Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:01am
By Marsha Hendrix, Fulton Mansion Site Manager
The sounds of traditional carols rang out over the lawn at Fulton Mansion State Historic Site on December 8, 2012, when a record number of visitors attended the annual candlelight event. More than 350 people enjoyed temperate coastal weather as they sang along with the Rockport-Fulton Middle School Choir.
For the past eight...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 10:48pm
By Adam Alsobrook, Project Reviewer, Division of Architecture
If you died in the U.S. prior to the 1880s, your family and close friends would typically prepare your body for burial in a simple, six-sided box known as a coffin. However, beginning in the 1850s, professional undertakers began to assume the tasks of preparing a body for burial, including delivering the coffin,...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:48pm
By Cody Mobley, Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Last month, living historians traveled from as far away as Colorado to help transform Fort McKavett State Historic Site into a military outpost in 1853. Using the Inspector General’s report on the 8th Military District in 1853, these living historians were able to accurately represent the soldiers of Company H of the 8th Infantry as they...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:48pm
By Cody Mobley, Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Last month, living historians traveled from as far away as Colorado to help transform Fort McKavett State Historic Site into a military outpost in 1853. Using the Inspector General’s report on the 8th Military District in 1853, these living historians were able to accurately represent the soldiers of Company H of the 8th Infantry as they...
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 8:00am
By Shelly Hargrove, Georgetown Main Street Manager
Georgetown has many reasons to celebrate this season, not the least of which is 30 years of successful downtown revitalization efforts that have transformed this once-neglected downtown into a thriving, vibrant economic, social, and cultural center. Branding, marketing, and holiday programs that promise to “light up” downtown Georgetown...
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 12:00am
The Texas Historical Commission is excited about the efforts of Comal County Historical Commission (CHC) to develop a Strategic Plan that taps in to the broader goals of Texas’ Statewide Preservation Plan. Comal CHC’s Strategic Plan is a great example of how local preservation organizations can draw inspiration and ideas from this larger agenda, and customize their own strategies in order to...
Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 12:00am
We celebrate Upton County Historical Commission (CHC) because they are proud of the history that is particular to their region and create ways for people of all ages to engage in fun, history-related experiences that preserves culture and traditions.
Project Name: Upton CHC Celebrates National Day of the Cowboy
Organization: Upton County Historical Commission
Location: Upton...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 12:00am
Congratulations to Milam County Historical Commission who started a countywide grant fund by initiating individual meetings with county decision-makers and asking for their help. The Milam CHC showed themselves to be trustworthy partners by providing continual updates on project progress and community benefit; as a result, the grant program continues as a preservation success story and a model...
