Announcing Fall 2025 Grantees |
The Dr Pepper Museum in Waco
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This Fall, THF is proud to support a new round of projects that highlight the depth and diversity of Texas history in its latest round of grant funding. The following organizations carry on this work with creativity, dedication, and a shared commitment to protecting Texas’s past for future generations. Congratulations to the following grantees!
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Brackenridge Park Conservancy, San Antonio, will use grant funds for an archeological investigation of a Confederate Army tannery site on the grounds of the 400-acre urban park. With the help of UTSA’s Center for Archaeological Research, the investigation will share insights into yet another layer of the site’s multifaceted history with park visitors and researchers alike.
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Dr Pepper Museum, Waco, received support for their ongoing efforts to restore the historic structures housing the museum dedicated to the distinctly Texan soft drink. Focusing on the façade of the 1906 Artesian Manufacturing & Bottling Company building, the grant project represents the culmination of years of effort at the “Home of Dr Pepper”, a journey that has brought national attention to the Museum and set the tone for a revitalized historic downtown Waco.
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum, Rosenberg, was awarded grant funds to restore the recently acquired ATSF #3401, a rare example of a Pre-War Post Office Baggage Car built for the Santa Fe Railroad. Once refurbished, the 1930s-era car will become the seventh historic rail car open to the public at the Rosenberg Railroad Museum.
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The South Padre Island Historical Foundation, South Padre Island, received a boost for the soon-to-open Historical Museum of South Padre Island in the form of funding for the exhibit "Coastguard, Quarantine, Light Stations", telling the story of the 1878 Brazos Light Station. More than a decade in the making, the Historical Museum is scheduled to open its doors in Summer 2026 with a raft of exhibits dedicated to the gulf island’s history and culture.
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The Wittliff Collection, San Marcos, will begin production on the PBS documentary series “From the Wittliff to the World”, with the Texas State University-held permanent collection that includes luminaries such as Larry McMurtry and Sam Shepherd providing abundant source material. The premiere episode will center on the namesake and prolific booster of Texas language arts, Bill Wittliff, before delving into the authors, filmmakers, and artists that populate the Wittliff Collection.
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Since 1954, the Texas Historical Foundation has funded historic preservation and education projects throughout the state, empowering communities to save their own pieces of the Lonestar past. For more information, visit texashistoricalfoundation.org.
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THF President David Preziosi and Director Lane Transou speak with KVLU's Shannon Harris on
November 10, 2025. Listen to the interview
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Latest Grant Presentations |
91.3 KVLU received support for the latest season of Bayoulands, a radio series on Southeast Texas history and culture. We presented La Junta Patriótica of Melvin with a grant to restore the historic Plataforma Jiménez dance hall. In Houston, we provided funding to C60 to launch educational programs centering on Mexican American civil rights history, and recognized Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum’s continued work in conserving the nation's largest urban Freedmen’s Town in the Fourth Ward. We also supported the Palacios Preservation Association’s new Historic Marker Program (along with a visit to the 1903 Luther Hotel) while Chestnut Square in McKinney received assistance to stabilize and repair the Armistead Taylor Inn. Finally, we supported the Texas Archive of the Moving Image in restoring rare KPRC-Houston footage, the first installment of which is now available online.
It was a whirlwind month, but we enjoyed every mile!
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| Texas General Land Office
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| Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum
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| Palacios Preservation Association
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| Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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Highlights from the Third Annual Duda Forum |
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The third annual Duda Forum on Historic Preservation and Sustainable Development brought together preservationists, community leaders, and courthouse experts for two days of insight and inspiration in Austin and New Braunfels. With Texas’s historic courthouses taking center stage, attendees explored restoration challenges, community impact, and the importance of preserving these iconic landmarks.
Read the full recap by THF President and CEO David Preziosi for highlights from this year’s forum...
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Larry Foerster, Conroe
Helen Johnson, Bryan
John Kelsey, Jefferson
Anne Ledet, San Antonio
Campbell Lewis, Dallas
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El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association, Austin
Flower Hill Center, Austin
Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, San Antonio
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Thank you for your donation |
Natalie George, Austin
James Harkins, Austin
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