~ West Texas Historical Association ~
Caption: Lou Rodenberger
graciously accepts the honor of being named "Fellow" as
Bruce Glasrud and Tai Kreidler look on. Click on the Image
to view a larger version.
This year's meeting was held in Lubbock, Texas, from April 2-4, 2009. Next year's meeting will be a joint meeting of the West Texas and East Texas Historical Associations in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 26-27, 2010.
WTHA's 2009 conference was featured in the May 28th issue of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Read the article. McCamey news also ran an article on April 23rd about the 2009 meeting.
Some upcoming June and July events:
Moton, Texas, will be hosting its 6th Annual Texas' Last Frontier Heritage Celebration and Buffalo Soldier Encampment on June 27-28, 2009. For more information, click here. [Word document]
The National Ranching Heritage Center will commemorate the centennial of the Barton House from 2-3 p.m. on July 3, 2009. The house will be available for public tours from 12 to 4 p.m. Call (806) 742-0498 for more information.
Call for Papers:
April 29 - May 2, 2010, for 2010 New Mexico History Conference, Lea County, New Mexico. Proposal submissions deadline is September 30, 2009, and acceptance notifications will be sent out around November 1st. Topics on any aspect of New Mexico and Southwest history are welcome. More details can be found on the Historical Society of New Mexico's website.
  
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Image 1: A
picturesque view of the bridge over White Woman
Creek near Darrouzett, Texas, as captured by Bob
Burton.
Image 2: Colorful cactus plants thriving in Palo Duro Canyon is photographed by Robin Clark. Image 3: Who says there's no wildlife in suburbia? Holle Humphries shot this photo of a wild turkey on the garage roof of a neighbor's house in the Tech Terrace subdivision of Lubbock, Texas. |
A Recent Publications and Presentations page has been added to spotlight WTHA members activities from 2006-2008. In the Bookstore section, you can view a listing of, as well as order copies of, books published by our membership.
Congratulations to Bruce Glasrud for receiving TSHA's Liz Carpenter Award for Best Scholarly Book on Texas Women's History. His book, Black Women in Texas History, was co-authored by Merline Pitre.
Ken Untiedt has received tenure at Stephen F. Austin and has been promotion to the rank of associate professor.
Kenneth Davis has been given the distinction of being elected a Fellow of the Texas Folklore Society at its 2009 meeting.
Photos from Earl Elam's book signing at the Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College are featured in the museum's Spring 2009 newsletter.
Angelo State University History professor Arnoldo De Léon was one of two to be named as the university's first recipients of the Texas Tech University System Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award and Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award. Last year, De Leon was named as a "Fellow" of the WTHA. [see photo to the right]
WTHA is sad to announce the passing of Lou Rodenberger. She was an inspiration to many that knew her and will be much missed. The membership would like to extend its condolences to her family. Lou had published several books on Texas women writers and, in 2008, was one of three longtime WTHA members to be awarded the newly established distinction of "Fellow" along Paul Carlson and Arnoldo De Léon [see photo to right]. [obituary]
The memberships of WHTA would also like to extend its condolences to the family of Kenneth Jacobs. A Professor at Hardin-Simmons University, Jacobs had been an important member of our organization, for which he had served as a Life Director, the Year Book Editor from 1989-1995, and an associate editor. Ken Jacobs, together with B. W. Aston, guided the WTHA through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. [obituary and photo]
Michael L. Collins book "Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861" was featured in a March interview in the Wichita Falls Times Record News. [online article and photo]
Rob and Tiffany Fink's book on the First Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, is featured in a February interview with the authors. [online article and photos]
Fred Rathjen and Peter L. Petersen's new book, "A Century of God's Grace: A History of Lutheranism in the Texas Panhandle 1908-2008" was featured in the January 10, 2009, issue of the Amarillo Globe-News. [online article and photo]
Older news on WTHA members can be found here.
Picture This!
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Image 1: Session presenters from Saturday morning's East Texas Historical Association 2007 annual Meeting sit down for dinner at the Clear Creek Restaurant. Pictured are Troy Ainsworth and colleague Christina, Jennifer Spurrier and her husband, Walter, and Neil Kreidler. Tai Kreidler is the photographer. Image 2: Dr. Robert Carr presents Elmer Kelton with a personalized parking sign. Image 3: Ashley Pettiet-Richey, Janet Neugebauer and Travis Roberts at the Center for Big Bend Studies annual meeting. Image 4: The gang enjoys dinner in Paisano, Texas. |
Who Are We?
Caption:
Midland meeting, 2000
Our Association is active. Each year we hold a conference in a West Texas city. We visit, present papers, and exchange ideas and information. We publish a selection of papers in our annual Yearbook. Also, twice a year, we put out a newsletter highlighting people, places, and events throughout West Texas. In addition, the Association works cooperatively with other historical groups such as the East Texas Historical Association and the Texas Oral History Association.
Caption:
Former president Darlene Bellinghausen presides over a
session at the Midland meeting.
In addition, the WTHA promotes research and writing by giving cash awards. These include prizes for the best Year Book article, the best nonfiction and best fiction books on West Texas, and the best student article. The Association also provides research funds on a competitive basis.
Please
take time to look us over. Contact us if you would like to
attend our annual meeting, present a paper, preside over one
of the sessions, and submit one of your articles or books for
an award. If you are from West Texas, or if in your heart you
are a West Texan, we encourage you to become a member. Our
dues are inexpensive. Our journal is well-known,
and highly regarded. Our membership is international. And, the
hospitality is just right.
Tai Kreidler, Executive
Director
email:
tai.kreidler@ttu.edu
Throughout its long and
distinguished history, the WTHA has encompassed a wide range
of both professional and non-professional historians--from
lawyers and physicians to ranchers, business people, and
teachers. Although their interests vary, members share a
common desire to preserve the rich history of the West Texas
region for present and future generations.
Caption: Exhibits and silent auction at the 2000 Midland meeting.
P.O.
41041
Texas Tech
University
Lubbock, Texas
79409-1041
Ph. 806-742-9076 wthayb@ttu.edu
UPDATES
- The Spring 2009 Cyclone newsletter is available now, along with back issues.
- WTHA now has a page on Facebook. You will need to be a member to view the page.
- There are now 4 ways to search for articles in the Yearbook - by author, by title, by subject, and by volume.
- Recap of the 2008 meeting and photographs.
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Submitting Articles For those planning to submit articles to the Yearbook, the Style Sheet Presentation has been added to the website. You can view it either in PowerPoint or html format. Also added is Dr. Carlson's presentation on Style Concerns. |
FREEZE FRAME
Lewis Earl and friends.
At the Frontier Texas Museum, some members take a photo op by a buffalo sculpture. Pictured are H. Allen Anderson, Patricia Clark, ?, Robert Hall, Cheryl Lewis and Travis Roberts Jr.
Historians on the Road- Tai
Kreidler, unidentified friend, Clint Chambers, Bryan Edwards, Paul
Carlson, Harry Bob Martin, Jack Becker, and Robert Carr on the top of
Soldier Mound in Dickens City. Click on the image to see a larger
version.
- Call for Papers
- Registration and Location
- Session program
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