The Spring 2024 issue of Houston History magazine reflects on ways in which we celebrate and preserve our history.
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Harris County Historical Society: A Century of Preserving and Sharing Local History
By Houston History Magazine on April 29, 2024 in Arts & Culture, Education, Houstonians, Preservation, University of Houston
A call to action begins “A Plea for County Historical Societies,” published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) in the July 1923 issue of The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. The people of Harris County were the first to answer, founding the Harris County Historical Society (HCHS) in the fall of 1923. HCHS exemplifies how the […]