Author: Ken Smith

As we get closer to the City of Bryan’s official 150th anniversary of incorporation, it becomes clear that Bryan has thrived for more than a century through coming together and supporting each other through good times and difficult ones.  And it’s that sense of community that we are celebrating this year. So, there’s no better […]

Nov. 29, 2021 marks the official 150th anniversary of the City of Bryan’s incorporation, and you’re invited to take part in upcoming activities celebrating this exciting milestone. Visit the history display In the “150 Collection,” more than 30 items are on display at Clara B. Mounce Public Library and the Carnegie History Center for the […]

More than 30 items from Bryan’s past will be on display beginning Sept. 3, as part of the City of Bryan’s 150th Anniversary of incorporation celebration. The 150 Collection features items, photos and documents spanning more than 150 years to offer a peek into the community’s history. Some of the items include: An original sombrero […]

As the City of Bryan gets closer to the official 150th anniversary of incorporation, we continue to add more information to the celebration’s website. Now, an interactive, media-rich timeline of the first half of Bryan’s history is available.

Destination Bryan and the City of Bryan invite you to celebrate the City of Bryan’s 150th anniversary this year with the official Bryan, Texas History Tour. This self-guided tour will lead you on a journey through time as you take a look into the legends of our past at more than 20 historical sites and landmarks throughout the city.

The City of Bryan continues to solidify all of the ways community members near and far can celebrate the city’s 150th Anniversary of incorporation in 2021. Check out all of the ways you can get involved and learn more about Bryan’s history.

The Bryan + College Station Library System will celebrating Bryan’s 150th anniversary with two writing contests in June and July as a part of their Summer Reading Program. One contest is for children and teens and the other is for adults.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the City of Bryan’s official incorporation on Nov. 29, 1871. That’s 150 years of history to celebrate, and we are taking the opportunity to tell the stories of how Bryan has grown – through the people, places and things that shaped the community.