Preserving the real places and the real stories of Texas

EVERY PLACE
has a Story

Ongoing Projects

Help All Texans Explore & Engage With History

Year-end Fundraising Goal Fundraising Goal: $50,000 Learn More
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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
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site →

Courthouse Stewardship Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $25,000 Learn More
Courthouse Stewardship Program →

K-12 Education Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $100,000 Learn More
K-12 Education Program →

Preservation Scholars Program

Annual Fundraising Goal: $61,000 Learn More
Preservation Scholars Program →

Real Places Conference

Fundraising Goal: $150,000 Learn More
Real Places Conference →
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Upcoming Events

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CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING – MISSION

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING Historic Preservation Planning for CLGs Workshop Dates, Location, & Registration Details In-Person Workshop Tuesday, […]

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CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING – SAN MARCOS

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING Historic Preservation Planning for CLGs Workshop Dates, Location, & Registration Details In-Person Workshop Monday, […]

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CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING – GRAPEVINE

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) REGIONAL TRAINING Historic Preservation Planning for CLGs Workshop Dates, Location, & Registration Details In-Person Workshop Wednesday, […]

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From Hope Chests to Museums: How Women Saved the West

From hope chests to museums, and everything in-between, women played a crucial role in saving the West. This unique presentation […]

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The Green Book and HBCU’s in Texas: Preservation Scholars Help Research the Past (Winter 2023)

Past Matters Winter 2023; posted on 02/27/2023 During the Jim Crow era, African Americans endured discriminatory hazards while traveling around […]

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Friends Honoring Friends (Winter 2023)

Past Matters Winter 2023; posted on 02/27/2023 On February 1st, 2023, the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission (FTHC) along […]

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Telling the Full Starr Story (Winter 2023)

Past Matters Winter 2023; posted on 02/27/2023 Large historic homes hold a bounty of interesting stories within their walls. Visitors […]

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Stewarding History into the New Year (Winter 2023)

Past Matters Winter 2023; posted on 02/27/2023 A Note from the Executive Director By Anjali Kaul Zutshi A belated, but […]

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