{"id":18261,"date":"2012-04-06T01:48:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T06:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2012-04-06T01:48:05","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T06:48:05","slug":"come-celebrate-deaf-smiths-225th-birthday-with-exhibit-and-ceremonies-at-texas-state-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/04\/06\/come-celebrate-deaf-smiths-225th-birthday-with-exhibit-and-ceremonies-at-texas-state-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Celebrate Deaf Smith’s 225th Birthday with Exhibit and Ceremonies at Texas State Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Erastus Smith<\/p>\n

Media Contact:
\nSteve Baldwin, Ph.D.
\ndfsmithtx@aol.com or (512) 410-0415<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

Come Celebrate Deaf Smith’s 225th Birthday with Exhibit and Ceremonies at Texas State Capitol<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUSTIN, TX [March 30 2012] – Erastus “Deaf” Smith, a famous spy, scout, and soldier of the Texas Revolution, will have his 225th birthday celebrated witha special exhibit and ceremony at the Texas Capitol on April 18-20, 2012.<\/p>\n

The exhibit will feature 16 unique displays, ranging from various historic paintings, photos, and knives to a taped one-act play to a wax figure of Deaf Smith to even a curious street sign. The displays will represent the artwork of eight artists from different periods and different mediums.<\/p>\n

Smith settled in San Antonio, where he married Guadalupe Ruiz Duran in 1822; the union produced four children, all recorded by the Daughters of the Texas Republic. Beacuase of his gradual hearing loss, Smith always hunted alone, avoided crowds, spoke too loud, and taugth his dog to alert him to surrounding sounds. Personally chosebn by General Sam Houston, the ever-taciturn Smith took ove the spy and scout unit of the Texan army. His greatest contributon to the war was his pivotal role in the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836.<\/p>\n

“It is my vision that this exhibit will bring attention to Smith’s amazing feats,” independent researcher, historian, author, and retired educator Steve Baldwin, Ph.D., said. Baldwin is an avid Deaf Smith enthusiast who arranged the exhibit. he has also written a colorful definitive 20-page commemorative booklet now available through the Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD). He added, “Deaf Smith’s contributions undersocre the fact that people with disabilities made Texass what it is today.”<\/p>\n

The Deaf Smith exhibit is endorsed and supported by teh TAD, Texas Humanities, Texas School for the Deaf, Greater Austin Foundation for the Deaf, ViUDA Bistro, Communication by Hand, and Gallaudet University Regional Center-Southwest. An opening ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m. on April 18 int he Legislative Conference Center, Room E2.002. After that, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the rotunda ground floor.<\/p>\n

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Erastus Smith Media Contact: Steve Baldwin, Ph.D. dfsmithtx@aol.com or (512) 410-0415 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Come Celebrate Deaf Smith’s 225th Birthday with Exhibit and Ceremonies at Texas State Capitol AUSTIN, TX [March 30 2012] – Erastus “Deaf” Smith, a famous spy,…<\/p>\n

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