Category Archives: Events

Event: 2026 NACCS Tejas Foco Annual Conference

The NACCS (The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies) Tejas Foco is a regional conference that attends to community and academic interests around issues that affect Chicanx in the state of Texas. It is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together community leaders, Kl 2 teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and college faculty and staff. The participants who attend the NACCS Tejas Foco not only reflect the racial/ethnic diversity of Texas, but they also represent multiple rural and urban points from across the state. The NACCS Tejas Foco provides college and K-12 administrators, faculty, and students to connect with outstanding faculty and community leaders from across the state.

 

You can find more information and register here.

Announcement: Old Weird Houston 3/21 from 12:00-5:00 pm

We are excited to invite you to participate in the 3rd iteration of Old, Weird, Houston, a one-of-a-kind local history fair celebrating the people, places, stories, and archives that make Houston so Houston.

The event will take place at The Orange Show Headquarters, 2334 Gulf Terminal, on Saturday, March 21, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The afternoon will feature engaging lectures, live music, food, and a steady flow of history-hungry visitors from across the city.

We are currently accepting tabling participants from museums, archives, historical organizations, collectors, researchers, artists, and anyone working to preserve and share Houston’s past. We also need volunteers for our welcome booth, oral history station, and more. Please fill out our participation form if you are able to table and/or volunteer at the event

Table Information:

  • Members of the Archivists of the Houston Area (AHA!) may reserve a table free of charge
  • Non members: $50 for one 8 ft table

All proceeds directly support scholarships for the Archivists of the Houston Area and ongoing preservation efforts at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.

If you are interested in participating or would like additional details, we would love to hear from you. Space is limited, and tables are reserved on a first come basis.Thank you for helping us keep Houston’s history vibrant and alive!

 

Krista M. Hollis

Chair, AHA! Programming Committee

 

 

Reminder: End of Year Potluck and Tour

Please join us for the End of Year Potluck and Tour!

We will be hosting our final event of 2025 at the Moore Memorial Public Library. Join us as we tour the historically beautiful library with a potluck afterwards. Bring your Drivers License to get a library card! You are also welcome to bring $10 for annual membership dues. 

Sign up here to bring food for the potluck & carpool.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Time: 12PM

Location: Moore Memorial Public Library 1701 9th Avenue N Texas City, TX 77590

Free Parking in front of the library!

Event: AHA! at Zinefest Houston 11/15 12-6p

Don’t forget about Zine Fest Houston happening this Saturday, November 15th! This year’s annual Houston Zine Fest will be happening at The Orange Show for Visionary Arts, and AHA will have a table for ya’ll to come by, say hi, and check out our zine submissions!

Zine submissions for AHA are still open! You have until November 30th to submit a zine, with the theme being Community. This could be about a repository you’ve visited, collections you yourself are working on, or anything you want – as long as the theme is community!

Event: 2025 Galveston County History Round-Up

 

Come one, come all to our first annual Galveston County History Round-Up! Community members are invited to bring photographs, letters, documents, and other meaningful items for this in-person digitization event! Collection experts will give you tips on how to care for your keepsakes and make sure you walk away with a flash drive of your digitized items!

Sign up for our raffle to win some goodies to help you protect your family keepsakes! Bring family members along and with your cell phone, and create a short, interactive family oral history interview! The event is FREE, but registration is required. Just scan the QR code or use the link to sign up!  A copy of all scanned items will be retained by the Archives of Galveston County.

For more information call Theresa Mayfield, Moore Memorial Library at 409-949-3007. 

 

Join us on Saturday, October 18th for the AHA Annual Archives Month Blitz!
We’ll spend the afternoon transcribing, scanning, rehousing, and working on other archival projects from the L.V. Hull Archive, one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow archivists, community members, and preservation enthusiasts while contributing to this important effort.
Location: The Orange Show (2334 Gulf Terminal Dr, Houston, TX 77023)
Date & Time: Saturday, October 18 | 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Free parking available
Pizza provided!
Learn more about L.V. Hull and the ongoing preservation efforts here:
 

Preserving the Home of an Unusual Artist: L.V. Hull

Let the Digitization Games Begin!

