Monday, November 29, 2021 - 1:05pm
War Chief Javier Loera grew up in a traditional Tigua family. Now he maintains the cultural heritage of his tribe.
For about nine years, Loera has been the war chief, a lifelong position, for the Tigua people of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso. This year, he was designated as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the newly established Tribal Historic Preservation Office (...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 7:30am
By Leah Brown, THC Media Relations Coordinator
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 8:00am
On September 21, 2015, the Texas Historical Commission and the Bullock State History Museum are hosting the second annual Story of Texas Workshop. This year’s theme is Connecting Educators and Audiences. The workshop sessions will focus on improving the ways that volunteer and professional educators engage with students and teachers.
To promote this workshop, we are conducting a series...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 9:17am
The 150th Anniversary of Juneteenth is next month, and communities across Texas are celebrating this milestone. For the last year, Sam Collins, III, chair of the State Board of Review, has worked with communities in and around Galveston County to commemorate the upcoming anniversary of Juneteenth. Madeline Clites, program specialist for the THC's County Historical Commission Outreach Program,...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 1:06pm
By Madeline Clites, Program Specialist for CHC Outreach Program
April is National County Government Month, so we're taking this opportunity to express our appreciation to county officials and their staff for supporting historic preservation in the Lone Star State! The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) programs work with counties on a daily basis to improve the livelihood of...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 10:00pm
By Madeline Clites, Program Specialist for CHC Outreach Program
April is National County Government Month, so we're taking this opportunity to express our appreciation to county officials and their staff for supporting historic preservation in the Lone Star State! The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) programs work with counties on a daily basis to improve the livelihood of...
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 4:46pm
By Madeline Clites, program specialist for CHC Outreach Program
April is National County Government Month, so we're taking this opportunity to express our appreciation to county officials and their staff for supporting historic preservation in the Lone Star State! The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) programs work with counties on a daily basis to improve the livelihood of...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 3:32pm
Few people have left such a lasting legacy at the THC as Anice Barber Read. Appointed to the THC in 1969 by Gov. John Connally, she served as a commissioner for seven years before accepting a staff position. She founded our Texas Main Street Program in 1981, then founded both the Texas Downtown Association and Preservation Texas in 1985. In 1996, Gov. George W. Bush proclaimed our Christianson...
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 11:45am
Claire Williams was employed by the THC from 1974–1982 in the historical marker program. She later spent 17 years as a volunteer and staff person with Habitat for Humanity in Georgia and Virginia. Married to Steve Martindale, Claire now works at her “retirement job” as office manager for two clinical psychologists.
During her tenure, she wrote this compelling presentation about the...
Saturday, November 16, 2013 - 9:15am
As a two-term commissioner from 1995–2007, Jane Cook Barnhill was also Vice Chair of the THC. She currently serves on the Texas State History Museum Foundation board, the University of Texas College of Education Advisory Council, the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, and the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage board. She is past president of the Friends of the Texas...
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