~ West Texas Historical Association ~
- The Early bird Marfa Tour from 2:30-5:30 pm included Hanger 98, The Paisano Hotel and the Chinati Foundation - van transportation provided.
- The Early Bird reception was held at 6:30 pm, followed by supper at Mando's Restaurant & Bar at 1506 W San Antonio Street. Later, refreshments and snacks were available at the Marfa Lights Overlook at 8:30 pm.
Friday's schedule, March 30, 2012
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Registration from 1:00 -
5:00 p.m.
in the main area of the Morgan
University Center.
- Silent Auction from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the mezzanine of the Morgan University Center.
- President’s Reception - from 6:00-7:00 p.m. - the Alpine Country Club, 1601 N Loop Rd.
- WTHA Banquet from 7:00-8:30 p.m. - the Alpine Country Club, 1601 N Loop Rd.
- The evening program featured speaker Alwyn Barr giving his presentation on "Black Cowboys: Background and Roles in Texas.
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8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Sessions |
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#1, Room A - Depictions of
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“Hot Reactor”: A Drama with Comedic Elements
and Action Based on True Recent History and the
International Oil Crisis, Cynthia Buchanan, C |
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Roy Bean, |
| 3 | Student Essay Award Winner, Stuart Williams, Texas Tech University |
| Session #2, Room B - Center for Big Bend Studies Sponsored Session. William A. Cloud, Sul Ross State University, presiding | |
| 1 | Tracking Miniature Zoomorphic Pictographs Through the Eastern Trans-Pecos, Reeda Peel, Sul Ross State University |
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What about Gomez?: The History of Juan Gomez and the
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The |
| Session #3, Room C - Building West Texas. Kregg Fehr, Lubbock Christian University, presiding | |
| 1 | The Family Forts on the Southern Plains, Jim Hammond, Midwestern State University |
| 2 | Set in Stone: German Stonemasons in West Texas, Mathew D. Tippens, Austin |
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How the Civilian Conservation Corps Impacted
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10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Sessions |
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Session #4, Room A - Civil War in Texas. Monte Monroe, Texas Tech University, presiding |
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| 1 | Ridge Greathouse, Confederate Hero or Villain, Marisue Potts, Motley County Historical Commission |
| 2 | Palmito Ranch Battlefield, John Edward Ginn, University of North Texas, and William McWhorter, Texas Historical Commission |
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An Officer and a Great Many Ladies: Military Leadership and Prostitution on the
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| Session #5, Room B - East Texas Historical Association Sponsored Session. Scott Sosebee, East Texas Historical Association, presiding | |
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The People of Trinidad de Salcedo: Settlers of a Forgotten Villa on
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| 2 | East Texans Move West: Two Families Make the Trek, Winston B. Sosebee, Midland |
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Lunch break from 11:15-1:00
a.m. In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Brewster County's founding, residents of |
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1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Sessions |
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Session #6, Room A -
Buried Dreams: The Journey of the Old Val
Verde Cannon, and Disputed |
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Symbols of Southern Imperialism: The Val Verde
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| 2 | Agents for Change: The Steele Brothers at Confederate Veterans’ Reunions, Dixie Hoover, Texas Historical Commission |
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The |
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Session #7, Room B -
Historical Society of New Mexico
Sponsored Session: New Mexico-Texas Borderlands Connections |
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| 1 | The Spikes-Gholson Feud, Don Bullis, Historical society of New Mexico |
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Julian Jacquez, Rosa Villapando, and the
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The Last Frontier: Is There Really History in
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Session #8, Room C - Mescalero Haunts, Murder, and Gridiron
Heroes |
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The Mescalero Apaches and the
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| 3 | First and Ten: Football Origins of West Texas Colleges, Bob Brinkman, Texas Historical Commission |
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2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Sessions |
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Session #9, Room A -
Sul Ross, Alpine, and
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Jimmy Swann in
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The Lost Colony: The First Thirty Years of the
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Frances B. Fisk and the Promotion of the Visual Arts in
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| Session #10, Room B - Texas Personalities. JoAnn Pospisil, Baylor College of Medicine-Houston, presiding | |
| 1 | John C. Granbery and the Modernist-Fundamentalist Controversy of 1931-32, H. Allen Anderson, Texas Tech University |
| 2 | Laura Bush: Life and Legacy, Lauren Roach, Lubbock Christian University |
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Recalling a
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4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Sessions |
