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 Archive of the Moving Image

With Elizabeth Hansen

Join us on Tuesday, August 18 at 7 PM for Texas Talks featuring Elizabeth Hansen of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI). 

Elizabeth will discuss TAMI's work to discover, preserve, and provide public access to the vibrant cinematic history of the Lone Star State. TAMI will discuss their organization's history, highlight their statewide Texas Film Round-Up preservation program, and share a curated selection of incredible archival film clips that bring Texas history to life.

Founded in 2003 by Dr. Caroline Frick, the Texas Archive of the Moving Image is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving, and sharing the cinematic heritage of the Lone Star State. TAMI doesn't just save "celluloid and magnetic tape; we are safeguarding the collective memory of all Texans. Our online library features thousands of moving images, including home movies, amateur films, advertisements, local television, and industrial films created in Texas."

Lone Star Flight Museum

Join us on Tuesday, September 15 at 7 PM for Texas Talks featuring the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston.

The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) is a 501c3 aviation museum and STEM learning center with a mission to celebrate flight and achievements in Texas aviation history as well as educate and engage our youth through science, technology, engineering and math. In addition to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, the 130,000 square foot museum is home to a flying collection of rare and historic commercial, general aviation and military aircraft. Guests can experience the wonder of flight in a warbird ride and get hands-on in the high-tech Aviation Learning Center and Flight Academy. Multiple public and STEM-focused education programs create an unforgettable museum experience for visitors of all ages.

Texas's Multilingual Heritage

With Dr. Walter D. Kamphoefner

Join us on Tuesday, October 20 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.