Angelina Eberly Luncheon

Austin History Center Association

Join us at the 16th Annual Fundraiser: Experience Austin's past with a catered lunch and a live performance from Esther’s Follies.

Austin Club

Angelina Eberly Annual Fundraiser (<a href="https://austinhistory.org/eberly" title="https://austinhistory.org/eberly" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">austinhistory.org/eberly</a>)Date: April 9th, 2025Location: Austin ClubSponsorship Opportunities: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14NIj5e4aCR69xD-2xGkpG6REgq77wCzd/view?usp=drive_link" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14NIj5e4aCR69xD-2xGkpG6REgq77wCzd/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Downloadable Packet</a> Join us for the Angelina Eberly Annual Fundraiser at the elegant Austin Club. This in-person event promises to be a moment of fun, philanthropy, and community spirit. Come together to support a great cause and enjoy a memorable time with friends and supporters. Your presence will make a difference!

<h3>The Woman</h3>Angelina Belle Peton Eberly, the heroine of the Texas “Archives War,” was a cunning Austin innkeeper in the early days of the Republic of Texas. Her quick-thinking actions prompted a political skirmish with lasting consequences.

<h3>The Threat</h3>In December 1842, Sam Houston announced that Austin was no longer the Capital of Texas. Instead, he declared that honor on his namesake town, Houston. He dispatched Texas Rangers to Austin with orders for Texas Land Commissioner, Thomas William “Peg Leg” Ward to remove the Republic of Texas archives from Austin and take them east.

<h3>Her Triumph</h3>This secret effort was thwarted by Eberly, who lit a cannon alerting citizens of the theft. Local townspeople chased the wagons north into Williamson County, where the Rangers were forced at gunpoint to surrender the archives. “The Archives War” preserved Austin’s standing as the Capital of Texas.

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