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Session #11, Room -
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Geology of |
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History and Establishment of
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Early |
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Session #13, ? Room - Texas Songbird, Honking Tenor Sax, and
Geronimo’s Cadillac |
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Carolyn |
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Sneaky Pete: The
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| 3 | Important Texas Music: ‘Geronimo’s Cadillac’, Andy Wilkinson, Texas Tech University |
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Session #14, ? Room - The |
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| 1 | A Description of El Paso del Norte in 1773, Roy B. Brown, Museo de la Revolución en la Frontera-Ciudad Juárez |
| 2 | 'The Population is Overwhelmingly Mexican’: Tejanos and the Mexican Revolution of 1910 in the Big Bend, John E. Klingemann, Angelo State University |
| 3 | Caught Between the Crossfire: Refugees of the Mexican Revolution, Nicholas Villanueva, Vanderbuilt University. 2011 Fellow, Excellence in West Texas History Program. |
Saturday's schedule, March 31, 2012
- WTHA Board Meeting from 7:30 - 9:00 am in the Morgan University Center at Sul Ross State University.
- Registration from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the main area of the Morgan University Center.
- Silent Auction from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the mezzanine of the Morgan University Center.
- Luncheon and Business Meeting from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. TBA
- Tours of the Fort Davis Area, Prude Ranch Buffet and the McDonald Observatory Star Party, from 2:30-11:00 p.m. Van transportation available via registration.
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9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Sessions |
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| Session #14, Room A - Big Bend History. Travis Roberts, Jr., Brewster County Historical Commission, presiding | ||
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Walter Fulcher: Early
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Discovering the
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Session #15, Room B -
Environment and Meteorology in
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Following the Storm: The
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Bordering
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The First
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Session #16,
Room C - The |
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Uncontested Ground: The Northwestern Frontier of
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It Matters Not:
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Defending the Indian Frontier During the Civil War: The Second Frontier District
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10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Sessions |
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Tracing the Trail of the Comanche and Quanah Parker in
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| 2 | Reconstructing the Comanche Smoke Signaling System, Linda Pelon, McLennan Community College | |
| 3 | Comanche Code Talkers of World War II and the Continuance of the Comanche Warrior Tradition, Robert Reitz, South Oak Cliff | |
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Session #18, Room B -
Observations on |
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Pioneering the
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A Scourge and a Hardy Frontier: Anglo-Americans, Indians, and Mexicans in
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Scouting the
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Session #20, ? Room - Vice, Violence, and Vengeance on the
Southern High Plains |
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Violence in
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| 2 | Church Ladies and Librarians: Stamping Out Immorality, Jean Stuntz, West Texas A&M University | |
| 3 | High and Dry: Laying the Groundwork for Sobriety on the Texas High Plains, Steve Bogener, West Texas A&M University | |
The Saturday afternoon program started at 2:30 p.m. with a tour of the Fort Davis, Texas, included a buffet lunch at the Prude Ranch, and concluded with an Observatory Program and Star Party.
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Lubbock, Texas
79409-1041
Ph. 806-742-9076 wthayb@ttu.edu
Arturo Flores showing a Luis Jimenez work titled "Sod Buster" to WTHA members who participated in a tour of El Paso before the 2012 WTHA annual meeting in Alpine. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
Adair Margo speaking to WTHA members at the El Paso Club dinner. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
Troy Ainsworth chats with the group about background on the Equestrian sculpture by John Houser. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
Elvis Allen standing in front of Houser's Equestrian sculpture gives an idea as to the scale of the large art work. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
Adair Margo leading a tour about Tom Lea's Pass of the North mural in the Federal Courthouse in El Paso, Texas. More about the mural can be found on Tom Lea's website. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
J. Tillapaugh next to one section of Lea's mural. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
WTHA members waiting inside the El Paso Union Depot for the train to Alpine for the start of the annual meeting. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.
Mark Foreman conducting a tour with WTHA members of the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute located four miles south of Fort Davis, Texas. Photograph taken by Holle Humphries.