Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 11:12am
Cassie Bennett interned and volunteered a few times at our Sam Rayburn House Museum State Historic Site (SRHM). After graduating from Bonham High School in 2006, she volunteered 12 hours a week during the summer. She returned the following summer as an intern and earned course credit at Stephen F. Austin State University. Over winter break in 2008–09, she returned again as a volunteer...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 11:05am
Kendall Milton worked as a Collections Intern at our Sam Rayburn House Museum State Historic Site in Bonham during June and July 2006. She is currently an administrative coordinator and office manager at a custom framing and art display services shop in Houston that works with private collectors, galleries, and museums to archivally frame and display artwork and artifacts.
"One...
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 8:48am
Dan Utley was employed by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) from 1979–85 and 1997–2007. During these times, he had several titles, including Director of Research and Chief Historian. He is currently a lecturer and Chief Historian for the Center for Texas Public History at Texas State University in San Marcos. He has also authored numerous books on Texas history and heritage.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 8:30am
Myles Miller was an Archeological Project Reviewer with the THC from June 1996 to April 2002. He is now a Principal Investigator for Geo-Marine, Inc.
“My time with the THC was truly enjoyable and productive. I have several pleasant memories, the favorite of which are perhaps the field reviews of archaeological sites that involved drives along the back roads of central and southern Texas...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 9:20am
Hugo Gardea was an architect in the THC's Division of Architecture from February 1994 through November 1997. He was also the project manager for two building renovations in the Capitol complex, which are now used as THC offices (Elrose and Gethsemane Lutheran Church). He has been an architect in the Directorate of Public Works, Engineering Services Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas....
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 9:35am
Frank W. Gorman, Jr. was appointed to the Texas Historical Commission (THC) in 1996, reappointed in 2001, and served as a commissioner until 2007. He was president of Gorman, Inc. from 1966–96. He is the past president of the Sun Bowl Association, the El Paso County Historical Society, and the New Mexico State University Foundation. He also served as director of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce...
Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 8:00am
Cynthia Beeman began her THC career in 1987 as a historian in what was then the Marker Department, writing historical marker texts. Although her work involved all aspects of Texas history, she has maintained a particular interest in women’s history. Since her retirement from the THC in 2007, she has continued that work through publishing, speaking, and volunteer work with the Ruthe Winegarten...
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 10:57am
Beth Wiedower moved to Texas and jumped head-first into her job as Senior Field Officer at the new Houston Field Office for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Traveling to dozens of our state's historic county courthouses and advocating for their preservation at the State Capitol on Preservation Day, she got an immediate understanding of how significant these buildings are, not...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 5:30pm
By Tracey Silverman, Texas Historical Commission Planner
February was "I Love Texas Courthouses" month and we celebrated in style with several whirlwind tours of county courthouses, two courthouse rededications, a website where folks across the state are still sharing their courthouse photos and stories, and a capstone recognition of courthouses at the Capitol steps for Preservation Day...
Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 12:41pm
Today—Texas Independence Day 2013—we released a video version of our Manifesto of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). It’s a document we hold dear, and it seems fitting to unveil this video version on this most Texan of days.
The THC saves the real places that tell the real stories of Texas. That's not just a tagline, it's a daily objective of the devoted staff and grassroots...
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