EHS Annual Meeting & Dinner
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our final Member meeting of the 2025 – 2026 program year.
DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2026
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Home of Harriett Adams, 107 N. Preston Street at W. Knox Street, Ennis, Texas 75119
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Please respond before 5/15/2026 to: willowpondtx@outlook.com
EHS Members Only Meeting
Our April Members Only Event is a private tour of a Pullman railroad car that has been carefully restored by David Hudgins. Many may recall his engaging presentation on the history of the Railroad Circus and the Circuses that came to Ennis between 1880 and 1944.
DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2026
TIME: 6:00 pm
LOCATION: 303 Matthews Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165-4325
DIRECTIONS: From Ennis, take HWY 287 west towards Waxahachie. At Reagor Springs, turn left onto Pigg Road. Continue (2 miles) on Pigg Road until FM 877 (Howard Road). Turn right and continue past Lake Waxahachie (5 miles) until Matthews Street. Turn right on Matthews Street. The Hudgins home will be on your right. The distinctive house is built to resemble a railroad depot. Enter the main gate and park to the left on the grass.
Photo History of Alma, Texas
The Ennis Heritage Society is pleased to welcome Bruce Fowler to showcase the history of Alma, Texas and its historic origins of Willow Pond.
Bruce Fowler was an historic resources surveyor for Hardy, Heck, Moore of Austin, who was engaged to document every historic structure in Ellis County during the 1980s. Bruce is a native son of Alma and a founding member of the Ennis Heritage Society.
DATE: Thursday, March 19, 2026
TIME: 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Community Room – Ennis Public Library, 501 W. Ennis Avenue
The SSC in Ellis County
The Ennis Heritage Society is pleased to welcome four of our members as they share their professional and personal experiences with the Superconducting Super Collider.
DATE: Thursday, February 19, 2026
TIME: 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Community Room – Ennis Public Library, 501 W. Ennis Avenue