In 1954 Gerald Pearson,Calvin Fuller. and Daryl Chapin invented the first solar battery funded by and named after Bell Laboratories. The Bell Solar Battery was first tested with a telephone carrier system (Americus, Georgia) on 10/4/1955.
In 1985 the City of Seabrook, with the blessings of Rex and Evelyn Meador, donated to Harris County six acres of land originally given to the City by the Meadors. The donation was given with the stipulation that a county branch library would be built within two years of the donation. The Friends group was founded in 1985 by a small group of interested Seabrook citizens. The initial size of the library was to have been 4,500 square feet.
JSC FCU's growth continued with the May 2007 opening of a branch in Pearland, the July 2007 opening of a branch in Seabrook, and the August 2007 opening of a second location in League City. The December 2007 merger with Monument Area Federal Credit Union in Deer Park increased our presence in East Harris County. JSC FCU's growth continued in June 2008 with the opening two more branches - a second Deer Park branch office and a La Porte branch office.