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Humanities Texas will host its annual holiday book fair at the historic Byrne-Reed House on Saturday, December 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Twenty-one noteworthy authors will be available to visit with the public and sign copies of their latest books, which Humanities Texas will offer for purchase at a discounted price. Proceeds will go to the Bastrop Public Library, which suffered losses to its collection during the September wildfires. More »

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is currently hosting an exhibition that offers fresh insight into the life of our nation’s first president. Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon will be on display until January 22, 2012. More »

On October 28, 2011, Humanities Texas hosted a reception for board members and other guests at the Byrne-Reed House. Attendees enjoyed refreshments and a lecture by Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and current senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC.

The following morning, the board held its biannual meeting. Among other business, the board thanked outgoing members Julius Glickman, Leslie D. Blanton, Albert S. Broussard, Virginia Dudley, Juliet V. García, and Caren H. Prothro for their service. More »

In recognition of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Humanities Texas is pleased to request mini-grant proposals from Texas libraries, museums, and other cultural and educational institutions for reading and discussion programs focusing on the war and its legacy. Programs should be scheduled during 2012. More »