Snyder Community
Hale County, Texas
The Snyder Community Project
Snyder Community Centennial 2007
"The Gathering in Plainview"
The Snyder Community Centennial is now a part of history. The Gathering in Plainview was held June 4-10, 2007. The week-long celebration provided opportunities for out-of-state visitors to meet new relatives, share family history with local residents, and even visit the Hale County Court House for an introduction to public records research. Some people also attended the outdoor musical Texas! at Palo Duro Canyon State Park and Plainview's own Bar None Rodeo.
Descendants of Mennonite colonists came to Plainview from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Arkansas. Families represented included Snyders, Hartzlers, Kreiders, and Yoders. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Thank you to the following Hale County organizations and individuals who helped
make the Gathering in Plainview possible:
members of
the Hale County Historical Commission and the Hi-Plains Genealogical Society,
who hosted Snyder Community events;
S. M. True,
Jr., who laid the groundwork for the guided driving tour;
Riley True,
Elton Wilson, S. M. True, Jr., and Foye Meester, who shared information during
the tour;
Michael and
Tonya Netting, who hosted the final stop on the tour, which included lunch and
the centennial postal cancellation;
Altie Nelson,
who designed the cancellation stamp and came to the Snyder Community to
hand-cancel stamps;
Eric Turner,
Main Street/CVB Coordinator, who provided publicity in his blog;
Nicki Logan,
who provided publicity in The Plainview Daily Herald;
Elva
Hipolito at the Museum of the
Llano Estacado, who assembled a notebook of Snyder Community materials in the museum's
archives;
the current
owner and the residents of the house built by Peter B. Snyder.
The guided driving tour of the Snyder Community was well received by those who participated. Twenty people joined the caravan that made eight stops over a two-hour time period. Several Hale County residents provided information about the post-Mennonite years of the community and I shared what I've been learning about some of the early Mennonite families.
copyright ©
2006, 2007 Bonnie Snyder Smith