Friends Of The Texas Historical Commission Inc

TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

STATE HISTORIC SITES - THE THC PRESERVES AND OPERATES 31 STATE HISTORIC SITES ACROSS TEXAS. THESE UNIQUE PLACES HONOR TEXAS HISTORY AND INSPIRE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TEXAN. FROM AMERICAN INDIAN SITES TO FRONTIER FORTS TO COMMON AND ELEGANT HOMES AND THE LEADERS AND STATESMEN WHO LIVED IN THEM, THESE SITES ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH HISTORY. THE FRIENDS OF THE THC SUPPORT THE THC THROUGH FUNDRAISING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAMMING AT THESE SITES.

REAL PLACES CONFERENCE - THE REAL PLACES CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN TEXAS HAPPEN - PROVIDING PUBLIC OFFICIALS, STEWARDS, AND PROFESSIONALS FROM THE FIELDS OF PRESERVATION, TRAVEL AND TOURISM, ARCHEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ETC., A PLATFORM FOR LISTENING TO, LEARNING FROM, AND SHARING IDEAS WITH SOME OF THE LEADERS IN THIS BUSINESS. THE FRIENDS OF THE THC HOSTS THE REAL PLACES CONFERENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (THE "THC").

OTHERS - THE OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE COURTHOUSE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM -THE FRIENDS OF THE THC SUPPORT THE THC'S COURTHOUSE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM BY RAISING FUNDS FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. IN 1999, THE TEXAS HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND ITS LOCAL PARTNERS BEGAN MAKING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS TO RESTORE MANY VALUABLE HISTORIC COURTHOUSES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THESE BUILDINGS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THE TEXAS COURTHOUSE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 2005 UNDER THC'S ARCHITECTURE DIVISION TO ASSIST COUNTIES BY FOSTERING FACILITY PLANNING, BUDGETING AND TRAINING. TEXAS ARCHEOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP NETWORK - THE THC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE VAST ARCHEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE OF TEXAS. THE NETWORK PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED AVOCATIONAL ARCHEOLOGISTS WHO WORK ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. THE FRIENDS OF THE THC SUPPORT THE TEXAS ARCHEOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP NETWORK BY RAISING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. AND THE PRESERVATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM - THROUGH THE PRESERVATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM, THE FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION SEEKS TO BUILD INTEREST IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AMONG STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, ENGAGING A WIDER RANGE OF COMMUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE EFFORT TO DISCOVER AND SHARE TEXAS' HISTORICAL NARRATIVE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AT THE THC TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, ARCHEOLOGY, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND HERITAGE TOURISM.