Denton County Historical Commission has embarked on a project to identify, catalog information and history, and promote their iron and steel bridges; educating owners, residents and tourists on how these structures are important clues to the county’s cultural landscapes and heritage. We learned about this project through Denton County Historical Commission’s annual report, which tracks more »
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We are grateful for the Carson County Historical Commission for utilizing the services of several state agencies and taking advantage of the opportunities they offer to promote history. Project Name: Carson CHC Helps Citizens Apply to Land Heritage Program Organization: Carson County Historical Commission Location: White Deer Region: Plains Trail Project Description: The Carson County more »
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Congratulations to Bell County Historical Commission for making the most out of county/city partnerships to promote historic resources! The Bell CHC was able to identify the equipment and skills necessary to take their CHC projects to the next level, and then partner with individuals and organizations who could respond to those needs. This project allowed all partners to use their more »
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Kudos to the Newton County Historical Commission (CHC) for promoting their accomplishment in a variety of ways (leading up to and after the event) to make the most of this preservation success story. Although many communities have a list of important historic resources, very few understand why one is significant relative to others on a more »
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The Bankhead Highway project is a huge step in advancing many of the goals of the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, including: Goal 1 Survey and Online Inventory, Goal 2 Cultural Landscapes, and Goal 5: Learn and Experience History through Place. This project has so much to it, including a survey of historic and cultural resources more »
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Check out this inspiring and beautiful video by Houston Arts & Media – With Respect: Preserving Historic Cemeteries, designed to increase volunteerism across Texas in support of these sacred places. The video was done in partnership with the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Congratulations to everyone involved!
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Thank you to Susan Armstrong for submitting the local project Heritage Live Oak Tree in Huffman Texas on the Tell Your Story Page. Read about local efforts to preserve this majestic heritage tree that is more than 300 years old. Have a great historic preservation project in your community that you want to share? Tell more »
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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association and the Oregon-California Trail Association, in conjunction with the Intermountain National Trails System office of the National Park Service, invite you to a symposium “Texas Pathways: El Camino Real and the Southern Route to California – Trails that Shaped the Face of Texas.” The symposium more »
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Happy Halloween! Cemeteries might be known as the spooky place where ghosts and ghouls hang out on the last day of October, but moreso they stand among the most valuable of our historic resources. They are reminders of settlement patterns that reveal information about historic events, religions, lifestyles, and genealogy. To boot, there is at least one historic cemetery in more »
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This national challenge pertains to our first two Statewide Plan goals, Survey and Cultural Landscapes, as well as our value of achieving diversity in places and history preserved. Let’ s make sure Texas has a few of its rich and varied cultural landscapes submitted to the The Historic American Landscapes Survey Challenge! If there is a cultural landscape more »
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