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2008 The Texas Archeological Society Grant gift will be used for detailed botanical and faunal analysis and radiocarbon dating from the Stallings Site in Lamar County The Heritage Center of Cherokee County Funds were given for the purchase of computer, peripherals, digital camera and software Hall-Rialto Preservation Association Monies will be used for Phase 3 renovations of the historic Rialto Theater in Beeville The Institute of Nautical Archeology, College Station Grant given to assist in the publication of recent findings at the underwater site of the wreck of the Denbigh, a Civil War blockade runner, at Galveston The Frontier Times Museum, Bandera  Funds will be used to improve its exhibition display area, with special emphasis on artifacts relating to the Western frontier and its settlers Friends of the Depot, Giddings Money for a tin stamped ceiling inside of a historic railroad depot that will be used as a tourist center and rest stop Culberson County Historical Association, Van Horn Grant monies will be used to replace existing doors in the Clark Hotel Historical Museum with historically accurate ones The East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Athens Funds given to assist with replacing the floor in the 1851 dog-trot-style Wofford House 2007 Grady McWhiney Research Foundation, Abilene (Pending, matching gift) for costs associated with the forthcoming publication of a book entitled, The Illustrated Alamo 1836: A Photographic Journey DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Funds, in part, the restoration of a significant portrait of Sam Houston by Texas artist Henry A. McArdle Castell Community Club, Castell For restoration and renovation of Old Castell School Building as a community center The Slaton Railroad Heritage Association, Slaton Received a grant to assist in the restoration of a 1912 Harvey House dining room, specifically to purchase historically-accurate style stools The Ropesville Museum Association, Ropesville Grant monies were used to purchase a computer, printer, television with DVD, copier, and other items for its Archive of the Ropesville Farms Project, a New Deal experimental community designed to help struggling farmers survive the Great Depression. Presidio County Historical Commission, Marfa Awarded a grant for the purchase of supplies for the restoration of Misión del Sagrado Corazon in Ruidosa, one of the only surviving structures with rare adobe arches 2006 Mason County Historical Society, Mason Received funds to assist in the installation of an elevator so that more visitors would be able to view the second-floor historical collection Texas Tejano Celebration, Throughout the state Grant monies were used for the writing, printing, and distribution of a handout highlighting the contributions that Tejanos have made to the history of our state. The Texas Historical Foundation was one of several sponsors of Tejano Heritage Month. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston/Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens Grant funds will assist in the David Warren Symposium: American Material Culture and Texas Experience, designed to highlight the rich resources of the Bayou Bend Collection Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, Crosbyton Received a grant to make its collection of archeological artifacts more accessible through use of a laptop computer with Power Point capabilities and projector Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum , Cuero Won a grant to complete Phases III and IV of the Restoration Master Plan for the 1903 Knights of Pythias building. The museum, once restored, will function as an educational facility designed to preserve the ranching and western heritage of south central Texas. The Rufus F. Hardin Museum in Brownwood Grant money will be used to weatherproof and stabilize the museum building, including work on the shell of the building, floors, wall, roof, and windows. Frontier Times Museum, Bandera Funds will be used to conduct a first-ever inventory of the museum's collection; an assessment of artifacts to identify those in need of cleaning and stabilization; a complete documentation of each artifact; and for the creation of an artifact database. 2005 Gillespie County Historical Society Funds provided will be used to digitize archival photographs and other historical images for placement on the group’s web site. The Former Texas Rangers Foundation, Kerrville A grant was given in support of the FTRF Memorial Cross Program, which researches, identifies, and documents the burial sites of Texas Rangers statewide and places a memorial cross at their resting places. The Elgin Historical Association, Elgin Funds were provided for purchase of a digital scanner that will be used to process photographic archives, including the J.O.B. Johnson collection of historic railroad images. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin. Funds to analyze Gault archeological site artifacts using Polynomial Texture Mapping, then disseminate that information to other researchers and the school children of Texas. 2004 Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum, Cuero (population 6,500). Monies to assist in the restoration of a 1903 building for use as a Western heritage museum and educational center. French Legation Museum, Austin. Monies to purchase computer equipment and software to publish brochures and other promotional materials that will help educate and promote the facility to the general public The Texas Archeological Stewardship Network, Austin. Grant to support a two-day archeological training workshop The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Austin. Grant to purchase archival material that will be used to help preserve important records that are stored at their Republic of Texas museum The Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum, Austin. Funds to assist in start-up costs associated with educational exhibits. 2002 The R. F. Hardin Museum, Brownwood. Grant to restore that former Colored High School for use as a museum. The East Texas Arboretum and Botanical, Henderson County. Assistance to restore the Bush Wofford House. 