Adam Kliebert, Andrea Edmundson and John Kuhl.

A ribbon cutting and preopening VIP party for The Bryan Museum was held June 12 in Galveston. Ribbon-cutting ceremony attendees included J.P. Bryan, his wife Mary Jon, son Shelby Bryan, Fred Raschke, Gina Spagnola, members of the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce and community VIPs. The official opening of the Bryan Museum was June 19. The museum features one of the largest collections of historical artifacts from the American West in the country. Photos by Leslie Ackerman

Tony and Andrea Nicholas.

Susanne and Gerald Sullivan.

Sally and Jim Fischer.

Ashton Guy and Scott Guy.

Doug and Joan McLeod, Joanne King-Herring and Bart Rollart.

Shelby Bryan and Warren Head.

Kenneth Beasley, Deepa Madhavan, Jamie Christy, James Christy and Gail Christy.

Galveston City Councilman Norman Pappous and Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce President Gina Spagnola.

Gail Christy and Sally Tiller.

Galveston College President Myles Shelton and wife Gail.

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