Helen Marie Taylor

Always in our hearts, this great lady, this phenomenal force of nature, "Aunt Helen." May her many legacies endure.

Helen Marie Taylor has an enduring legacy in Waco, TX. She is still remembered and her actions recalled by many in Waco and beyond. Her museum endures in Waco, TX and is still open to the public. Whenever I recall my short time with her, I still bring to mind those words of the Old Testament, "....in those days giants walked the earth."

Some of these entries would have delighted Helen. She was a walking genealogical encyclopedia all by herself. We were related to her through the Taylors, the Fitzhughs, and the Conways. In the James Madison Museum in Orange, Virginia, we discovered with delight an old Conway sofa, looking like something someone had dragged out of a pyramid. There had been mention of it in an ancient Conway diary! Helen was, for so many of us, the extended family's scribe, its benefactress, and its...

Although my great-grandfather (Taylor Sr.) and grandfather (Taylor Jr.) knew Helen Marie personally, I only had the pleasure of speaking to her over the phone during the summer of 2021 after she received a letter I wrote to her. We spoke for almost an hour about everything regarding our shared family history (Port Royal and Port Conway) and passion for preserving history. Helen Marie's unfaltering love for Virginia history, the Republic, and liberty was contagious -- a memory that I will...

She was one of The Greatest Generation, the kind of person who understood what is being lost in this country, and she fought bravely and tirelessly against it. May we continue her work, while there is still something left to be salvaged. She was a beacon of light and strength in a world of growing darkness. May she rest knowing we continue the battle.

I will always remember her welcoming smile, wonderful energy and her hats!

She was truly a grand lady and quite a force of nature. After one of my Revolutionary War presentations in Waco, TX which she attended, she took me and a few others to view the museum. It was an eye-opening event to see what she had single-handedly accomplished there! We shall not see her kind again!

I sent Helen Marie yellow roses when she stood firm to save Lee's statute during the Monument Ave riots. Regrettably, despite her legal efforts, at 95 years-old, she could not display the same zeal she had when laying down on Monument Ave to save the cobblestones! Her point was made very effectively. Helen Marie became sullen over the loss of Lee when Monument Ave was changed forever. I think she knew "times had changed." Those who knew her, will always remember this woman of passion, whose...

On behalf of my entirely family and I, please do accept my deepest and sincerest condolences. Thanks to Honorable Helen Marie Taylor's kindness that made a difference in my life.