Lords Pub in London, complete with a small upstairs (which doesn't leave much headroom for you taller types...).

And did I mention that it's haunted?

Enjoy!

SM

P.S. The pinto pony and the Navajo are nowhere to be seen these days...

[Zardoz]

On a Texas history related note, has anyone been to the Menger Hotel across (the alley?) from the Alamo? I'm hoping to make it to their bar and have a drink, as it was there that Teddy Roosevelt opened a recruiting office for the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry in 1898.

T.

I've stayed there before, an actress I know was appearing in Les Misérables at the Majestic, and they put the cast up there. Kind of pricey, but a very nice place!
If you go to the Alamo, there's no excuse not to check out the Menger, it's only like 200 feet away! Get there before 2 pm and you can have a nice brunch before your drink.

[Jack Daw]

On a Texas history related note, has anyone been to the Menger Hotel across (the alley?) from the Alamo? I'm hoping to make it to their bar and have a drink, as it was there that Teddy Roosevelt opened a recruiting office for the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry in 1898.

T.

I've been to that bar on two or three occasions, but I have not stayed in the hotel. I've read several bios on TR. He is, no doubt, my favorite president of all time.

[macwilkin]

I've been to that bar on two or three occasions, but I have not stayed in the hotel. I've read several bios on TR. He is, no doubt, my favorite president of all time.

***, although for me it technically a tie between TR and Herbert Hoover, a native son of Iowa.

My daughter was born one day too early to be an "Alamo baby", but her birthday saint is St. Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall.


T.

[Irish Jack O'Brian]

On a Texas history related note, has anyone been to the Menger Hotel across (the alley?) from the Alamo? I'm hoping to make it to their bar and have a drink, as it was there that Teddy Roosevelt opened a recruiting office for the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry in 1898.

T.

The Menger Bar