Camp Howze MVPA
Gainesville Texas and surrounding areas
Keeping them Rolling in 2024...
Camp Howze MVPA is staying busy this Year and invite you to join us! From Parades, Educational Events, to Displays, and Airshows we are spread out all across North Texas!
The Special Screening of the Documentary "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" that we had at the DMAX Theater on August 17th 2024 was a resounding success! We thank everyone who participated and look forward to the special announcements made that day to each audience!
Following August event we will be appearing several places before our October 18th-20th Jefferson Highway Convoy. We will be at the CAF Aviation Discovery Fest in Dallas and the Century of Warfare in Ft Washita, OK. Both are on our Calendar Page.
October 18th-20th 2024 -
We will be hosting the MVPA Jefferson Highway Convoy October 18th-20th 2024 at the Cooke County Fairgrounds. This will be a large collection of period vehicles (1900's to present day) that will travel from Canadian border to Gainesville Texas!
We start the celebration on Friday October 18th welcoming the convoy into Gainesville. Then at 6:00 we will begin the evening showing of "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" with Christian Taylor! The public is invited to participate and interact with the Convoy Participants and The Documentary Producer!
We then will start off the Saturday (October 19th) off with a Pancake Breakfast (Public invited to participate) from 8-10. Come meet with the convoy participants, see the vehicles and watch them rally up after breakfast and roll out to their days excursions.
That evening we will begin to celebrate (Saturday October 19th , 2024) with our big USO Show Event, and tickets will be available for the public to join in! We have an exciting Speaker coming to Gainesville, more details to come soon! This is an event you do not want to miss!
We have several Sponsors onboard working to help us achieve our Mission in 2024. If your interested in becoming a sponsor or just getting in on the fun, contact us!
Keep eye out on our Calendar to see what's coming up!
Current Sponsors of our 2024 Program:
American Legion Auxiliary - Lake Kiowa
VFW Post 1922 - Gainesville
C&L Services
Iron Soldiers Coffee Company
4U Credit Union
Tractor Bobs
Quasar Energy Services
Tierra Real Estate
Win Supply
Nortex Communications
Inno Gravers
Camp Howze MVPA - Support of the UNT Camp Howze Online Museum
Built by a team of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of North Texas in Denton, the online museum tells the history of the camp and the people who served, trained, and worked there; insight into the lived experiences of the German prisoners of war who were imprisoned at Camp Howze; the effects the camp had on the communities around it; and how the camp has been remembered and preserved by the community and its people in the years and decades since it was decommissioned. If you would like to learn more GO HERE!
Camp Howze MVPA was very pleased to assist in the great undertaking from our events, museum displays, history alive weekends, collections, and more to offer photos, videos, and documentation added the this great online museum!
See what we was able to contribute directly HERE!
Camp Howze MVPA
Check out the Video on our YOUTUBE Channel. Click on image below to see the video. Please also Subscribe to the channel for all the upcoming content. If you see the efforts and support our goal for Education of the Future and Honoring the Past then let us know. Like Video and forward to friends.
Photo by our Photographer friend, Mark Lenz
This Site is an information and communication source for members of the Camp Howze MVPA. We are a like minded group of Living History participants and Military Vehicle enthusiasts focused on Educating and Veteran Services..
Individually we strive to preserve and restore a part of history through military vehicles. We enjoy displaying our vehicles and being involved in the public as they experience these pieces that we worked so hard to restore. Collectively we are and focused on the Education of this generation and honoring the Greatest Generation. We can accomplish these goals along with the collection, restoration, display and operation of our military vehicles, equipment and gear. We are a structured 501(c)3 non-profit club dedicated to Education of the Public about the Soldiers, Gear and Vehicles that fought for Freedom we have.
We are involved and have a passion for the education of our younger generations as well as touching the lives and reaching out to our military veterans. We offer several programs for each the student education and the Veterans we honor. Please enjoy this site and contact us for any of our programs, events, membership, or request. We also have a Facebook page you can visit us for more frequent information here.
Check our our events page for upcoming events and our FaceBook page for more frequent news!
We had a large encampment and appearance at the Wings Over Dallas Event in 2017, 2018, 2019, and now 2021.
Check out our Facebook for pictures and updates.
2 Tim 2:3
Thou therfore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
