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2008

10/13/2008 Meet the Author: Maryann Miller, author of One Small Victory, a mystery set in a small, fictional North Texas town.
09/14/2008 "Nuestras Tradiciones: Diez y Seis de Septiembre en Austin", an Austin History Center exhibit at the Mexican American Cultural Center, September 14 through October 18, 2008.
10/18/2008 Home Movie Day a "bring your own film" festival, will be held at the Prothro Theater at the Harry Ransom Center
08/20/2008 "Austin Americana: The Neal Douglass Photograph Collection", an exhibit at the Austin History Center, August 20, 2008 to January 18, 2009.
08/13/2008 Meet the Author: Mike Cox, author of The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821 - 1900.
02/19/2008 History By Hand: Selections from the Papers of Governor Elisha M. and Lucadia Pease, an Austin History Center exhibit. February 21-July 20, 2008.
01/08/2008 Windows on the Past: Exploring the History of Your Older House or Building, special workshop to be held January 12 at the Austin History Center.

2007

12/12/2007 Austin Past & Present, a project of the Austin History Center reviewed on Aielli Unleased as a great holiday gift, listen to the interview.
11/15/2007 Meet the Author Roberto de Haro at the Austin History Center.
10/08/2007 Archives Week events examine the politics of archives, beginning October 15.
10/08/2007 Archives Clinic Offers Preservation Tips for Battered Treasures October 20 at the Austin History Center.
08/21/2007 The Austin History is searching for archival materials documenting the Asian-Americans in Austin and Travis County.
07/02/2007 Veterans of Austin and Travis County: Service & Sacrifice, an Austin History Center exhibit honoring the contributions of our military men and women to open July 21.
06/20/2007 In celebration of Juneteenth, Desegregation in Austin: Five Decades of Social Change web timeline goes live
03/02/2007 "YWCA—100 Years: Deep in the Heart of Austin" on exhibit at the Austin History Center through June 2007.
03/02/2007 Austin's first-ever multimedia history of the City of Austin available at SXSW Interactive Festival.
01/25/2007 Austin-Travis County Veterans exhibit committee ask for military service items to be part of an Austin History Center Exhibit.
01/25/2007 Meet the author and photographer of "Austin, Texas: Then and Now."

2006

12/05/2006 800 images from one of Austin’s most prolific photographers, Neal Douglass, are available online.
10/28/2006 Austin History Center presents its annual Archives Clinic, October 28, 2006, 1-5 p.m. This event is a free preservation workshop, open to the public, to help them learn to preserve their personal photos, papers, films, videos, CD's and other materials.
09/29/2006 Austin History Center Association's Congress Avenue exhibit opens.
09/17/2006 The Austin History Center's Mexican American Advisory Committee's Mexican American banner exhibit, "Que vivan los 25," on exhibit at the Scarbrough Building through October 15, 2006 and then be sent to AISD to be made available for classroom use.
04/13/2006 “Postering in Austin: New Looks for the Old Tradition” exhibit culminates with a closing reception/ meet and greet with the artists.
02/09/2006 Austin History Center presents Black in the Past, a video collection of Black Austin History.
01/24/2006 Register for Austin and Austinites during World War II: an oral history workshop.
01/19/2006 Katrina Exhibit explores the stories and images of hurricane survivors.
01/06/2006 "Postering in Austin: New Looks for the Old Tradition" exhibit features select music posters by Austin artists.

2005

11/28/2005 All Austin Holiday Sale
10/26/2005 Archives clinic offers preservation tips for battered treasures.
09/16/2005 Austin History Center celebrates Diez y Seis at Republic Square Park.
07/20/2005 Historians, activists and preservationists meet to save historic African American schools.
04/26/2005 History In Your Hands: 50 Years of the Austin History Center exhibit celebrates our most notable events.
01/12/2005 Original Zilker Park deeds gifted to Austin History Center by Mayor Wynn.
01/11/2005 Exploring the history of your older house or building. Special workshop to be held January 29.

2004

12/02/2004 Austin History Center to close December 16, 2004 through January 1, 2005.
11/18/2004 Oakwood Cemetery Database provides remote access to the world.

10/20/2004

Austin History Center to host archives clinic.

10/18/2004

Take Action: Preserve Your Treasures exhibit now display at the Austin History Center.

10/01/2004

"Imágenes de Nuestra Cultura/Our Cultural Images" exhibit on display at the Texas State Capitol.

06/22/2004

Writing Austin's Lives: A Community Portrait—A beautiful portrayal of Austin's many lives as seen through the eyes and told in the voices of its people.

06/02/2004

Work Projects Administration Scrapbook (KXAN-TV 36).

04/15/2004

windows media player compatibleView a Windows Media streaming video of Capital Culture Program with Lance Morgan, filmed by Whitney Milam of FOX 7, KTBC Austin.
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03/23/2004

Documentary on local slave narratives receives Texas Library Association award.

02/27/2004

Austin Public Library, Austin History Center presents it's newest Exhibit—Artists Among Us: Poster Art in Austin,

2003

10/27/2003

Meet local author Bill Crawford at the Austin History Center.

10/22/2003

Archives Week 2003: Who Controls the Past—Archives and Political Legitimacy.

10/20/2003

Now available, online views of the O.Henry collection.

10/8/2003

Musicians, do you want to be a (permanent) part of Austin's History? Then gather your band's CDs, Videos, biographical information, and press kits, and head downtown...

08/12/2003

Austin History Center closes temporarily for building repairs

06/03/2003

Writing Austin's Lives: Free Public Life-Writing Workshops

2002

11/14/2002

Windows on the Past: Exploring the history of your older house or building

09/20/2002

Final work to mechanical unit closes the Austin History Center for a week

08/16/2002

Austin History Center closes temporarily for building repairs

06/17/2002

Austin History Center installs new cabinets housing historic documents

2001

12/18/2001

Austin History Center opens Charles Whitman records to the public


 

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