BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Sam comes from an oral tradition. He also loves History\, and is the Director of the “new" Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Alvin Texas. T he Manuscript Museum is in the oldest brick church building in the area\, and was built as a Methodist church in 1924. He previously worked for fo ur years at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in beautiful Santa Barbara\, C alifornia. “On the last day of June 2020 at 12:30 PM\, I once again s et foot on the sacred soil of Texas\, and returned to the ancestral homel and of my forefathers.” He joined the work of restoration at the mu seum in Alvin\, and when the old Church building was brought up to code\, during the grand opening in November of 2020\, took over as director of the Alvin branch of the Karpeles Manuscript Museum. Sam is happily m arried for the last 34 years to his best friend\, who is stuck in Califor nia until She can retire in another 2 years. He is a member of Stephe n Austin’s third company\, Brazoria County Historical Malitia (“I was con scripted when I walked into the Stephen Austin Statue museum wearing a fr ock coat”). A member of the Alvin Fencing Club\, of the Star Wars Rebel League\, Lone Star Santas\, and a few other things. He swims\, juggles\, does magic\, cooks for his wife\, fences\, and (happily) participates in cheap theatrics and choreographed events. “ I have worked in the Tex as Oilfields and as a tour guide in Mexico and in Solvang California. Pub lic performances with and without period clothes has always been in my li fe. They just got better looking when I married Sheila\, a master costume r.” DTEND:20211130T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T001600Z DTSTART:20211130T180000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Speaker Sam Tanksley- Karpeles Manuscript Museum UID:57f112fd-a758-416d-b9ff-ec41017c3925 X-ALT-DESC:
\n\n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR\n\n\n\nSam comes from an oral tradition. He also loves History\, and is the Di rector of the &ldquo\;new"\; Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Alvin Texa s. The Manuscript Museum is in the oldest brick church building in the ar ea\, and was built as a Methodist church in 1924. He previously worked fo r four years at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in beautiful Santa Barbara \, California. \;\n\n \;\n\n&ldquo\;On the last day of June 2020 at 12:30 PM\, I once again set foot on the sacred soil of Texas\, and ret urned to the ancestral homeland of my forefathers.&rdquo\; \;  \;\n\n \;\n\nHe joined the work of restoration at the museum in Alvin\, and when the old Church building was brought up to code\, during the gra nd opening in November of 2020\, took over as director of the Alvin branc h of the Karpeles Manuscript Museum. \; \;\n\n \;\n\nSam is h appily married for the last 34 years to his best friend\, who is stuck in California until She can retire in another 2 years. \;\ n\n \;\n\nHe is a member of Stephen Austin&rsquo\;s third company\, Brazoria Count y Historical Malitia (&ldquo\;I was conscripted when I walked into the St ephen Austin Statue museum wearing a frock coat&rdquo\;). \; \;A member of the Alvin Fencing Club\, of the Star Wars Rebel League\, Lone S tar Santas\, and a few other things. \;He swims\, juggles\, does magi c\, cooks for his wife\, \;fences\, and (happily) participates in cheap theatrics a nd \;choreographed events. \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n&ldquo\; I hav e worked in the Texas Oilfields and as a tour guide in Mexico and in Solv ang California. Public performances with and without period clothes has a lways been in my life. They just got better looking when I married Sheila \, a master costumer.&rdquo\;\n