News & Events

Join us January 23-25* for Galveston Museum Weekend and celebrate the island's rich history and one-of-a-kind museums! GMW features free and discounted admission to 14 Galveston museums. Explore the many artifacts throughout the library by participating in our scavenger hunt and win a unique prize while supplies last. *Rosenberg Library is closed on Sundays. We will participate in GMW January 23 and 24.

Join GTHC archivists Kaitlen Eckmann and Katelyn Landry-Carranza for a virtual demonstration of the GTHC’s Digital Collections portal! We will give an overview of the GTHC’s holdings of rare and historical materials and then give a tutorial on how you can access digitized materials online. Click here to register! You can also find this event on the Rosenberg Library calendar…

The Rosenberg Library is proud to announce that the Galveston & Texas History Center has received a TexTreasures grant to digitize the Galveston Tribune newspaper from 1924 to 1933. Digitization of issues from this time period will further advance knowledge of the island’s emergence as “the free state of Galveston”, a popular resort town and Prohibition-era gambling destination, attracting tourists…

Starting October 1 2025, the reading room hours at the Galveston and Texas History Center will be 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Tuesday through Saturday. The fourth-floor museum exhibits will remain open Monday to Saturday from 9-5:45. For questions or further information, please contact us at (409) 763-8854 ext. 126.

In honor of the 125th anniversary of the 1900 Storm, the Rosenberg Library Museum has refreshed and expanded the "The Great Storm of 1900" exhibit in the Harris Gallery on the 4th floor of the Rosenberg Library. In addition to photographs and interactive touchscreens, this renovated exhibit features artifacts of the Storm, new bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibit labels, and…

We are proud to announce that The Great Storm movie debut at the Rosenberg Library on Monday, September 8, 2025, in the Wortham Auditorium. The film, which is approximately 30 minutes, will play every hour on the hour from 10:00am - 4:00pm. There is no charge, and no registration required. Following September 8th, the film will be permanently shown on…

Katelyn Landry-Carranza (she/her) is an early career archivist passionate about expanding equitable access to archives and resurfacing marginalized narratives. She graduated from New York University with her MA in Archives and Public History in May 2025 and completed her BA in history and anthropology at Rice University in 2022. Her interest in early Galveston and Texas history began in 202…

By Kevin Kinney

By Kevin Kinney

As the birthplace of Juneteenth, Galveston is overflowing with opportunities to dig deep into the history behind its celebration. Here at the Rosenberg Library and Galveston and Texas History Center, you can find a wide variety of experiences and resources unique to Galveston to get you into the Juneteenth spirit.

By Kevin Kinney

By Kevin Kinney