Helen McDonald Memorial Nimitz Conference Recap

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Written by Isabella Baxter, student assistant in UNT Libraries’ Digital Projects Lab The National Museum of the Pacific War’s annual conference, hosted by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, was held at the Historic Nimitz Ballroom in Fredericksburg, TX, on October 17th-18th, 2025. This year’s theme was “Pop Culture, Propaganda, and Politics: Reflections on the Pacific War… Read more »

Texas Historical Commission Grants the 2025 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation to The Portal to Texas History

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Certificate naming Benjamin B. Peck the Clerk of the County Court in Gonzales County, Republic of Texas.

In April 2025, the Texas Historical Commission selected the University of North Texas Libraries’ Portal to Texas History to receive the 2025 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation, described by the Texas Historical Commission as, “The Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation recognizes . . the highest achievement in the preservation of Texas’ prehistoric and historic heritage.”… Read more »

2024 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses

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The 2024 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses, an American Historical Association regional conference, took place October 4th and 5th at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The focus of the conference centered around issues, challenges, and opportunities associated with introductory courses in US and world history that students may encounter in their education…. Read more »