Mission

The mission of the Friends of Fort McKavett, a non profit 501 (c) organization, is to assist in the operation, the receipt, solicitation, administration and disbursement of gifts, grants, bequests or other conveyances of real and personal property.  The Friends of Fort McKavett will also assist with a volunteer program including labor, hosts, living history, and research through the Post Library for the benefit of the operation, maintenance and preservation of Fort McKavett State Historic Site and to provide information regarding the site and its resources to the public both on and off site.

Primary Goal

To assist the Texas Historical Commission with the preservation and operation of Fort McKavett State Historic Site.

Meetings

The annual meeting is held in October of each year.  The meeting is located in the schoolhouse at Fort McKavett.  The meeting will consist of the election of officers and directors and a discussion of projects and any old and new business.

Documents

At the October, 2009 Annual Meeting, the members voted on and approved revision to the bylaws. Click on the following link to see the BYLAWS of the Friends of Fort McKavett..  Click on this link to read the Memorandum of Agreement between the Texas Historical Commission and the Friends of Fort McKavett.

Officers

President: John Cobb (Bastrop) (cobbfarm@airmail.net)
Vice President: Marylyn Wheless (Menard County)
Secretary: Lisa Lester (Fort McKavett)
Treasurer: Heather Treadwell (Fort McKavett)
Living History Director: John Schultz (Alvarado)
Member at Large: Jean Wright (Menard County)
Member at Large: Mark Stein (Austin)
President Emeritus: Col. Richard McTaggart (Menard County)

Give a Gift

The Friends of Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the preservation efforts of Fort McKavett State Historic Site. You can help to preserve the fort's history through a donation to the Friends. You can give cash, securities or other property, a bequest through your will, a trust or other planned gift, or an in-kind donation of goods or services. You can give a gift in honor or in memory of someone special to you.

Please complete the online Friends Donation Form and send it by email, mail or fax to:

Friends of Fort McKavett
P.O. Box 87
Fort McKavett, TX 76841
Fax: 325/396-2818
E-mail: friends@fortmckavett.org

For more information on gifts to the Friends of Fort McKavett, please contact John Cobb, President, Friends of Fort McKavett,

Yearly Memberships

Single annual membership $15.00

Family annual membership $25.00

Corporate annual membership $100.00

Membership Application