Join UH’s Center for Public History for Fleshing the Archive: An Intimate Genealogy of Chicana Knowledge Praxis a talk by Dr. Maria Cotera (UT, Austin) on preserving Chicana feminist knowledge of the 1970s and memory work.
Where: Student Center South, Space City Room- 4555 University Drive, Houston, Texas 77204
You can register for the event here
It is officially one month until AHA! gets weird at #OldWeirdHouston! We’re excited to share that Houston’s own Rock Romano will be our headlining musical act! Rock Romano is a multi-hyphenate artist, guitarist, bassist, record producer, and audio engineer. As owner of Red Shack Recording Studio in the Heights, Rock has helped cultivate the Houston music scene for nearly 40 years.
Join us at The Orange Show for Visionary Art 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.
There is still time to sign up to be a volunteer, vendor, or sponsor! Fill out our participation form to let us know how you want to help. See you there!
The Texas Historical Records Advisory Board (THRAB) invites applications for free registration to attend the two-day, in-person workshop Project Management: Fundamental and Advanced from the Society of American Archivists (SAA) on April 13-14. This workshop will be held at the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in Austin from 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. each day. THRAB will provide free registration for the course only. Travel, meals, parking, and lodging are the responsibility of the participants. Please note this workshop was previously announced with March dates and has been rescheduled. Anyone who has already applied will be kept on the list. No need to reapply.
Form to apply: https://forms.office.com/r/9NfbkaRryg
Deadline to apply: March 13, 2026
The BitCurator Consortium (BCC) invites proposals for the 2026 BitCurator Forum to be held virtually on June 17th, 2026.
The 2026 conference theme, Hitting Reset, reflects the challenges and changes of the past several years and the importance of pausing to reflect on our practices before moving forward. This theme invites us to reassess how we work, what we prioritize, and how we adapt in a rapidly evolving professional landscape. Hitting Reset also encourages us to respond intentionally to new opportunities, expanding responsibilities, and changing environments. Within the context of digital archives tools and practices, how are you “hitting reset” in areas including, but not limited to, the following:
We welcome proposals that explore reflection, reinvention, and practical approaches to moving forward with intention.
This year’s call is for 5 or 10 minute “lightning talks.” Lightning talks are a great format for case studies, digital archives “success stories” or “tales of woe,” research updates, practices and procedures, and short demos or how-tos. Options include:
The Forum Committee welcomes participation from organizations and individuals working outside of academic and special collections libraries and archives, members from BIPOC communities, students, and new professionals. For more information, see the Call for Proposals page on our website.
Submission deadline: Sunday, March 8th, 2026
The BitCurator Forum is open to all. You do not need to be a BCC member or BitCurator user to submit a proposal and/or attend the event.
We are pleased to invite you to attend a special tour of Rice University to explore the Woodson Research Center’s new “Athena Press” on Saturday, February 28th at 11 AM, followed by a post-tour lunch. Join us for hands-on experiences with typesetting, printmaking, and bookbinding; you’ll see some prints and books that have been made on the press, and how they were inspired by items in the Woodson Research Center’s rare book collections. You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at pulling your own print from a movable-type lock-up on Rice’s tabletop letterpress setups. See attachment for more info on the Athena Press and check out @athena.press.htx on Instagram!
This tour is RSVPonly, capacity 15; please bring a valid ID for entry into the library.
Location: Fondren Library 6100 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 – Gather at visitor entrance
Parking: Founder’s Court $1 each 10 min., $13 daily maximum for each exit (please see attachment for more parking ingo and walking path to the library’s visitor entrance)
Lunch: Istanbul Grill & Deli 5613 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005
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.
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:
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
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!
Please join us for our End of the Year Potluck & Tour!
Come celebrate the end of the year through a feast and tour of the beautiful Moore Memorial Public Library – bring your Drivers License to get a free library card!
Where: Moore Memorial Public Library (1701 9th Avenue N., Texas City, TX 77590)
When: Saturday, December 13th at 12 PM
Optional RSVP Here
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!