Surprise Birthday Party at the depot for Eugenia Newton

Surprise 90th Birthday Celebration for Rockdale Depot Historian & Parliamentarian, Eugenia Newton The Rockdale Historical Society prepared a surprise birthday celebration for Rockdale Historical Society's Historian & Parliamentarian, Eugenia Newton on November 9, 2010. Rockdale Historical Society President, Joyce Dalley, presenting Eugenia Newton with a bouquet of roses while her friends gathered around. Eugenia visiting with dear friends, Irma Doss, Margie Clark and Edna Timberman at the depot. A great birthday cake was enjoyed by all present. Four generations of the Newton Family Let the party begin-Dear friends celebrating a happy event in Rockdale. ABOUT THE ROCKDALE I&GN DEPOT MUSEUM The Rockdale I&GN Depot Museum is located in downtown Rockdale (11 N. MAIN ST.)in the recently restored former International & Great Northern Passenger Train Depot. Dedicated to the preservation of our railroad and local history, the museum currently houses a collection of railroad and other artifacts relating to the early history of Rockdale and the surrounding areas. In addition to the fully restored passenger depot, the site has on display a Missouri-Pacific dining car, the 36 "Cheyenne Mountain", and a restored Missouri-Pacific (StLB&M) caboose. The site also includes an operating model railroad in O and HO scales, and an operational early-day blacksmith shop. For more information about the depot restoration project, see ROCKDALE I&GN DEPOT Painting of the Rockdale International & Great Northern Railroad Passenger and Freight Depots and McVoy's Grocery and Feed Store across the street. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DEPOT MUSEUM MAILING ADDRESS: Rockdale I&GN Depot Museum, PO Box 778, Rockdale, Texas 76567 -USA PHONE: 512-446-2020 Copyright © 2009, 2010, & 2011. All rights reserved. No Part of this Website nor any of it's contents may be reproduced in any manner without written permission. This is a work in progress. Come back often and send me your stories and old pictures and I'll post them on the web. Webmaster : Len Kubiak 1264 FM2116, Rockdale, Texas 76567 PHONE: 512 630-4619 EMAIL ADDRESS: leonard@forttumbleweed.net Go the Depot Museum page