The neatly attractive appearance of the two-story frame house at 2417 Avenue M belies its complicated history. This building has moved more times - and certainly led more lives - than some people. The home was originally built in 1874 as the first St. Angela’s Hall, a part of the Ursuline Convent and School. It was named for St. Angela Merici, founder of the first order of Ursulines in Italy.
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Author Lucy Davila Hakemack didn’t set out to write a novel about the Great Storm of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. She simply wanted to understand more about the hurricane that nearly erased Galveston from the map.
The deeper she dug into newspaper accounts, survivors’ letters, and the archives at the Rosenberg Library, the more she realized the storm’s best-known stories weren’t the only ones worth telling.
Hidden among the headlines were teachers, servants, soldiers, children, and ordinary citizens whose courage had been largely forgotten. Those discoveries became Remembering the Storm. The historical novel blends fact and fiction as a young teacher’s dreams collide with the hurricane that claimed an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 lives on Sept. 8, 1900. While the characters’ personal journeys are imagined, the people, places, and events surrounding them are rooted in years of research and Hakemack’s lifelong affection for Galveston.
Where to find lunch, brunch, dinner covering casual to fine dining. These places are not afraid to try new things. Hope you're hungry. More
Beaches aren't all Galveston has to offer. Local theater productions, contemporary art exhibits and other family events that always inspires. More
The portion of Galveston’s Strand Street between 20th and 25th Streets is called simply, “The Strand.”
Galveston Monthly presents a multi-part series on the history of the Galveston Fire Department.
Built after the Storm of 1900 to protect Galveston from future storms.
Histories of the incredibly rich past of the architecture in Galveston.