Grand Marshall of the Grand Night Parade Jennifer Wycoff-van der Wal brings the old west back to life
Grand Marshall Jennifer Wycoff-van der Wal poses next to a table of
Texas longhorn skulls she is preparing for an exhibit.
She is curator of the Butler Longhorn Museum in League City.
This year's Grand Marshall Is Jennifer Wycoff-van der Wal. She is curator of the Butler Longhorn Museum, which will be opening its doors in spring 2005. The museum will be located at Hall House in League City, a historical house and property spreading across 10.5 acres and including the Ghirarcli Home.
Now is a great time to honor the cowboys who started it all. Wycoff-van der Wal will lend a real sense of history to the parade and bring In that great western theme. The very oak trees that Wycoff van der Wal will be passing under were planted by Ray Butler, who died a few years ago. Butler helped his grandfather plant the oak trees.
Thanks to the Butler family, League City is a beautiful old town. It's a magical place for families to sit under the trees and admire the historical buildings,
all festooned with lights, evergreen garland and big, red bows. Wycoff-van der Wal has lived in many different places over the world and in the U.S. and has had the sort of life that movies are made of.
Wycoff-van der Wal was chosen out of hundreds of candidates for the position of curator. She is restoring the Hall house and has been busy researching everything and anything about the Butler family, longhorn cattle and all of the influences that have lead to the formation of League City.
She's the perfect person for a celebration of League City's western heritage. Three cheers for Jennifer Wycoff-van der Wal, who is keeping the history of League City alive.
This story was written by Sara Stover The Daily News.
