WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
 

The Old Settler’s Association and Williamson County Historical Museum
Celebrated Three-Legged Willie’s 200^th Birthday with the Pioneer Day Celebration 

Birthday Card Winners
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K to 2 Grade Winning Entries

FIRST PLACE BIANCA RITTER,  K RITTER HOME SCHOOL,  LEANDER

SECOND PLACE ALEX WATSON, K COOPER, GEORGETOWN

THIRD PLACE BRODY WATSON,  2ND GRADE COOPER, GEORGETOWN

                        3rd to 5th Grade Winning Entries

FIRST PLACE ERIN CROSS, 5TH GRADE FERN BLUFF,  ROUND ROCK

SECOND PLACE NATALIE PHARES, 3RD GRADE MCCOY,   GEORGETOWN

THIRD PLACE EMILEE ARAUJO, 4TH GRADE CALDWELL HTS,  ROUND ROCK

                         6th to 7th Grade Winning Entries

FIRST PLACE MADISON KOUNS, 7TH GRADE CHISHOLM TRAIL, ROUND ROCK

SECOND PLACE COURTNEY LOGUE, 7TH GRADE FORBES,  GEORGETOWN

THIRD PLACE SARAH DE LOS SANTOS, 7TH GRADE FORBES, GEORGETOWN

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On March 25, 2006 the county celebrated the 200^th birthday of Williamson County’s namesake, Robert McAlpin Williamson, affectionately known as “Three-legged Willie”, at the Old Settlers Headquarters Grounds in Round Rock, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd. The celebration included hands-on demonstrations of pioneer activities and games, lunch, the official cutting of  “Three-Legged Willie’s” birthday cake, and the announcement of the winners of the birthday card contest. This event was free of charge and open to the public from 10 am to 4pm.   A list of activities is listed below.

 Hands-on & “Make & Take” Activities: 

·        Pioneer Crafts:  Participants learned how the pioneers lived, dressed, and worked. Hands-on activities included corn grinding, clothes washing, butter churning, spinning, quilting, candle dipping, pioneer dress-up, and soap making. 

·        Pioneer Games: Participants played marbles, buzz-saw, rag doll making, ball making, and three-legged races in honor of “Willie”. 

·        Wood Carving:  Participants got instruction from Williamson County woodcarvers, learn about wooden toys, and have the opportunity to participate in a potato carving activity. 

·        Story Tellers & Re-enactors:  Participants  learned about history  through the stories of those that lived it. Visitors sat under stately oaks on the grounds and learned about the pioneers from storytellers and demonstrations by re-enactors. 

·        Historic Village Tours: Members of the Old Settler’s Association gave tours of the various historic structures on location at the park.

here's some pictures and video of the day

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