

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ?️ 40th Annual Alamo Symposium — 40th Anniversary Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Join us in San Antonio for the 40th Annual Alamo Symposium, proudly presented by The Alamo Society / Alamo Historical Society—a special gathering celebrating the 190th Anniversary of Texas Independence and 40 years of The Alamo Society / Alamo Historical Society.

Expect a morning of engaging presentations, fellowship with fellow Alamo enthusiasts, and timely topics that bring the story of the Alamo to life. 

? Scheduled Speakers

Keynote — Bill Chemerka
FORTY YEARS OF REMEMBERING THE ALAMO SOCIETY
Founder of The Alamo Society and its dynamic leader for 31 years; creator/publisher of The Alamo Journal (1986–2014) and The Crockett Chronicle (2003–2017); author of 15 books; and a commentator on multiple History Channel productions.

Glenn Effler
FLAGS OF THE ALAMO AND THE INFLUENCE OF CAPT. JOSE JUAN SANCHEZ NAVARRO
Creator/editor of The Alamo Dispatch; co-author of 13—The Alamo Book of Days; former President and Board Chairman of the Alamo Historical Society; current Board member.

Wade Dillon
GO AHEAD: CREATING A GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT DAVY CROCKETT
Museum leader, illustrator, and Executive Director of the Texas Lakes Trail Region—currently creating a 120-page illustrated graphic novel about the last month of David Crockett’s life.

Sherri Driscoll
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE ALAMO
U.S. Army veteran and longtime Alamo educator; served 18 years with The Alamo, retiring in 2024 as Senior Director of Education, Interpretation, and Living History.

Register at: https://www.alamohistoricalsociety.org/2026
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-antonio/️-40th-annual-alamo-symposium-—-40th-anniversary-celebration/200029705801348
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.alamohistoricalsociety.org/2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=san+antonio-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Antonio
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Menger Hotel - San Antonio
- **lat**: 29.42467
- **long**: -98.48649
- **full address**: The Menger Hotel - San Antonio, 204 Alamo Plz,San Antonio,TX,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Douglass W. McDonald (https://allevents.in/org/douglass-w-mcdonald/27495428)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Menger Hotel - San Antonio, 204 Alamo Plz,San Antonio,TX,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Douglass W. McDonald
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ?️ 40th Annual Alamo Symposium — 40th Anniversary Celebration ?
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