Event
Celebrating Juneteenth at Senate House
Thursday, June 19, 2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Stop by the Senate House grounds on Thursday, June 19, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, for a drop-in activity to try our very own Juneteenth tea cakes!For this drop-in activity, site staff will be making tea
cakes in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day
enslaved people were officially freed under the Emancipation Proclamation in
Galveston, Texas, two years after the Proclamation was made. Tea cakes are a
traditional pastry made on Juneteenth. Ingredients typically included molasses,
lard, eggs, baking powder, and sometimes nutmeg or vanilla, depending on what
was available. Juneteenth tea cakes offer a sweet way to honor this important
day in American history. This family friendly drop-in activity is free, weather
dependent and runs while supplies last.
Registration: Not required
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