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Despite Poor Economy, THF Continues Giving Grants
Even with the economic recession still looming large, the Texas
Historical Foundation has continued to award grants to help with
preservation projects around the state.
At the July quarterly meeting, the board of directors approved
five grants. Those were given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou
Bend Collection, Houston, in support of the David B. Warren
Symposium, which seeks to advance scholarship on the pre-1900
material culture of Texas, the lower South, and the Southwest;
the Danish Heritage Society, Danevang, for a multi-media and
suitcase museum education project on Danish settlements in Tex-
as; the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center, La Grange, to
help complete construction of a statewide museum, library, and ar-
chives facility; to the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission,
Austin, for promotion of Texas Archeology Month and another
to the same Friends group for a traveler's information station (and
management software) at Palmito Ranch Battlefield, Brownsville.
According to THF President Tom Doell, "We are receiving
many more grant proposals than usual, and we realize that pres-
ervationists across the state are scrambling to fund their projects.
The Texas Historical Foundation will continue to receive and
review applications on a quarterly basis. Our organization is com-
mitted to supporting as many worthwhile projects as possible."THF is seeking projects in the areas of rural preservation and
archeology. Smaller amounts under $5,000 are in order. The next
grant deadline is December 1.
To find out more about the grants program, visit www.texash-
istoricalfoundation.org, and search under the Grants link. In the
next few months, an on-line application will be available, but for
now, simply download and complete the application.
Historical Foundation Director
Darby Strickland Passes Away
Texas Historical Foundation Director Darwin T. "Darby"
Strickland, of Dallas, passed away on July 3 after a lengthy illness.
He graduated from Texas A&M University and was named one
of the Top 100 Business Owners by that school. An Army vet-
eran, Strickland spent his entire business career in the shipping
and logistics industry. His family owned a ranch near Greenville,
and Strickland was a member of the Texas and Southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association and the Santa Gertrudis Breeders In-
ternational.
Strickland is survived by a daughter and a son, their spouses,
and three grandchildren.Architect Jim McBride Lauded
A 5 T Jim McBride's family came to
E Texas in 1824; their contributions
are etched in metal on two historical
markers in Southeast Texas. Carrying
", on his family's work on behalf of the
tt Lone Star State, McBride, a Texas
ates. Historical Foundation director and
Inc. architect by trade, is making his own
mark on the state. During the last few
years, McBride, of Katy, has donated
his architectural services to several Texas historical preservation
organizations that are undertaking building and construction
projects.
A letter from Byron A. Johnson, executive director of the
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, in Waco, said, "Mr.
S. McBride (has contributed his) services to design the renovation
--{L -j . of the Texas Ranger Research Center...and we are...grateful...for
ate Veterans, this substantial contribution..."
vis County, 1995 McBride is also designing the welcome center for the Friends of
R the Pound House in Dripping Springs on a pro bono basis.
T A G E Penny Johnson, president of that group, wrote that McBride
"has worked tirelessly with the Friends of the Pound House Foun-
dation Board for the past two-and-a-half years to develop a plan.
Now we have a wonderful design that fits the site perfectly..."
'8758-4513 McBride has also donated his services to Presidio LaBahia, near
51 Goliad, a project that is still ongoing.
To learn more about McBride's other architectural projects,
see his website, www.jamesamcbridearchitect.com.
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