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Texas Historical Commission News
- TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION CONDUCTS ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD WORK NEAR ALAMO
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) conducted Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) tests on private property adjacent to the Alamo on April 27 at the request of property owners who suspect their downtown building may sit above one or more of the mission acequias, or irrigation canals, which may be rich with archeological deposits. - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION HONORS BOSQUE COUNTY PRESERVATIONIST
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recently recognized Elizabeth Torrence of Bosque County with the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award. - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION HONORS WIMBERLEY ARCHEOLOGIST
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recently recognized Dr. Dee Ann Story of Wimberley with the Curtis D. Tunnell Lifetime Achievement Award in Archeology. - PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH TO APPEAR AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR
The National Museum of the Pacific War, a Texas Historical Commission (THC) property operated by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, recently announced that George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, will attend the grand opening of the expanded museum Dec. 7, 2009. President Bush will be an honored guest and will make remarks at the ceremony. - HELP SAVE THE UNTOLD STORIES OF TEXAS
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is committed to saving the unknown stories of Texas' past. This dedication resulted in the recent adoption of criteria to award approved candidates with Marker Application Funds collected since fall 2006. For each new and replacement historical marker, a $100 application fee will fund an account to offer financial incentives for special or priority markers to address historical gaps, promote diversity of topics and proactively document significant undertold or untold stories important to Texas' history. - MAY IS PRESERVATION MONTH
May is designated as Preservation Month by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recognizing the country's diverse and irreplaceable heritage. - CELEBRATE HISTORIC SITES DAY ON MAY 17
During Preservation Month celebrate Texas history at more than 30 state historic sites. Texas Historical Commission (THC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have joined forces to offer free admission at all state historic sites on May 17. - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION UNVEILS ITS NEWEST HERITAGE TRAVEL GUIDE
The frontier spirit of the Big Sky Country and Texas mystique await travelers in the Texas Historical Commission's (THC) latest travel guide, the Texas Pecos Trail Region, unveiled today in Midland.