Come celebrate Texas history with us! Tickets and tables are on sale now for the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission’s 2024 biennial gala celebrating preservation, history, and our strong and enduring partnership with the Texas Historical Commission. This year, we'll be highlighting foodways and culinary traditions in Texas history with a special menu and a keynote presentation by José Ralat, editor at Texas Monthly. We can't wait to see you there!
“A Taint on the Wind” by Frederic Remington (1906), courtesy of the Sid Richardson Museum, Fort Worth, TX
This is the story of Texas’ antebellum frontier, from the Red River to El Paso, a raw and primitive country, punctuated by chaos, lawlessness, and violence. During this time, the federal government and the State of Texas often worked at cross purposes, their confused and contradictory policies leaving settlers on their own to deal with vigilantes, lynchings, raiding Native Americans, and Anglo American outlaws. However, this is also the tale of the Butterfield Overland Mail, which carried passengers and mail west from St. Louis to San Francisco through Texas. While it operated, the transcontinental mail line intersected and influenced much of Texas’s frontier history. Join us to learn more about this fascinating part of Texas history!
Platform: Zoom (Registrants will receive the link in their registration confirmation email and a follow up email to attend closer to the event date. Please watch your spam/junk folders!)
Cost: Free (Donations in support of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission are welcome and appreciated!)
