Monthly Archives: June 2026
Welcome!
For more than two decades, we—Susan and Rob Burneson—have gathered, shared, and preserved stories of neighbors creating community through our project Voices of the Violet Crown. VVC grew out of community and history exhibits we created as we coordinated the Community Tent during the early years of the Violet Crown Festival. The festival, first held May 17, 2003, in Austin’s Brentwood Park, was a collaborative volunteer effort between Brentwood and Crestview neighbors. THE LATEST—2026 UPDATES … Read more
Neighbors-in-History, Part 2
Updated March 28, 2025 Copyright 2012-2025 Susan Burneson. All rights reserved. Please talk with us before reproducing any website content. The second in a three-part series, in which we introduce a some neighbors-in-history. (See links for more information.) A number of Black families lived in our area in the 1800s and early 1900s. A 1928 city plan established a “Negro district” in East Austin, and many, but not all, Blacks moved there. Segregation throughout Austin … Read more