Editing Round Rock, Texas (section)

====Old Settlers Association====

[[File:OSAEntrance.jpg|thumb|right|The entrance to the Old Settlers Association facilities in Round Rock, Texas]]
Following the end of the [[American Civil War]], a group of Confederate veterans held a reunion in Georgetown on August 27, 1904, for the old settlers of Williamson County and their descendants. The invitation promised "good music, plenty to eat, and above all a warm welcome." The event was well-attended, and reunions—now called Old Settlers Association (OSA) reunions—have been held annually ever since. After the initial one, the event was moved to Round Rock and eventually a structure was built (along with three restored log cabins) in the Palm Valley area of Round Rock, in front of Old Settlers Park, just off Highway 79 in east Round Rock. All members of the organization are descendants of Williamson County residents prior to 1904. OSA has about 50 active members and 300 members in all.<ref>{{cite news |title=Round Rock Old Settlers Association |first=Amy |last=Stansbury |newspaper=Community Impact Newspaper |date=July 3, 2008 |url=http://impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/nonprofit/1292-old-settlers-association-round-rock |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411052559/http://impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/nonprofit/1292-old-settlers-association-round-rock |archive-date=April 11, 2010 }}</ref> The Old Settlers Association today is a social and educational group, with the purpose of facilitating social activities, as well as collecting and preserving important historical information and facts. The facilities are rented for meetings, arts and craft and collectable shows, events, parties, weddings and rehearsal dinners.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Round Rock Texas |last=Thompson |first=Karen R. |author2=Jane H. Digesualado  |publisher=Nortex Press (Eakin Publications) |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=<!--none -->}}</ref>