We are proud to announce awardees for the 2017 Rescuing Texas History Program, offered to provide new and existing partner institutions with $1,000 worth of in-kind materials digitization. We never know what’s hiding in a storage building or library, and we’re proud to offer digital access to materials from these 2017 awardees:
- Beth-El Congregation Archives
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- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
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- Dallas Genealogical Society
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- Private Collection of TB Willis
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- University of Texas, Dallas
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- Fannin County Historical Commission
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- Kerr County Historical Commission
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- Fort Bend History Association
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- Private Collection of Jane Henry
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- Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
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- Westbank Community Library
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- Birdville Historical Society
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- Abilene Library Consortium
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- Sinton Texas Historical Museum
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- Round Rock Public Library
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- Boy Scout Troop 65 – 1918 Foundation
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- Dallas Firefighters Museum
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- Girls Scouts Cross Timbers Council
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- Smithville Heritage Society
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- Lean Armstrong Public Library
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- The Thanks-Giving Foundation
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- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
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- Texas State Parks and Wildlife – Battleship Texas
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- Mount Pleasant Public Library
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- Texas Lutheran University
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- Duval County Historical Commission
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- Saint Edwards University Library
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- Mt. Pleasant Public Library
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- Parker County Genealogical/Historical Society
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- St. Mary’s University Blume Library
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- Private Collection of Vickie Ballow
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- Carrollton Public Library
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In this cycle, you can expect to see things like photographs of the founding families of Quaker community of Friendswood, Texas; family histories of the founding families of Castroville, Texas; Seniority lists from MKT Railroad employees; Texas Steer newsletter from USS TEXAS; Kodachrome slides of plants, wildlife, and people from Mills County.
