Celebrate Our Juneteenth Legacy

Thomas Family Gathering

June 7, 2024

6-9 PM

The Menard House and Event Center
1605 33rd St, Galveston, TX 77550

Join us for food, fun, and fellowship at the Menard Event Center on the grounds of the Menard House. Our cousin, Chris “DJ Cruise Control” Williams, will keep our feet moving as we celebrate seeing each other again for the first time in over 15 years.

Start your journey into Thomas family history with a tour of the first floor of the Menard House, where our patriarch, John Menard Thomas may have lived during his lifetime.

Street parking is available.

Attire - Casual

For those who ordered a commemorative Thomas Family Reunion t-shirt for Kim Aitch, you will pick it up at this event.

Juneteenth Pilgrimage Tour

June 8, 2024

9 AM - 12 PM

The Menard House and Event Center
1605 33rd St, Galveston, TX 77550

Our Juneteenth Pilgrimage Tour will start at the Menard House at 9 AM. The bus will leave at 9:15. We will go to several landmarks in Galveston connected to Thomas and Juneteenth history.

There will be multiple stops along the way where you will be able to explore, shop, and eat. Our final stop will be at the Pleasure Pier at the Galveston beach, where several restaurants and amusement park rides are available.

Our bus will shuttle people from the Pleasure Pier to the back to the Menard House starting at 11:45 AM.

Attire - Comfortable

If you purchased commemorative family reunion t-shirts from Kim Aitch, please wear them.