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March 8, 2024 at 1:11 PM

Spring Break Activities at State Historic Sites 🌻

Spring Break Activities at State Historic Sites 🌻 March 8, 2024 Thank you for your interest in Texas Historical Commission state historic sites. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understanding of what it means to…
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March 7, 2024 at 2:36 PM

March THC News: Revisit the Revolution

March THC News: Revisit the Revolution March 7, 2024 Revisit the Texas Revolution Era Engage in the epic tale of the Texas Revolution with the Texas Historical Commission. Explore valiant struggles and triumphs of early Texan settler…
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February 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Last chance to save on Real Places 2024! 💰

Last chance to save on Real Places 2024! 💰 This Thursday, February 29 is the last day to take advantage of savings on the Texas Historical Commission’s Real Places 2024. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Texas Historical…
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February 13, 2024 at 1:33 PM

February THC News: Welcoming New Executive Director

February THC News: Welcoming New Executive Director February 13, 2024 THC Welcomes New Agency Executive Director Dr. Ed Lengel, a noted military and presidential historian, joined the Texas Historical Commission in January as its…
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February 7, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month February 7, 2024 Fort McKavett State Historic Site Celebrating Black History Month Fort McKavett State Historic Site is one of the best-preserved examples of a Texas Indian Wars military post (1850-187…
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February 7, 2024 at 2:33 PM

Real Places 2024 conference room rate almost sold out!

Real Places 2024 conference room rate almost sold out! The discounted rate is gone at the conference hotel and going fast at the overflow hotel. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Texas Historical Commission (THC)?email u…
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December 28, 2023 at 1:52 PM

Kick Off 2024 at a Texas State Historic Site

Kick Off 2024 at a Texas State Historic Site December 28, 2023 Fulton Mansion State Historic Site in Rockport Plan Your Historic Texas Winter Road Trip Explore our road trip itineraries for regions across the state, featuring our st…
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December 21, 2023 at 12:51 PM

December THC News: Real Places, Real Stories

December THC News: Real Places, Real Stories December 21, 2023 Real Places, Real Stories Main Plaza has been a center of San Antonio?s civic life since the 18th century. Its hundreds of years of architecture include governmental, com…
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December 11, 2023 at 3:04 PM

Last call for early-bird savings on Real Places 2024 💰

Last call for early-bird savings on Real Places 2024 💰 Friday, December 15 is the last day to take advantage of early-bird savings on the Texas Historical Commission’s Real Places 2024. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to …
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November 30, 2023 at 3:04 PM

November THC News: Commemorating a Tragic Anniversary

November THC News: Commemorating a Tragic Anniversary November 30, 2023 Texas School Book Depository Building, Dallas Sixty Years After Tragedy It wasn?t long ago that most people had a ready answer for the notorious question, ?Where…
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November 29, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Real Places 2024 delivers content on cemetery preservation

Real Places 2024 delivers content on cemetery preservation The Texas Historical Commission has a lot in store for cemetery preservationists at Real Places 2024, including workshops and sessions. You are receiving this email because you are subsc…
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November 29, 2023 at 1:08 PM

🎁Historic Holiday Gifts at Texas State Historic Sites

🎁Historic Holiday Gifts at Texas State Historic Sites November 29, 2023 Thank you for your interest in upcoming events at state historic sites across Texas. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understandin…
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November 7, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Registration Is Live for the Texas Historical Commission’s Real Places 2024 Conference

Registration Is Live for the Texas Historical Commission?s Real Places 2024 Conference Early-bird registration is now open for Real Places 2024?act now and save up to $150! You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Texas Histori…
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November 2, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Texas Historical Commission awards grant funding to 16 preservation projects across state

Texas Historical Commission awards grant funding to 16 preservation projects across state The Texas Historical Commission (THC) awarded grant funding to 12 projects from its Texas Preservation Trust Fund (TPTF) and financed four a Nov. 2, 2023 …
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October 31, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Bicentennial Celebration at San Felipe de Austin

Bicentennial Celebration at San Felipe de Austin October 30, 2023 Join San Felipe de Austin for Bicentennial Celebration Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, San Felipe de Austin,on Saturday…
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October 19, 2023 at 2:04 PM

October THC News: A New Mobile Tour

October THC News: A New Mobile Tour October 19, 2023 Lea, T. (1956) Southwest Mural [Oil on canvas] El Paso Public Library. Copyright Catherine Lea Weeks Let Lea Lead Your Way Through Texas We’ve partnered with the Tom Lea Institute …
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October 13, 2023 at 10:59 PM

