Whether you are new or a veteran there is something for everyone in our THD Project Lab: Research, Create, Compete! Webinar Series. We will take a deep dive into everything you need to be successful in Texas History Day and National History Day. 

Texas's Multilingual Heritage

With Dr. Walter D. Kamphoefner

Join us on Tuesday, October 13 at 7 PM for Texas Talks featuring  Texas A&M University History professor Dr. Walter Kamphoefner, jointly sponsored by TSHA, the German Texan Heritage Society, and Dallas Goethe Center.

Dr. Kamphoefner will speak about the multilingual heritage of Texas and put into historical perspective the perennial debate over the multicultural and multilingual history of Texas in light of the recent executive order declaring English as the official language. Considering that the state constitution and laws were translated into Spanish and German with Czech soon following, Texas was “officially” trilingual from its earliest days. 

Dr. Walter D. Kamphoefner teaches in the field of immigration history and the U.S. Civil War. He spent three yearlong guest professorships at German universities, two on Fulbright lectureships. He served as President of the Society for German-American Studies from 2015-2017, and received the Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 2024.

Dr. Kamphoefner has published widely in the field of immigration and ethnicity, with articles in four languages and three books out in both German and English versions. His latest work, Germans in America: A Concise History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), surveys the sweep of the German American experience over more than 300 years. 

Doing Community History

with Alicia Costello, Historian with the Texas Historical Commission's Historical Marker Program

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Please join us Wednesday, November 4 from 1-3 PM for a presentation on the Historical Marker Program by Alicia Costello of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). The presentation will be held both in-person at The Austin Club (Austin, TX) and on Zoom.

Alicia will discuss the process of applying for a historical marker through the THC , other avenues for historical preservation, and a brief history of the program. At the end, there will be time for questions and discussion.

Refreshments and light snacks will be served.

We are excited to host this event at The Austin Club in downtown Austin. Please note that in order to attend you must be either a TSHA or an Austin Club member (or a member of a reciprocating club).