sevfiv Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Registration is open for the 2013 Houston History Conference: http://www.myhoustonhistory.com/ConferenceI attended the last (only) two and I highly recommend it Rogues, Rascals and Role Models: Famous and Infamous Residents of the Bayou City May 4, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Houston Public Library, Julia Ideson Building550 McKinneyHouston, Texas 77002 This year's conference is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Other major conference sponsors are: The Lancaster Hotel & The Lusk FamilyThe Summerlee FoundationTexas State Historical FoundationJim Fisher Key conference partners are: University of Houston Center for Public HistoryHouston History MagazineThe City of HoustonHouston Public LibraryThe Heritage Society at Sam Houston ParkTexas State Historical AssociationHouston Independent School District The Lancaster Hotel is the official hotel partner for HHA. Please contact for special rates, but be advised that major renovations at the hotel may limit availability: http://thelancaster.com CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Former Houston Mayor Bill White and Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Houston Public Library Director, will open the day-long event followed by the morning panel of speakers featuring historians James L. Haley, Joseph A. Pratt, University of Houston, and Melissa Kean, Rice University. Award winning journalist Rick Casey, host of Texas Talks, will be the keynote speaker at the luncheon. HHA will also present the third “Betty Trapp Chapman Award” to Dr. Joseph A. Pratt for his remarkable career of research, writing, and teaching about Houston’s history. Visitors will have opportunities to network and to view exhibits and interactive displays from more than twenty historical and preservation groups. During the afternoon, a variety of speakers will be giving presentations on a wide range of topics including: Role Models in the ArtsWomen Educators on the Firing LineLegacies from Houston’s LGBT CommunitiesHappy Hollow: Business and Bordellos in old downtown HoustonScience, Faith, and Civil Rights in early HoustonFolk Art and Free SpiritsIn their own words: Oral History Sound Bites from the HMRCHearts of Gold: George Hermann, Monroe D. Anderson, Will Horwitz and their Surprising Gifts to Houston Parking is available for an additional charge on the street and in nearby parking garages.Suggested Parking: The most reasonably priced parking suggestions are the 1100 Smith Garage and the underground Theater District Parking. These garages run in the neighborhood of $5-$7 for all day parking on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sounds interesting! How was the luncheon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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