Hi AHA!
AHA is hosting its first free online international digitization game event, facilitated by Sean Macmillan of King’s College London on Friday, August 23rd from 10 am – 11:30 am.  The theme for this gaming event is Digital Preservation!
A little bit about our facilitator Sean Macmillan.
“Sean Macmillan is a digital collections manager based in King’s College London. His background is in archives, and has previously worked for the University of London, University of Oxford, Liverpool Hope University, and a family private estate. He has a passion for games and learning, and has organized a number of digital preservation games events in the past two years”
If you are an expert in digital preservation or want to build a better understanding and awareness of best practice in a fun and friendly environment, then please join us! As this is the first time hosting a Digital Preservation Game event, seating is limited.  To sign up, use the link below.   Deadline to sign up is August 20th.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12qMlIVBPCbNvXg6hM-rXyXPgLjbskDqR4YCvYFmnLIQ/edit?usp=sharing

Hope to see you there!

Tour the Houston Media Source Public Access Television and Net Radio Station this Saturday, July 27th at 10:00AM to 1PM

This Saturday, July 27th AHA will tour the Houston Media Source Public Access Television and Net Radio Station from 10AM to 1PM! If you cannot attend the tour but want to get together, we welcome you to attend the post-tour lunch at Roostar Vietnamese Grill ~1PM.

This event will include:

  • tour of facilities
  • viewing historic/vintage AV media
  • discussion of Beta Tape and DV Tape digitization
  • discussion of community archiving and the role of local TV media

The tour will start at 10AM, so plan to arrive a little bit early to park and get settled. 

Tour address: 410 Roberts St, Houston, TX 77003

Lunch address: 2929 Navigation Blvd Suite 190, Houston, TX 77003

We still have 8 spots open, please RSVP via this link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14mDKAl8h83khoS36PW-m15-atvHDjkXaX14n3uSPV0Q/edit?usp=sharing by Thursday 7/25/24. 

Parking is limited there are 10 spaces in the parking lot, plus street parking. We highly recommend carpooling to avoid parking fees.

If you want to bring someone who is not an AHA member or you have not paid your dues for 2024, all are welcome to attend, but please consider renewing your dues or making a small donation ($3+ dollar donations will get you a sticker!) https://houstonarchivists.square.site . Not sure about your membership status? Just reach out to a board member.

circular cropped image of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston, TX with vintage plane in front.

Tour the 1940 Terminal Air Museum & Archive on Saturday, June 8th

AHA! is touring the 1940 Terminal Air Museum & Archive on Saturday, June 8th.   There is ample on site parking and the museum has kindly offered to have refreshments on hand for our visit!

The 1940 Terminal Air Museum,  operated by the Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society (HAHS) is located in Houston at the William P. Hobby Airport. It first opened its doors on September 28, 1940 and is a beautiful art deco structure designed by noted local architect Joseph Finger. During its heyday, the terminal housed the airport administrative functions and the airport control tower, and was the only terminal in Houston until 1954.  Today, the terminal houses the museum’s collections focused on Houston civil aviation history.

The tour will start at 10:30 am, and Michael Bludworth, the museum’s volunteer historian will give us a brief history of the aviation industry in Houston, and the terminal (he is a wonderful storyteller)!  Participants will have an opportunity to roam the museum for about 20 – 30 minutes and then gather together again for a tour of the Archive.  The Archive (not a large space) is housed in a building about 100 yards from the museum, and is a walkable distance.  But depending on the heat, it may be good to drive.   After the tour we will have lunch at Don Carlos Cantina and Mexican restaurant (8385 Broadway St. 77061), not far from the museum.

Logo of Archivists of the Houston Area. Mark Your Calendars! 194 Air Terminal Museum Tour! June 8th, 2024, 10:30am to 12 noon. 8325 Travelair St. Houston, TX 77061.