Time capsule features more than 50 items

Memories and keepsakes from 2021 will now live on for 50 years, after members of the Bryan City Council buried a time capsule in front of the Bryan Municipal Office Building on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The Mayor and Council members were joined by City of Bryan staff and members of the public for the […]

Celebrating big for 150 years!

The time has come for the City of Bryan to celebrate its 150th Anniversary of Incorporation in person. The City of Bryan’s actual anniversary date is Nov. 29, 2021, but since that falls on Thanksgiving weekend, we’re celebrating all this week! Time Capsule burial Just like we did in 1996 for the 125th anniversary, the […]

You’re invited to the city’s 150th Anniversary Community Thanksgiving Meal

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 […]

History exhibits on display at Mounce, Carnegie libraries

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 […]

City partners with Destination Bryan on community history tour

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.

150th Anniversary Celebration is moving along

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.

City of Bryan celebrating 150th anniversary of incorporation

1887: Bryan firemen in 1887 in Downtown Bryan.

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.