Polydor family donates Wiley/Kelly wall exhibit to Johnny Nelson Museum, hosts event on Juneteenth
Posted 6/25/26
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Polydor family donates Wiley/Kelly wall exhibit to Johnny Nelson Museum, hosts event on Juneteenth
Katy resident Sonya Polydor was joined by family members who traveled to Katy, as well as several members of Katy First Methodist Church, for the opening of the Wiley/Kelly wall exhibit at the Johnny Nelson Museum on June 19. The exhibit of historic photos from the Wiley/Kelly families, headed by Polydor’s mother and family matriarch Odell Marie Polydor Watkins Wiley, joins other Katy family displays at the museum at 6002 George Bush Drive in Katy. Polydor’s grandfather, Tom Kelly is pictured in the adjacent display about the Tucker family. He worked for T. B. and Jessie Tucker and Richard Barker from 1930 to 1975, after coming to Katy from Louisiana.
Photo by Susan Rovegno
Participants at the June 19 Juneteenth gathering seek shade and a cool breeze as they visit with At Large Councilmember Paul Follis (center, in red shirt). The event was sponosored by Sonya Polydor on family-owned land on Danover Street, next to the Antioch Baptist Church.
Photo by Susan Rovegno
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