Alamo Masonic Lodge #44 was founded in 1847 and initiated the "lodge movement" in San Antonio. It was composed of local citizens and military members who were stationed at the Alamo. Freemasonry (or Masons) refers to a variety of fraternal organizations that promote morality and brother ...more

Buffalo Soldiers was the name given by the Plains Indians to members of the 9th and 10th Cavalry (and eventually included the 24th and 25th Infantry) Regiments of the U.S. Army who fought against Native American tribes during the Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Formed in 1866, they were the ...more

Located in the former Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School at 1023 N. Pine St., The Ella Austin Community Center provides social services to children, families, and senior citizens.  It is named for African-American Ella Austin, who in 1897 responded to a lack of social services on the Eas ...more

The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows is an African-American fraternal organization that was founded in the United States in 1843.  It was chartered through England, because at the time, the American equivalent fraternal organization, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was primarily restr ...more

Green Spaces Alliance works to encourage the development of community gardens throughout San Antonio. The keystone of their program is sustainability, creating gardens that will benefit neighbors and neighborhoods for years to come. The Green Spaces Alliance Community Gardens Program began i ...more