GALA: Tastes of Texas—Along the El Camino Real de los Tejas

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 highlight foodways and culinary traditions in Texas history with a special menu and keynote presentation by José Ralat, editor at Texas Monthly. We can't wait to see you there!

Tastes of Texas—Along the El Camino Real de los Tejas

Presenting Sponsor – Culinary Curator: Chairman John L. Nau III

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
6:00 PM Cocktails | 7:00 PM Dinner | Program & Awards | Live Auction

The Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
2110 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78712

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We’ve Been Working on the Railroad!

We’ve Been Working on the Railroad! shares a rarely told story of the women who kept the country rolling and celebrates the history of women on the railroad. Join Mandy Lockaby, a female freight conductor for BNSF Railways, as these women are brought back to life from the pages of history and Mandy shares her own experiences of life on the rail.

Presenter: Mandy Lockaby has worked for BNSF as a conductor sine 2013. Mandy serves on the executive board for the Slaton Harvey House where she gets to share her love for the railroad with some of the most amazing people, working together to preserve an important part of West Texas railroad history.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. Central

Platform: Zoom (Registrants will receive the link in their registration confirmation email and in 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!)

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Buttermilk Pie: A Slice of Black Culinary Heritage

A lightly browned buttermilk pie on a table with a vase full of flowers behind it

Discover how food history plays an important role in telling the story of the enslaved experience in Texas. Ask questions and learn a new recipe to add to your Thanksgiving meal! In partnership with the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site and the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, join food historian and chef Natalie Wright-Moore Clark as she demonstrates how to make a buttermilk pie and traces the recipe’s history in the African American community. Pull up a chair and join us as we uncover connections between food and the real stories of Texans throughout our state’s history.

Presenters: Natalie Wright-Moore Clark, food historian, chef, and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the International Wine Guild in Colorado. Also presenting are site staff from Levi Jordan Plantation SHS and Varner-Hogg Plantation SHS.

Date: Thursday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m. Central