French Legation hosts 2023 Archaeology Fair

French Legation hosts 2023 Archaeology Fair Texas Historical Commission announces 2023 Archaeology Fair at French Legation in Austin Oct. 13, 2023 Click to edit this heading. The Texas Historical Commission is excited to anno…
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October 4, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Texas Historical Commission opens submissions for 2023 undertold marker program

Texas Historical Commission opens submissions for 2023 undertold marker program The Texas Historical Commission is currently accepting applications for its undertold historical marker program, intended to address histori Oct. 3, 2023 …
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September 28, 2023 at 12:28 PM

Experience Living History in Texas this Fall 🍂

Experience Living History in Texas this Fall 🍂 September 28, 2023 Experience Living History in Texas Step back in time and experience the rich tapestry of Texas history at our upcoming living history events at Texas Historical Commis…
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September 21, 2023 at 12:37 PM

September THC News: Texas Archeology Month

September THC News: Texas Archeology Month September 21, 2023 Dig into Texas History Each October, the Texas Historical Commission celebrates Texas Archeology Month by helping organize and publicize events across the state, distribu…
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August 25, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Plan Your Historic Texas Road Trip This Fall 🍂

Plan Your Historic Texas Road Trip This Fall 🍂 August 25, 2023 Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site Plan Your Historic Texas Road Trip This Fall School is back in session and now is a perfect time to experience Te…
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August 17, 2023 at 1:02 PM

August THC News: Upcoming Events for Fall

August THC News: Upcoming Events for Fall Order free travel guides! August 17, 2023 A Memorial at Monument Hill The Art Deco-style pillar at Monument Hill State Historic Site in La Grange marks the tomb of Texan soldiers kill…
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August 3, 2023 at 12:07 PM

📚 Back to School at Texas State Historic Sites

📚 Back to School at Texas State Historic Sites August 3, 2023 San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Kick Off School Year at Texas State Historic Sites School is almost back in session and now is a perfect time to experience Texas …
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July 20, 2023 at 2:03 PM

July THC News: Presidential History in Midland

July THC News: Presidential History in Midland Plus, a museum store discount this summer! July 20, 2023 Explore Presidential History in Midland The THC?s newest state historic site is the Bush Family Home. Built in 1940, the …
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July 12, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Real Places 2024: Call for workshop & session proposals

Real Places 2024: Call for workshop & session proposals The Texas Historical Commission is accepting session and workshop proposals through August 11. Share Your Knowledge at Real Places 2024 The Texas Historical Commission is accepting sess…
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June 29, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Explore the History of the Old West 🐎

Explore the History of the Old West 🐎 June 29, 2023 The Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 36 state historic sites across Texas. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understanding of what it means to…
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June 22, 2023 at 1:39 PM

📅 Upcoming Events at Texas State Historic Sites

📅 Upcoming Events at Texas State Historic Sites June 22, 2023 The Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 36 state historic sites across Texas. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understanding of what i…
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June 16, 2023 at 12:32 PM

📅 Upcoming Events at Texas State Historic Sites

📅 Upcoming Events at Texas State Historic Sites June 16, 2023 The Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 36 state historic sites across Texas. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understanding of what i…
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June 15, 2023 at 2:03 PM

June THC News: Explore San Antonio Online

June THC News: Explore San Antonio Online Nominate a local preservation hero! June 15, 2023 Freedom Comes to Texas On June 19, 1865, Union troops in Texas began to enforce the end of slavery following the Civil War. Approxima…
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June 8, 2023 at 4:07 PM

Fun Events This Weekend at Texas State Historic Sites

Fun Events This Weekend at Texas State Historic Sites June 8, 2023 The Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 36 state historic sites across Texas. These unique places honor Texas history and inspire an understanding of w…
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June 1, 2023 at 8:45 PM

ICYMI 🌽 First-Ever Corn Festival and Summer Road Trips

ICYMI 🌽 First-Ever Corn Festival and Summer Road Trips June 1, 2023 San Antonio's Casa Navarro State Historic Site Hosting First-Ever Cornapalooza Festival Casa Navarro, San AntonioSunday, June 11 Tex-Mex food is a unique aspect of …
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June 1, 2023 at 12:27 PM

🌽 First-Ever Corn Festival and Summer Road Trips

🌽 First-Ever Corn Festival and Summer Road Trips June 1, 2023 San Antonio's Casa Navarro State Historic Site Hosting First-Ever Cornapalooza Festival Casa Navarro, San AntonioSaturday, June 11 Tex-Mex food is a unique aspect of Sout…
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May 26, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Tour Historic Military Sites This Summer

