Visionaries in Preservation Program

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CHC OrientationPart 2 CHC Structural Overview
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The committees listed below are traditional
examples a CHCs committees should reflect the
work that it pursues.
County Judge Commissioners Court
County Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Executive Committee
Markers Committee
Publicity Committee
Budget Committee
Cemetery Committee
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County Historical Commission Projects

• Positive work performed by CHCs
• Support THC programs and initiatives
• Respond to THC inquiries
• Partner locally and regionally
• Pursue preservation education opportunities
• Expend time, money and effort
• Leave a positive impression on those whom they
  serve
• The following slides highlight past projects to
  illustrate the type of work that CHCs across the
  state pursue.

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CHC Programs and Projects

• Brown CHC has written and sells a book on
  historic driving tours of the county. They have a
  program that offers genealogy services for a fee.
  They have 4 museum committees.
• Comanche CHC published a county history book in
  2008. They partner with county and city
  officials, as well as, local preservation and
  veteran groups.
• Erath CHC partners well with local organizations
  and local historians. They keep inventories of
  historical markers, museums, and designated
  properties.

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CHC Programs and Projects

• Cameron CHC partners to provide community
  preservation education events
• Galveston CHC partners with local organizations
  to encourage participation in marker and
  designation programs
• Kerr CHC partners with Schreiner University to
  care for archives artifacts
• Palo Pinto CHC participate in a wide variety of
  projects even on a low budget. They haveprinted
  a numberof county historybooks and helpoperate
  the countymuseum.

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CHC Programs and Projects

• Taylor CHC oversees county archives at the
  courthouse and provides research assistance to
  the public. They are active in the historical
  marker program and have provided tours using
  marker locations.
• Tom Green CHC meets with other organizations to
  plan and organize preservation efforts typically
  they plan 1 to 1-1/2 years out. They specialize
  in celebrating history in a way that promotes
  community identity.
• These projects and accomplishments were collected
  from past CHC annual reports.We use annual
  reporting information to help other CHCs learn
  what can be accomplished.

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THCs Vision for CHCs across Texas

• Acknowledged as an effective arm of county
  government
• Have positioned themselves as preservation
  resources and advocates
• Attend to preservation through identification,
  interpretation and protection of historical and
  cultural resources
• Use a cooperative communication network
• Use statewide preservation goalsto guide their
  local planning

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