2001 The John Coffee Hays Sculpture Committee, Hays County. For Hay's statue to be placed in front of the Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos. Friends of the Pound House in Dripping Springs. Funds to restore the doors and windows of the Dr. Joseph M. & Sarah Pound Historical Museum, a five-acre pioneer. The ChildrenÕs Museum of the Brazos Valley in Bryan. Grant to fund the facility's archaeological fossil discovery area. The Institute of Nautical Archaeology, College Station. Funds for the recovery of the steam engine and paddle wheel assemblies from the Civil War Blockade Runner Denbigh, sunk off Galveston. The Fort Phantom Hill Foundation, Abilene. Granted funds for artifact analysis and for a survey and architectural planning. 1998 Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory; Video Document Project-History of Archaeology in Texas. Texas Historical Commission, materials publicizing Archaeology Awareness Month in Texas. Institute of Texan Cultures, Publication of the Saenz Oral Manuscripts. Jeff Davis County, Renovation and Restoration of the Union Mercantile Building in Fort Davis. Panna Maria Historical Society,; Silesian Profiles Research Project. Martin County Convent, Inc. Rehabilitation of 1884 Carmelite Monastery. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory for Neutron Activation Analysis of prehistoric pottery. United Daughters of the Confedetacy/Texas Confederate Museum, conservation of the Good-Douglass Artillery Flag. 1997 Stockdale Museum Assocation. Grant funds for museum building repairs. Geneaology Friends of the Gladys Harrington Library, photo restoration and conservation workshop. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, for publication of the Herrera Gate Manuscript. Elgin Historical Association, for repair and restoration of the Union Depot. Texas Historical Commission, for publicaton of Archaeology Awareness Month brochure. Richland Springs Preservation Society, to replace entry of the J.L. Burleson Bank Building. El Buen Pastor Presbyterian Church, Austin. Monies to stabilize and restore two of the six 1885 stained glass windows in the sanctuary. The Texas Archaeological Research Lab and the Texas Archaeological Society, Austin. Grants to develop a website, "Texas Beyond History." The Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine. Funds to make a documentary called "Border Crossings." The Bloomberg Historical Preservation Group. Funds to stabilize and begin restoration of the Bloomberg Bank Building. 2000 The San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society. Funds used to prepare and preserve Texas periodicals. Bell County Museum in Belton for archival storage of photographs. The East Texas Historical Fire Society in Tyler received funds for a portable exhibit on firefighting in East Texas. Celebrate Texas, Austin. Funds used to print brochures to promote Texas Independence Day. Cooke County Heritage Society in Gainesville. Grant for rebuilding the 1870Õs log cabin inside the Morton Museum. Museum of the Southwest, Midland. Funds to support Archaeology Awareness Month. Grady McWhiney Foundation, Abilene. Funds to evaluate, catalogue, and preserve Buffalo Gap collection. The Texas Association of Museums, Austin, Texas. Funds to help underwrite the Texas Heritage and Cultural Tourism Video Project. Coastal Archeological Studies, Corpus Christi and Austin Texas. Funds for expansion of earlier request. Institute of Nautical Archeology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Funds for continuing archival research of the Denbeigh project. Flatlander Productions, Austin, Texas. Funds for film project recording the history of Matagorda Island. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Museum, Austin, Texas. Funds for production of Twice Told Tales of Texas booklet to accompany exhibit of centennial memorabilia. Cowboy Country Museum, Stamford Texas. Funds for photographic archive preservation materials. Panna Maria Historical Society, Panna Maria, Texas. Funds for restoration of historic church painted ceiling artwork. Rockdale Historical Society, Rockdale, Texas. Funds for preservation of the International and Great Northern Railroad Depot and creation of a local history museum and research center. Marshall Depot Inc., Marshall Texas. Funds for creation of regional historical exhibits in the newly-restored Marshall Depot. Wings Across America, Waco Texas. Funds for collection of oral histories of WASPs from Texas. 1999 Ranger Historical Preservation Society, Ranger, Texas. Funds from the Blocker Fund to assist in reconstruction of the J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discover Oil Well. Coastal Archeological Studies, Corpus Christi and Austin, Texas. Funds to pay for a collaborative interdisciplinary investigation of underground mines and related historical features in the Hill Country. Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Funds to be used for honoraria for speakers at the Lubbock Lake Landmark Archeology Awareness Month Celebration Oct 1999. Institute of Nautical Archeology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Funds for historic and archival research portion of the Denbeigh Shipwreck Project. Stonewall Heritage Society, Stonewall Texas. Funds for preservation work on the Lindig Log Cabins. Museum of the Southwest, Midland. Funds for special exhibit on Coronado Expeditions as part of 1999 Archeology Awareness Month programming. The Old Post Office Museum and Art Center, Graham, Texas. Funds for preservation work on the facility. 1996 St. David's Episcopal Church, for restoration of the first stained glass church windows. Round Top Area Historical Society Inc., for an addition to their existing historical center. Friends of the Riverside Cemetery in Seguin for fencing, marker repair and restoration. Lubbock Heritage Society for restoration of Old St. Paul's on the Plains Episcopal Church. Museums of Abilene, for acoustical work in the ballroom in the Grace Cultural Center. The Aztec of Albany Foundation, for research on Camp Cooper, from the Blocker Memorial Fund. Atascosa County Historical Commission, for research and measured drawings on a mid-19th century Polish farm and ranch complex. Victoria County Historical Commission, to excavate the possible second location of the Mission Espiritu Santo de Zuniga. Texas Historical Commission, for materials promoting Archaeology Awareness Week.

 

 

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