Tour Historic Military Sites This Summer May 26, 2023 Fort Griffin State Historic Site in Albany Touring Historic Military Sites in Texas Texas’ illustrious military history ranges from the frontier era to 20th-century international …
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May 19, 2023 at 12:27 PM

Explore German Heritage and Nighttime Skies

Explore German Heritage and Nighttime Skies May 19, 2023 Explore German Heritage at Kreische Brewery Kreische Brewery, La GrangeThis Saturday! May 20 Celebrate the history of the Bluff Schuetzenverein, a German marksmanship and socia…
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May 18, 2023 at 2:03 PM

May THC News: Lighthouse History and Galveston Destinations

May THC News: Lighthouse History and Galveston Destinations Nominate someone for their preservation work! May 18, 2023 The lens at Port Isabel Lighthouse stands nearly five feet tall. Photo courtesy Artworks Florida, which ma…
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May 11, 2023 at 12:37 PM

Attend a Living History Week Event This Week

Attend a Living History Week Event This Week May 11, 2023 Experience Texas Living History This Week At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into history. This week, tours and hands-on activities will …
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May 4, 2023 at 12:36 PM

Texas Living History Week is Next Week!

Texas Living History Week is Next Week! May 4, 2023 Get Ready for Some Time Travel: Texas Living History Week is May 7-13 At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into history. During May 7-13, tours a…
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May 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Awards Submissions Open! Recognize Texas’ Preservation Champions!

Awards Submissions Open! Recognize Texas? Preservation Champions! The Texas Historical Commission is pleased to announce the nomination period has opened for the 2023 THC Preservation Awards. May 1, 2023 Applications Now Open…
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April 27, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Experience Living History in Texas This Spring

Experience Living History in Texas This Spring April 27, 2023 Get Ready For Some Time Travel: Texas Living History Week is May 7-13 At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into history. During May 7-1…
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April 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM

April THC News: Living History Across the State

April THC News: Living History Across the State Apply for a historical marker by May 15! April 20, 2023 April 22: Celebrate San Jacinto Day On a chilly April afternoon in 1836, a patch of coastal prairie briefly rang with can…
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April 19, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Get Ready For Some Texas Time Travel

Get Ready For Some Texas Time Travel April 19, 2023 Get Ready For Some Time Travel: Texas Living History Week is May 7-13 At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into history. During May 7-13, tours a…
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March 23, 2023 at 12:26 PM

Visit Historic Texas This Spring 🌻

Visit Historic Texas This Spring 🌻 March 23, 2023 Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch in Goodnight Tour a Historic House Museum this Spring From a Victorian-style adobe homestead in El Paso to an inventive French Second Empire mans…
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March 16, 2023 at 2:03 PM

March THC News: Living History of the Texas Revolution

March THC News: Living History of the Texas Revolution Plus, marker applications are open now! March 16, 2023 Living History in Goliad Presidio La Bah?a State Historic Site, one of the THC?s newest properties, was a Spanish …
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March 9, 2023 at 10:47 PM

Next week: The Past, Present, and Future of San Jacinto

Next week: The Past, Present, and Future of San Jacinto Register now for March 15 webinar March 9, 2023 Free Webinar, March 15, noon Central The significance and shape of the land now known as San Jacinto Battleground State …
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February 23, 2023 at 1:27 PM

Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month February 23, 2023 Fort McKavett State Historic Site Celebrating Black History Month Fort McKavett State Historic Site?is one of the best-preserved examples of a Texas Indian Wars military post (1850-1…
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February 16, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site Reopens After Seawall Repairs

Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site Reopens After Seawall Repairs Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site in Port Arthur is back open to the public seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 16, 2023 Sa…
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February 16, 2023 at 3:31 PM

February THC News: Heritage travel resources, revolutionary events, and more

February THC News: Heritage travel resources, revolutionary events, and more Get ready for spring travel! February 16, 2023 Reedy Chapel AME Church, Galveston; Mount Zion UMC, Belton, courtesy Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sa…
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January 26, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Save the Date: Texas Independence Day Celebration

Save the Date: Texas Independence Day Celebration January 26, 2023 Save the Date: Texas Independence Day Celebration, Feb. 25-26 Join Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site for their annual two-day living history celebration o…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM

January THC News: New Year, New Site

January THC News: New Year, New Site Adding a state historic site to our network of real places January 19, 2023 Welcoming a New THC Historic Site We are excited to announce the Texas Historical Commission?s newest state his…
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January 17, 2023 at 2:26 PM

Real Places 2023 is almost Sold Out!

Real Places 2023 is almost Sold Out! Claim your spot now as the in-person conference is almost sold out--or join us online! You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Texas Historical Commission (THC) email updates. Known as the…