Honoring the Women Who Have Gone Before Us
Fairfield History Club will be celebrating 100 years with a special Gala on Saturday, October 11, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Twisted Vines Event Center.
Event will feature a gourmet dinner and entertainment by guest speaker Chet Garner – The Daytripper.
Garner is the creator, host, and producer of the 18-time Lone Star Emmy Award winning PBS travel show featuring All Things Texan. From the well-known landmarks to the completely obscure dives and hideaways in the Lone Star State, Garner explores everything within a day’s reach with humor and insight.
Tickets are limited, so don’t wait to purchase.
The History Club labors to serve under the legacy of the one hundred years of achievement show by the women that will be honored at this event.
Accomplishments through the Years
–Established the first Public Library in Fairfield in the 1920s.
–Helped procure funds for the first hospital and first fire truck in Fairfield.
–Sponsored Stalk vaccinations for school children in the 1950s.
–Sponsored a ward at the Mexia State School for more than 30 years, holding Christmas and Easter parties for 80 mentally challenged women.
–In 1967, purchased and restored the Moody-Bradley House, a registered Texas historic landmark, built in 1860. To date, the club has raised more than $750,000 for historic preservation.
–Awarded more than $100,000 in local scholarships since 1954 to 185 students. The Letha Parker Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by the club, is the oldest continuous scholarship in Fairfield.
–Implemented “Hands Up” crime prevention program county-wide in the 70s.
–Spearheaded the award winning “Keep Fairfield Beautiful” campaign in the 80s. KFB placed Second in the State for its efforts.
–Raised more than $10,000 for cancer research and continues to contribute to the local Cancer Support Group to cover travel expenses, etc. for those receiving treatment.
–Published nine sought after cookbooks, with profits of more than $60,000 for charitable use.
–Published the Pictorial History of Freestone County, Vol. I.
–Raised more than $1,500 for Operation Smile, a non-profit medical program giving free cleft palate surgery to disadvantaged children world-wide.
–Raised $1,800 through matching funds for the UNICEF Mothers and Neonatal Tetanus Project to inoculate women of childbearing age in third-world countries against tetanus. The club raised enough funds to inoculate more than 1,200 women.
–Support local recycling program with contributions and manpower when needed.
–Supported the Fairfield volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary who supply food, water, and other needs of firefighters while fighting fires.
–Raised $1,000 for Camp of the Rising Sun to support special needs children.
–Significantly support the Police Department’s Blue Santa project.
–Donated $1,000 for local disadvantaged children earmarked for coats and blankets.
–Participate in GFWC National Day of Service Food Insecurity Project.
–Continue to support the Pleasant Hills Children’s Home with contributions and in-kind donations.
–Mounted an aggressive campaign to bring Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention to our community in 2008.
–Held the ‘Queen of the Trinity Star’ Pilgrimage Fundraiser for 39 consecutive years, including dinner-on-the-grounds, melodramas, auctions, musical entertainment, etc.
–Established an Arts in the Community Project with the first city Art Walk in 2009, followed by a series of Concerts on the Green including a performance by The Texas Boys Choir.
–Presented multiple tribute-band concerts featuring the ‘Beatles, George Strait, and the Eagles,’ etc., to sell-out crowds.
–Supported the American Fallen Soldiers Project.
–Supported many other community and state efforts including the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar, the Fairfield Main Street Program, Girl’s Town, and numerous Chamber of Commerce events.
–Worked diligently to assure the passage of the Jason Flatt Act, requiring all school districts in the State of Texas to train its teachers annually with two hours of staff development in the recognition of students at risk of committing suicide.
Join Charter Members Miss Lizzie Anderson, Miss Mattie Anderson, Miss Nannie Anderson, Mrs. Lonnie Childs (Ruby), Mrs. William H. Childs (Purual), Mrs. Burta Sneed Davis, Mrs. P. O. French (Bernice), Mrs. R. E. Hill, Sr. (Laura), Mrs. F. E. Hill, Jr. (Emma), Mrs. A. S. Johnson (Della), Mrs. J. E. Johnson (Mattie), Mrs. Arthur Parker (Callie), Miss Mattie Powell, Mrs. T. H. Watson, Sr. (Eunice), Mrs. R. L. Williford, Sr. (Eunice), Miss Mamie Winborn, and Mrs. T. J. Hall (Mary) for this spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime event.
Tables of 8 are $800, single tickets are $100 each.
Be sure to wear your best cocktail attire.
For reservations, contact:
–Donna Tyus at 386-405-2600
–Sissy Ivy at 903-388-4913
–Pam Windham at 903-390-0304
For information on Sponsorships with Preferred Seating, Pre-Event Party with Chet Garner and Donor Recognition, contact Patricia Tate at 903-388-6011.
Fairfield History Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
