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View All Events →Settlement and Survival Along the Lower Rio Grande
In 1749, Spain appointed José de Escandón with a project to bring settlers north from the interior provinces of the Seno Mexican to the area between the Rio Grande and San Antonio river, known as Nuevo Santander. Small towns were established along the Rio Grande, and settlers formed not only sizeable settlements but ranches and farms. Join us for a virtual presentation and discussion with Mary Margaret McAllen exploring the success of these settlers and the arrival of newcomers over the next decades.
Learn More →Evolution of Overnight Accommodations
Join Leslie Wolfenden, THC’s Historic Resources Survey Coordinator, for a virtual presentation and discussion exploring the evolution of boarding houses and hotels, auto camps, cabin camps, cottage courts, motor courts, and more recently the motor inn and highway hotel.
Learn More →The Green Book and HBCUs in Texas
Back during the modern Jim Crow era, African Americans endured discriminatory hazards while traveling around the country. To circumnavigate these unwelcome situations, they used various travel guides to locate where they could purchase gas, get a haircut, buy a meal, sleep for the night, or enjoy some entertainment.
Learn More →Real Places 2023 Conference
Enjoy the opportunity to network with and learn from County Historical Commissions, Main Street managers, historic preservation officers, design review boards, architects, engineers, historians, archeologists, curators, interpreters, educators, nonprofit staff and volunteers, THC staff, Texas Heritage Trail Regions, and many more.
Learn More →Past Matters
View All Articles →Celebrating the Old and the New (Summer 2022)
Past Matters Summer 2022; posted on 08/01/2022 A Note from the Executive Director By Anjali Kaul Zutshi A very happy […]
Read Article →Meet the Scholars Helping to Preserve Texas History (Summer 2022)
Past Matters Summer 2022; posted on 08/01/2022 Cultivating Diverse Young Voices in Preservation By Anjali Kaul Zutshi, FTHC Executive Director […]
Read Article →A Gift Many Years in the Making (Summer 2022)
Past Matters Summer 2022; posted on 08/01/2022 The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission Celebrates the Legacy of Lana Hughes […]
Read Article →You’ve Got to Have Friends (Summer 2022)
Past Matters Summer 2022; posted on 08/01/2022 The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission Brings Essential Help and Vision to […]
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