Cemetery Preservation
1,706
Historic Texas Cemetery designations
254
Counties with Historic Texas Cemetery designations
78
Groups participating in RIP Guardian network
39
Counties with RIP Guardian network groups
17,773
RIP Guardian volunteer hours worked in 2011
$379,632
Dollar value of RIP Guardian volunteer hours worked in 2011
Certified Local Government
70
Number of CLG Communities in Texas
$396,994.00
Total Certified Local Government grant awards over last three years
1986
The Texas Certified Government Program was established in 1986 to assist communities throughout Texas.
County Historical Commission Outreach
CHC
Stands for County Historical Commission
7
Minimum number of County Historical Commission appointees per county
22
Average number of appointees per County Historical Commission
5,200
Number of County Historical Commission appointees in Texas
418,922
Statewide County Historical Commission volunteer hours for 2011
$9,128,310
Monetary value of CHC service for 2011
171
County Historical Commission reports submitted for 2011 service year
153
Counties that provide money and/or in-kind services to their County Historical Commission
252
Counties that have at least one County Historical Commission contact in place
$5
Statewide average value of service returned after investing $1 in a County Historical Commission
Curatorial Facility Certification
2005
Curatorial Facility Program established
14
Curatorial facilities certified in Texas
Heritage Tourism
$6.3 billion
2011 Heritage Traveler Spending
53,200
Heritage Tourism jobs created in 2011
Historic Resources Survey
25%
THC’s target survey and inventory increase
Historic Texas Highways
July 2014
Projected completion of the Bankhead Highway survey
43
Counties traversed by the Bankhead Highway
1917
Texas Department of Transportation was established, then known as State Highway Department
Historic Texas Lands Plaque
36
Plaques awarded to Texas landowners through the Historic Texas Lands Plaque program
90%
Of all Texas archeological sites on private land
Military History
5
Texas Civil War Monuments dedicated since 2008
$1,600
Worth of FREE oral history interview training provided per attendee at an Oral History Workshop
21
Texas in World War II Vignettes dedicated
53
Oral History Training Workshops conducted
5
Park Day's (battlefield clean-up) held at Palmito Ranch Battlefield since 2008
Museum Services
59%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. have had their collections damaged by light exposure
53%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. have had their collections damaged by moisture
26%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. have no environmental controls to protect their collections
59%
Of institutions in the U.S. have the majority of their collections stored in areas too small to accommodate them appropriately
65%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. have experienced damage to collections due to improper storage
78%
Of museums in the U.S. do not have an emergency plan with staff trained to carry it out
39%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. have a backlog in cataloging their collections
80%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. do not have paid staff dedicated to collections care
70%
Of collecting institutions in the U.S. need additional training for their staff and volunteers caring for collections
12 million
The number of students museums provide hands-on experiences to each year
Over 4.8 billion
Artifacts in U.S. are held in public trust by museums and other institutions.
Over 700
Local history museums are in the state of Texas.
165 million
The number of tourists museums attract annually
13.5 million
Historic artifacts in U.S. collecting institutions are at risk
1969
Year program established
$21 billion
The amount museums contribute to the American economy each year
153 million
Photographs in U.S. collecting institutions are at risk
11 counties in Texas
Do not have history museums
2.6 billion
Items in historic, cultural, and scientific collections in the U.S. are not protected by an emergency plan and are at great risk
19%
of all Texas history museums are in the Texas Independence Trail Region.
3 Trail Regions
have at least one history museum in every county.
Texas
Has the largest state museum association in the country
1,200+
Museums in the state of Texas
Preservation Tax Incentives
$1.3 billion
Reinvested in the Texas economy through the federal rehabilitation tax credit program from 1979 to 2012
31,694
Jobs created by the federal rehabilitation tax credit projects in Texas between 1979 and 2011
$36 million
Total amount spent on certified federal tax credit projects in Texas in Fiscal Year 2012
Over 500
Federal rehabilitation tax credit projects reviewed by Texas Historical Commission staff between 1979 and 2012
10
Number of Part 2 applications for federal rehabilitation tax credits in Texas submitted in Fiscal Year 2012
$880,565,142
Income generated by federal rehabilitation tax credit projects in Texas between 1979 and 2011
$6 million
Average amount spent on each certified federal rehabilitation tax credit project in Texas since 2000
Over $140,000
State and local tax revenue generated by activity in the federal rehabilitation tax credit program in Texas between 1979 and 2011
$1.2 billion
Increase in the gross state product from activity in the federal rehabilitation tax credit program in Texas between 1979 and 2011
Project Review
15,000
Average number of projects reviewed per year since 2008 by Texas Historical Commission review staff
2,166
Archeological sites recorded in 2012
74,293
Archeological sites recorded in Texas, as of February 2013
154
State Archeological Landmarks on private land
96%
Projects reviewed in 2012 that had no effect or no adverse effect on historic properties, compared with those with an adverse effect
12
Average number of days for Texas Historical Commission staff to complete a project review
Regional Archeology
74,293
Archeological sites recorded in Texas, as of February 2013
More than 90%
of archeological sites in Texas are privately owned
154
State Archeological Landmarks on private land
1500 years ago
Bow and arrow was introduced to Texas
13,000 years
Age of Oldest Known Archeological Sites in Texas
2,166
Archeological sites recorded in 2012
State Historical Markers
15,828
Number of state historical markers in Texas as of Jan. 1, 2013
3,678
Number of buildings, structures and objects designated as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) from 1962 to 2012
98%
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) saved in 50 years of the program -- only 52 of 3,678 have been lost
1,100
Number of markers, monuments, statues, memorial museums and exposition buildings from the Texas Centennial in 1936
254
Average number of new historical markers each year THC has produced over the last ten years
2,000
Number of people attending "Education in Livingston" historical marker dedication in Polk County in April 2008
8
Most historical markers dedicated simultaneously -- in Thurber (Erath County) in October 1995
242
Number of 1936 Centennial markers in need of restoration
24
Average number of historical marker replacements processed each year
19
Average number of historical marker relocation requests processed each year
Texas Archeological Stewards
16,853
Volunteer hours contributed by Texas Archeological Stewards in 2012
1,448
Landowners, organizations, and other individuals assisted by Texas Archeological Stewards
7,261
Number of people attending presentations and workshops given by Texas Archeological Stewards
$410,616
Dollar value of Texas Archeological Stewards volunteer hours worked in 2011
100,575
Volunteer miles driven by Texas Archeological Stewards in 2012
$373,125
Dollar value of Texas Archeological Stewards volunteer hours worked in 2012
114
The number of stewards in the Texas Archeology Stewardship Network.
