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Harris County
Historical Commission
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Harris County Historical
Commission,
1218
Webster Street, The Benjamin Building, Houston, Texas
77002-8841, United States of America (713) 289-6252
telephone
For suggestions or comments regarding this site please email
Janet K Wagner, HCHC
Chairman, Steve
Griffin, HCHC Website Coordinator, or
Ann Becker, HCHC Review
Chair .
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Preservation Houston (formerly Greater
Houston Preservation Alliance)
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promotes the preservation and appreciation of Houston's
architectural and cultural historic resources through education,
advocacy....read
more.... Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, 712
Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77002 Phone:
713-216-5000
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Texas
Genealogical and Historical Societies
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The
TXGenWeb
Project is committed to developing a working relationship
between the county sponsor and the local genealogical and historical
society.
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Texas
Historical Commission
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The
mission of the THC is to protect and preserve the state's historic
and prehistoric resources....read
more.... Texas Historical Commission, P.O. Box 12276
Austin, TX 78711-2276 Main Phone: 512-463-6100
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Historical
Societies Related to Harris County
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Bay
Area Historical Society
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The
official purpose of the Bay Area Historical Society is to discover,
collect, preserve and display historical data....Read
More.... The Bay Area Historical Society, 220 West Defee,
Baytown
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Texas 281-427-8768
Not Currently An Active Website
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Baytown
Historical Preservation Association
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The
Association operates the 1896 one-room
Wooster
School
and 1910 Brown-McKay Farmhouse.....The Baytown
Historical Preservation Association is dedicated to the preservation
of structures, artifacts, and documents that reflect and represent
the history and culture of Baytown and its people through
educational programs and materials that communicate the heritage of
the Baytown area.....Read
More....Baytown Historical Preservation Association,
Republic of Texas Plaza, 5117 North Main Baytown, TX . Mail:
P. O. Box 1244,
Baytown, TX 77522-1244. Phone: 281-421-2099
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Cypress Historical Society
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Cypress
Historical Society;
Mailing
address: 19518 Lutheran Cemetery Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 Our mission
is to discover, educate, promote, collect, preserve and make
available to
the public, historical documents and artifacts of the Cypress area.
Docents for the Pct. 3’s Cypress Top Historic Park |
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The
Heritage Society Houston, Texas
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The
purpose of The Heritage Society is to preserve the complete history
of the community and region through preservation and restoration of
historic structures, exhibition of historical artifacts, and
presentation of educational programs which focus on Houston and
Harris County's diverse past, and its relationship to the present
and future The Heritage Society, 1100 Bagby Street, Houston,
Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 655-1912
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Houston
Archeological Society
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Not Currently An Active Website
HAS
members engage in fieldwork investigating sites that range from the
prehistoric times to the historical era....read
more.... Houston Archeological Society, P. O. Box
6751, Houston TX 77265-6751
Houston Archeological Society Texas Handbook Online
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La
Porte-Bay Area Heritage Society (Offline)
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Our
website is designed to provide information to our members, our
community, and researchers. Members are continuing the historical
research of our area and consolidating the data ....read
more..... La Porte-Bay Area Heritage Society, 604 Park
Street, PO Box 847, La Porte, TX 77572-0847
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Montgomery
County Genealogical and Historical Society (MCGHS)
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The
Best of Both Worlds: Genealogy and History — History
and genealogy have always been opposite sides of a common coin. The
catch-phrase, "History puts meat on the bones" is
bringing to fruition a new realm of study known simply as
family history, incorporating
the best methodology of both fields. MCG&HS has traditionally
served the genealogical community
...read
more...
MCG&HS, Inc., P.O. Box 867, Conroe, Texas 77305 [email protected]
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Pasadena
Historical Society
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During
1973-74, (the year that Museum was first planned), the Pasadena
Historical Society and the Pasadena City Council worked jointly to
initiate plans for a city museum....read
more.... The Pasadena Historical Society, 204 Main,
Pasadena, TX 77506 (713) 472-0565
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Rice
Historical Society
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To
collect and preserve for the future the history of Rice University...
The
Cornerstone ... The Rice Historical Society - MS 43, Rice
University, P. O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892
713-348-4990
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The
Seguin Family Historical Society
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A
Defender of the Alamo and Hero at San Jacinto! The Original
and Official Seguin Family Organization and Web Site.
Web Master: Albert Seguin Carvajal Gonzales e-mail: <[email protected]>
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Spring Creek County Historical Society |
The Spring Creek County
Historical Association, a non-profit organization administers the
Tomball Museum Center. Meetings and special events are held
throughout the year. Spring Creek County Historical Society, 510 South Pine Street,
Tomball, TX 77377. Ph: 281-255-2148 |
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Old Town
Spring Preservation League (OTSPL) |
Texas Historic 1900's
Railroad Town. Located near the original rail yards built in the
early 1900's by the Great Northern Railroad, our Victorian-style
shops have character which adds to the nostalgic feeling of having
"stepped back in time. The Old Town Spring Preservation League, 123-F Midway,
Spring, TX 77373. Ph: 281-353-9310;
Email:
[email protected] |
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Walter
Prescott Webb Historical Society
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The
Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society of the University of
Houston-Downtown is a charter member of the statewide student
organization established in 1974 at Waco, Texas.
Not Currently An Active Website
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Other
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American
Oil & Gas Historical Society
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The
American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) is dedicated to
preserving the history of U.S. oil and natural gas exploration and
production by providing ...read
more...
American Oil & Gas Historical Society, 3204 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010.
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