This Laredo oil boom blog post comes from Spencer Houghton, the NDNP-Texas graduate student assistant working in the Digital Newspaper Unit. The March 16, 1928, issue of the Laredo Weekly opens with the headline, “Laredo’s Big Opportunity,” a call for “concerted action on the part of every agency” to “get together and make an… Read more »
Researchers from the University of North Texas Libraries are recruiting participants for an online survey, The Portal to Texas History Census, to gather information related our users and their experiences working with The Portal to Texas History. Examples of questions you might see in this survey include: how often do you visit The Portal to… Read more »
The March 27th Virtual Portal to Texas History Partners Forum showcased the exciting work that UNT Libraries’ Digital Libraries Division and partners of The Portal to Texas History are accomplishing! This event gave Portal partners the opportunity to ask questions about how their Portal contributions impact researchers, and it was a chance for people… Read more »
If you’re a Portal partner, or have considered becoming a partner, please join us for our Virtual Portal Partners Forum, taking place online on March 27, 2024, 10AM-3PM. If you are a Portal to Texas History partner, this event is for you! During this forum, you can expect to learn everything about digital projects with… Read more »
This post was prepared by NDNP graduate student assistant Spencer Houghton, supported by Timothy Gieringer, Coordinator for the NDNP-Texas project. Spencer Houghton is a student at the University of North Texas pursuing a master’s degree in Archival Studies. He lives in Denton, TX with his wife Kaylia and two dogs Joey and Penny. On the… Read more »
