Past Matters: (Site Spotlight) Corn Husk Dolls at the San Jacinto Battleground

We are thrilled to introduce a new segment in Past Matters called Site Spotlight. In this feature, we’ll take a […]

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Past Matters: Celebrating the Preservation Scholars Program

In the summer of 2026, the Friends of the THC were thrilled to welcome eight bright and enthusiastic students to […]

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Scholars Speak: Uncovering Oral Histories

Asa Owens is a rising junior Nursing major at Prairie View A&M University. Born and raised in the Third Ward of […]

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Scholars Speak: Piecing Together the Past, One Postcard at a Time

Victoria Case is a student at Sam Houston State University pursuing a double major in History and Fashion Merchandising, with a […]

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Scholars Speak: What a Small Museum Taught Me About Public Service

Fabiana Bracho is a third-year history and museum studies student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her interests include historic […]

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Scholars Speak: Learning to Map the Stories of Texas

Kamille Anaya is a member of the 2027 undergraduate class at Trinity College, where she is majoring in Sociology and American […]

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Scholars Speak: Bridging the Gap: My Summer Bringing History to Your Feed

Trinity Franklin is a Nashville native with a passion for human behavior and social patterns. She is a Sociology major with […]

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Scholars Speak: Behind the Exhibit: Researching José Francisco Ruiz

Emily Puentes is a long-time resident of our beautiful state of Texas! She was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas but moved to […]

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Scholars Speak: The Power of Partnership in Preserving Undertold Stories

Angelica Mock is currently a rising junior double-majoring in History and Anthropology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She was born […]

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