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Ongoing Projects

Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site Capital Improvements

Project Cost: $2.1 MilPhase 1 Fundraising Goal: $650,000 Learn More
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Caddo Mounds State Historic Site

Project Cost: $5.01 MilEducation Center Fundraising Goal: $2 Mil Learn More
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Courthouse Stewardship Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $25,000 Learn More
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K-12 Education Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $100,000 Learn More
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Preservation Scholars Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $61,000 Learn More
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Real Places Conference

Fundraising Goal: $150,000 Learn More
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Upcoming Events

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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 […]

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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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A New Approach to Sustainability – The Power of Donor Partnerships

Past Matters, Fall 2025, Published 10/21/2025 Greetings!! We are thrilled to bring you this Fall issue of Past Matters, which […]

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Presidio La Bahía – Every Step Tells a Story At a One-of-a-Kind Historic Site Complex

Past Matters, Fall 2025, Published 10/21/2025 By Scott McMahon, Site Manager, Presidio La Bahía State Historic Site Photo Credits: Texas […]

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Texas History Needs You—Month After Month

Past Matters, Fall 2025, Published 10/21/2025 Monthly Donors are the Backbone of Preservation Monthly supporters are the backbone of historic […]

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Digging into Texas History: Texas Archeology Month 2025

Past Matters, Fall 2025, Published 10/21/2025 By Virginia Moore, Archeologist Specialist, Texas Historical Commission As the THC Archeology Division Director […]

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