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NEILL-CPCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM PRESENTS:

TEJANALAND

AUTHOR TALK WITH TERESA PALOMO ACOSTA

April 27 | 6:00 P.M | Neill-Cochran House Museum

The Neill-Cochran House Museum welcomes author Teresa Palomo Acosta for a discussion of her recent book, Tejanaland, a collection of poetry, plays, and essays about Mexican-American life. Acosta will read excerpts from all four acts of Tejanaland and talk about her life as a writer of the Central Texas Prairielands. Her talk will reflect a lifelong dedication to writing about experiences that are beautiful, complex, liberating, and timely.

Tejanaland: A Writing Life in Four Acts (Texas A&M University Press, 2021)

Through essays, a children’s story, drama, and poetry, Tejanaland depicts Mexican-American life in Central Texas and beyond. The role of Mexican-origin women is key to the book. The title asserts that the cultural, geographic, and historical landscape where I came of age and live provides a balm to the spirit.

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Event Details

• Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
• Time: 6:00 P.M.
• Venue: Neil-Cochran House Museum
• Website: https://www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/tejanaland

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• Cost: $15.00

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• Name: Neill-Cochran House Museum

Our site was already 20 years old when it finally welcomed its first owner-occupants, the family of Andrew and Jennie Neill.  The Neills were wealthy and came to Austin from the far more elegant and sophisticated city of Galveston. With limited built real estate available in the small town of Austin, the Neills chose to purchase the old Hill House for its grandeur, despite its remote location from the capitol and downtown.  During the years they lived in the home, they threw lavish parties (they were particularly known for their wine cellar) and entertained all the prominent politicians of the day.  In 1892, Thomas Cochran accepted a position on the federal bench that brought him, his wife, three young children, his mother, and his father-in-law to Austin.  The family first leased and then ultimately purchased our site in 1895, beginning what would become 65 years of continuous occupancy over four generations. Over this time period, the home saw births, deaths, weddings, World War I, the Spanish Flu, the Great Depression, and World War II.  We are proud to present objects that existed in the home during the Cochrans’ six decades of occupancy.

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