Adding a state historic site to our network of real places
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January 19, 2023
Aerial view of the stone chapel of a Spanish-style fort [ [link removed] ]
Welcoming a New THC Historic Site
We are excited to announce the Texas Historical Commission?s newest state historic site: Presidio La Bah?a [ [link removed] ]!
This site in Goliad is a Spanish Colonial-era fort, established at this location in 1749. The original 18th-century chapel, largely intact today, remains an active church; other portions of the fort were restored in the 1960s. The presidio was the site of the Goliad Massacre in March 1836, one of the bloodiest chapters in Texas? revolution for independence from Mexico.
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Holocaust Remembrance Week, January 23-27, 2023, overlaid on a dark photo of train tracks [ [link removed] ]
Remember and Learn
Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week was established by the Legislature in 2019 to acknowledge the Holocaust?s ongoing significance. There are four Holocaust museums in the state where you can learn more about this topic and reflect:
* Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum [ [link removed] ]
* El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center [ [link removed] ]
* Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio [ [link removed] ]
* Holocaust Museum Houston [ [link removed] ]
Additionally, the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission has a variety of resources, including stories of Texan survivors and liberators:
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The Montgomery Building (with sign reading ?Loans?) in an archival photo from Dave?s: A Pawn Shop
Recognizing Local Business History
Is there a business that's been serving your community for 50 years or more? Nominate them for the Texas Treasures Business Award!
2022 recipient Dave?s: A Pawn Shop has been family-owned since the 1940s, when it started as a military surplus store. It is located in the oldest surviving commercial building in El Paso?the 1882 Montgomery Building.
The next award program deadline is February 1, but don?t worry if you run out of time?we accept nominations each quarter:
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It?s Almost Time for Real Places 2023
Don?t wait?register now for the Real Places conference before prices go up after January 23. Options are available for attending online or in person in Austin.
The February 1-3 schedule includes 90 expert speakers, more than 40 sessions and workshops, and lots of interesting activities. We look forward to seeing you at the premier historic preservation conference in Texas!
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Upcoming Events
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Feb. 1-3: Real Places Conference [ [link removed] ]
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[ [link removed] ]Plan ahead for Black History Month in February with our free travel resources [ [link removed] ]
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Jan. 21: Celebrating the Lone Star [ [link removed] ], San Jacinto Museum, La Porte
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Jan. 21: Living History Saturday: Medicine in the Republic of Texas [ [link removed] ], Washington-on-the-Brazos, Washington
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Jan. 21-22: Special Program: Butchering & Curing [ [link removed] ], Barrington Plantation, Washington
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Jan. 26: Frontier Naturalists in Austin's Colony: Exploring the Landscape of Two Texas Revolutions [ [link removed] ], San Felipe de Austin, San Felipe
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Jan. 28: Parlor Games [ [link removed] ], Barrington Plantation, Washington
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Feb. 1-3: Real Places Conference [ [link removed] ], Austin
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Feb. 4: March on Fredonia: Austin Colony's Militia in 1827 [ [link removed] ], San Felipe de Austin, San Felipe
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Feb. 4: Cooking Class: Molasses Cake [ [link removed] ], Magoffin Home, El Paso
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Feb. 4: Family Day: Surviving the Runaway Scrape [ [link removed] ], San Jacinto Battleground, La Porte
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Feb. 11: Vintage Valentines Workshop [ [link removed] ], Sam Bell Maxey House, Paris
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