25
Archeological sites recorded by avocational archeologists in 2012
834
Archeological sites recorded by avocational archeologists between 2006 and 2012
Texas Archeology Month
April 1989
Texas Archeology Awareness Week was first observed and initiated by the Texas Archeological Society
1993
THC took on the task of Texas Archeology Awareness Week coordination
1996
Texas Archeological Awareness Week was expanded to a month-long observance due to growth in popularity
2012
58 separate Texas Archeology Month Events held in 35 communities in 27 counties
1997
Texas Archeology Month was moved to October to enable educators to take full advantage
Texas Courthouse Stewardship
83
Grant-funded Counties Participating in Program
325
Attendees at 6 Workshops since 2007
76
Stewardship Site Visits since 2006
Texas Heritage Trails
$6.3 billion
2011 Heritage Traveler Spending
53,200
Heritage tourism jobs created in 2011
$1.43 million
Regional cash contributions supporting the Texas Heritage Trails Program
$2.3 million
In-kind contributions supporting the Texas Heritage Trails Program
27,500
Hours contributed by volunteers through the Texas Heritage Trails Program
$652,319
Partnership grants to communities and nonprofits through the Texas Heritage Trails Program
Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation
$269,310,968
Income generated through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
$22,037,507
State taxes generated through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
235
Historic county courthouses in Texas
63
Counties have received full funding through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
9,693
Jobs created through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
Texas Main Street
10 years
Clarksville, Llano, Luling and Winnsboro celebrate ten-year anniversaries as Main Street programs in 2013
3
2013 incoming Main Street communities: Childress, Cuero (recertified) and San Augustine
503
Number of facade renderings by Texas Main Street design staff for properties in Main Street communities during 2012
San Augustine
2013 Texas Main Street community. Described as the Cradle of Texas Independence for its prominent place in Texas history.
July 31, 2013
Date next round of applications will be taken for new Texas Main Street cities
84
Designated communities in the Texas Main Street Program
4 of 5
Of the original communities accepted in 1981 to the Texas Main Street Program that remain designated today
Goliad and Laredo
The smallest (Goliad) and largest (Laredo) designated cities in the Texas Main Street network
$18+ million
Value of Main Street volunteer hours dedicated locally since 1999
67
Texas Main Street communities awarded 2013 national recognition for annual progress operating under the national Main Street model.
$23 million
Increase in reinvestment in Main Street districts between fiscal years 2011 and 2012
20 years
Mount Pleasant celebrates 20 years as a Texas Main Street community in 2013
30 years in 2013
Length of time the City of Lufkin has been a Texas Main Street affiliate
$21.2 million
For 488 private Main Street projects Jan.–June 2012
202,172
volunteer hours devoted to local Main Street programs in fiscal years 2011 and 2012
THC State Historic Sites
287,974
People who participated in THC Historic Sites programs in FY 2012
6%
The increase in THC Historic Sites visitation from FY 2011 to FY 2012
39%
The increase in THC Historic Sites visitation from FY 2008 to FY 2012
48,800
Number of volunteer hours contributed at THC Historic Sites in FY 2012
100,655
Visits to THC Historic Sites websites in FY 2012
88,702
Unique visitors to THC Historic Sites websites in FY 2012
9012
Number of page views of See the Sites blog
90,000
Number of historic artifacts in the Historic Sites collection
1565
Number of Historic Site Division artifacts conserved from FY 2009 to FY 2012
1163
Cubic feet of archeological collections maintained by the Historic Sites Division
40
The number of longhorn cattle at Fort Griffin that are part of the Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd
Tribal Consultation Guidelines
3
Federally recognized tribes located in the State of Texas
27
Tribes that have historic ties to Texas
