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On October 29, 2010, over 200 guests from around the state gathered to celebrate the grand opening our our newly restored headquarters, the historic Byrne-Reed House.

Grand Opening of the Historic Byrne-Reed House, October 29, 2010 : Slideshow
  1.  <i>NEH Chairman Jim Leach addresses guests at the opening reception for the Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  1. Thumbnail of:  <i>NEH Chairman Jim Leach addresses guests at the opening reception for the Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  2. Thumbnail of:  <i>Rita Reed George (left) and Laura Reed Jackson, descendents of one of the families who lived in the historic Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  3. Thumbnail of:  <i>Tom Byrne Reynolds and Laura Reed Jackson.</i>
  4. Thumbnail of:  <i>Byrne and Reed family members: (l to r) Karen Reynolds, Noëlle and Peyton Paulette, Tom Byrne Reynolds, and Laura Reed Jackson, with Mary Fraser from the Office of the Governor.</i>
  5. Thumbnail of:  <i>From left to right: Joseph R. Krier, Michael L. Klein, Julius Glickman.</i>
  6. Thumbnail of:  <i>Guests gather in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.</i>
NEH Chairman Jim Leach addresses guests at the opening reception for the Byrne-Reed House.
Grand Opening of the Historic Byrne-Reed House, October 29, 2010 : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of:  <i>NEH Chairman Jim Leach addresses guests at the opening reception for the Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  2. Thumbnail of:  <i>Rita Reed George (left) and Laura Reed Jackson, descendents of one of the families who lived in the historic Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  3. Thumbnail of:  <i>Tom Byrne Reynolds and Laura Reed Jackson.</i>
  4. Thumbnail of:  <i>Byrne and Reed family members: (l to r) Karen Reynolds, Noëlle and Peyton Paulette, Tom Byrne Reynolds, and Laura Reed Jackson, with Mary Fraser from the Office of the Governor.</i>
  5. Thumbnail of:  <i>From left to right: Joseph R. Krier, Michael L. Klein, Julius Glickman.</i>
  6. Thumbnail of:  <i>Guests gather in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.</i>
  7. Thumbnail of:  <i>Raymond C. Smock, director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, with NEH Chairman Jim Leach.</i>
  8. Thumbnail of:  <i>Chris Harte, former HTx board chair Jo Anne Christian, board member Ricardo Romo, and former board member William S. Livingston.</i>
  9. Thumbnail of:  <i>Foreground, left to right: John Dudley, HTx board member Ginger Dudley, Jonathan Kruckemeyer.</i>
  10. Thumbnail of:  <i>Guests at the opening reception, viewed from the grand staircase.</i>
  11. Thumbnail of:  <i>Guests gather on the south terrace.</i>
  12. Thumbnail of:  <i>Guests at the reception.</i>
  13. Thumbnail of:  <i>Rob Gillette and Judge Royal Furgeson.</i>
  14. Thumbnail of:  <i>From left to right: Tamara Patrick, John Patrick of Journeyman Construction, Jan Harris, and Meghan Chaney. Journeyman was the general contractor for the Byrne-Reed House restoration.</i>
  15. Thumbnail of:  <i>From left to right: Karen and Tom Byrne Reynolds and Laura Reed Jackson.</i>
  16. Thumbnail of:  <i>Jill and Jonathan Gerland and former Humanities Texas board members Ellen Temple and Jo Anne Christian.</i>
  17. Thumbnail of:  <i>Cecille Marcato and James Powell.</i>
  18. Thumbnail of:  <i>Ana Villarreal, Bill Strawn, Humanities Texas board member Venus Strawn, and Melissa Huber.</i>
  19. Thumbnail of:  <i>Jeanne Klein, Anthony Alofsin, Michael L. Klein, and Cecilia Alofsin.</i>
  20. Thumbnail of:  <i>Thomas F. and Muffy Staley.</i>
  21. Thumbnail of:  <i>Humanities Texas board member Ray M. Keck III and Paula Kothmann.</i>
  22. Thumbnail of:  <i>Ramona Kelly, Renee DeLaune, Renee Frisbie, LeAnn Gillette, Bill Treacy, and Ray Frisbie.</i>
  23. Thumbnail of:  <i>Tita Valencia and Humanities Texas board member Miguel Gonzalez-Gerth.</i>
  24. Thumbnail of:  <i>The Reed Family.</i>
  25. Thumbnail of:  <i>Noëlle Paulette and David Reed Hall.</i>
  26. Thumbnail of:  <i>Laura Reed Jackson, Rita Reed George, and David Reed Hall.</i>
  27. Thumbnail of:  <i>HS&A project manager Bill McCann and Marsie Stauch. HS&A was the project managment firm for the Byrne-Reed House restoration.</i>
  28. Thumbnail of:  <i>Melissa Huber, Humanities Texas board member Nancy Cain Marcus, and Anthony Alofsin.</i>
  29. Thumbnail of:  <i>NEH Deputy Chairman Carole Watson and Ruth Reed Dyke.</i>
  30. Thumbnail of:  <i>Humanities Texas board member Alwyn Barr and David Gracy.</i>
  31. Thumbnail of:  <i>Humanities Texas board member Vicki Vinson Cantwell and Mary Broussard.</i>
  32. Thumbnail of:  <i>Jan Harris, Norma Yancey, and Tamara Patrick.</i>
  33. Thumbnail of:  <i>Humanities Texas board member Monica Perales and Susanna and Hutch Hill.</i>
  34. Thumbnail of:  <i>David Mincberg, Samantha Gordon, and Lainie Gordon.</i>
  35. Thumbnail of:  <i>From left to right: Board member Joseph R. Krier, Kevin Robnett, Jim Leach, Tony Garza, Mary Fraser, and board member Bruce and Althea Bugg.</i>
  36. Thumbnail of:  <i>HTx board member Larry D. Carver and former board member William P. Wright.</i>
  37. Thumbnail of:  <i>Recognizing Jill Wilkinson for the Still Water Foundation's support of the Byrne-Reed House.</i>
  38. Thumbnail of:  <i>Kathie Tovo, Robert Abzug, Pauline J. Strong, and Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.</i>
  39. Thumbnail of:  <i>Abigail Finch, Allen Finch, NEH Chair Jim Leach, and former HTx board member J. Sam Moore.</i>
  40. Thumbnail of:  <i>Bill and Stacey McCann (left) with John and Tamara Patrick (right).</i>
  41. Thumbnail of:  <i>Stephen and Jill Wilkinson, Julius Glickman, and NEH Chair Jim Leach.</i>
  42. Thumbnail of:  <i>Janet Lake (left) with Outstanding Teaching Award winner Shirlene Bridgewater. Bridgewater will join the HTx board for a term beginning January 1, 2011.</i>