Image: George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, Austin
The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin is planning a 93rd-anniversary celebration for the Carver Genealogy Center, with a free public event scheduled for September 12, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. According to the event listing, the gathering will focus on the history of the former Carver Library building and its role in serving the Carver community and beyond.
The anniversary program is presented as part of a broader run of genealogy-focused events tied to the historic building’s birthday. In a newsletter sent by the Carver Genealogy Center, the center said it had assembled a series of workshops and events running from August 22 through September 26, 2026, to celebrate the building that “started it all.” The newsletter frames the programming as an invitation for participants to become part of the Genealogy Center’s story while learning about the history of Black Austin and how that history connects to the present.
The Carver Museum’s website describes the institution as a city cultural center devoted to preserving and exhibiting African American material culture, history and aesthetic expression. It says the museum creates a space where the global contributions of Black people are celebrated and connects local stories to larger narratives about Blackness. The Genealogy Center, meanwhile, offers genealogy databases, workshops and seminars that are free and open to the public.
For the anniversary event itself, the organizer says attendees will be able to learn about the history of the building and how it has served the Carver community. The Eventbrite listing describes the program as “a fun event for all ages” and notes that it is free and open to the public. The event is listed for the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center at 1163 Angelina St. in Austin.
The September 12 celebration follows an opening reception for a new digital kiosk exhibition at the Genealogy Center on August 22. That exhibition is described as honoring the center’s history in its days as the Carver Library, with references to the building’s history, its time as the Carver Library, founding families and artifacts that tell the story of how the center operates today. The newsletter also mentions a workshop on September 5 inviting attendees to interview biological or chosen family members and create a collage honoring family legacy.
A separate genealogy seminar is also scheduled for September 26, when the center will host a program in partnership with Oakwood Cemetery Chapel. That event focuses on Oakwood Cemetery, Austin’s oldest city-owned cemetery, and the challenge of interpreting the history of a place that reflects more than a century of the city’s complex history. Together, the September programs place the anniversary celebration within a month of public events centered on family history, memory and local African American heritage at the Carver Genealogy Center.
