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View All Events →The Business of Grief: Veils, Voices, and the Spectacle of Victorian Mourning
With the spooky season upon us, join State Historic Site Educators, Elana Barton from the Sam Bell Maxey House, and […]
Learn More →Holidays on the Trail: Returning Home
As trail drivers headed back from delivering Texas Longhorn herds, their minds weren’t on holiday feasts or festive cheer—they were […]
Learn More →Visions of Sugar Plums: Cooking Historic Recipes for Christmas
Let’s travel back in time to a cooking demonstration featuring food that was part of holiday celebrations during the mid-nineteenth […]
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View All Articles →Scholars Speak: Public History and Economic Development – Communities United on a Shared Mission
This post is part of our blog series “Scholars Speak,” which features writing from our 2025 cohort of Preservation Scholars. […]
Read Article →Scholars Speak: Cultivating Heritage in the Built Environment – The Importance of Community Driven Initiatives
Having experience in both the Divisions of Architecture and Community Heritage Development at the Texas Historical Commission, I’ve come to […]
Read Article →Scholars Speak: My Journey with Henrietta and Cora Faye
This post is part of our blog series “Scholars Speak,” which features writing from our 2025 cohort of Preservation Scholars. […]
Read Article →Scholars Speak: The Many Branches of the Public Service Tree
This post is part of our blog series “Scholars Speak,” which features writing from our 2025 cohort of Preservation Scholars. […]
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