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*December 1**, 2023*
"The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve and promote the real places and real stories of Texas, including our state historic sites [ [link removed] ].?"
A Bush Family Holiday [ [link removed] ]
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It?s a Bush Family Holiday at Bush Family Home State Historic Site [ [link removed] ]. Join site manager Troy Gray as he introduces us to the house that boasts two presidents, two governors, and a first lady (with another first lady having lived not too far away).
We?ll hear stories of the family?s time in the home and learn about why the Bush family came to West Texas, the story of Robin Bush, and the childhood of George W. Bush, whose boyhood bedroom can be seen at the site. We?ll also take a look at some special photos of Bush family Christmases past.
***Date*: **Thursday, December 14, 6:00 p.m. Central**
*Platform*: **Zoom ("Registrants will receive the link to attend closer to event date")**
***Cost:?*Free **("Donations [ [link removed] ]?in support of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission are welcome and appreciated!")
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?One of the Best States of All? Russell Lee?s Photographs of Texas, 1939-1959 [ [link removed] ]
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Russell Lee is one of the twentieth century?s most important but overlooked photographers. He launched his career during the Great Depression with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documentary project, alongside legendary artists including Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Arthur Rothstein. Although Lee was the single largest contributor, longest tenured, and most widely traveled of the group, he is often overshadowed by his more famous colleagues. Living out of his car from 1936 to 1942, Lee made more than 23,000 photographs in twenty-nine states, but spent the most time in Texas, which he called ?one of the best states of all.?
Join Lee biographer Mary Jane Appel for an illustrated talk about Lee?s extraordinary FSA work and its legacy, his service during the Second World War, and his post-war life and work in his beloved Lone Star State.? ?
***Date*: **Thursday, February 1, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Central**
*Platform*: **Zoom ("Registrants will receive the link to attend closer to event date")**
***Cost:?*Free **("Donations [ [link removed] ]?in support of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission are welcome and appreciated!")
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Additional Upcoming Events?at State Historic Sites
* December 2:?Holiday Open House [ [link removed] ], Magoffin Home, El Paso
* December 2:?Candlelight Home Tour [ [link removed] ], Landmark Inn, Castroville
* December 7:?Holiday Open House [ [link removed] ], Sam Rayburn House, Bonham
* December 8-9:?Candlelight Christmas [ [link removed] ], Washington-on-the-Brazos, Washington
* December 8-9,15-17:?Trail of Lights [ [link removed] ], Kreische Brewery, La Grange
* December 9:?Cooking Demonstration: Holidays in the 1850s [ [link removed] ], French Legation, Austin
* December 9:?Prairie Christmas Sing-a-Long [ [link removed] ], Goodnight Ranch, Goodnight
* December 9:?Candlelight and a Christmas Carol [ [link removed] ], Starr Family Home, Marshall
* December 16:?Christmas Crafts on the Ranch [ [link removed] ], Goodnight Ranch, Goodnight
* December 16:?Victorian Christmas Fair [ [link removed] ], Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Fort McKavett
* December 16:?Christmas at San Felipe de Austin [ [link removed] ], San Felipe de Austin, San Felipe
* December 16:?Dickens on the Brazos [ [link removed] ], Washington-on-the-Brazos, Washington
* December 16:?Sparkles & Sprinkles [ [link removed] ], Starr Family Home, Marshall
* December 16:?Candlelight Christmas [ [link removed] ], Varner-Hogg Plantation, West Columbia
* December 19-23:?Trail of Lights Encore [ [link removed] ],?Kreische Brewery, La Grange
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