Jackson County Historical Commission

HISTORY

Judge Hamblen Names First Jackson County Historical Survey Group

As part of a statewide program to preserve Texas' historical heritage, Jackson County Judge William H. Hamblen has appointed a County Historical Survey Committee comprised of Brownson Malsch as temporary chairman, C. S Mitchell of LaWard, and E. T. Rose.

The state group is asking each county in Texas to name a similar committee, and these groups will nominate an organization member of the Texas Historical Foundation after same have been approved for organization membership.

The county committees are to be patterned after the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, headed by James E. Wheat as president.

The following purposes of the county committee are named.

To provide geographic, statewide representation in the organization membership of the Texas Historical Foundation.
To provide a service on the county level similar to that provided by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and Texas Historical Foundation on the state level.
To make a study of what the county is doing in the historic heritage realm and what it needs to do.
To help implement the general program of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and the Texas foundation as well as develop the "historical resources in every locality of Texas" as provided in the charter of the Foundation.
To provide liaison with the counties through committee reports, correspondence, Foundation newsletter, meetings of organization members, and possible visitation.
To provide a statewide base for surveys such as historic houses, markers, monuments and papers, public relations, and other matters for the two state historical organizations named.

Edna Herald, Thursday, January 19, 1956

Historical Unit Here Is Cited For Services

The Jackson County Historical Survey Committee has been awarded the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and Texas Historical Foundation Citation for Distinguished Service. The announcement was made during the recent Statewide History and Tourists Workshop in Austin where they received special recognition for their work.

This award is given to honor the committee's achievement of state goals for historical recordation, appreciation, marking, preservation and surveys in Texas.

The Texas State Historical Survey Committee is the state agency for historical preservation and is privately supported through the work of the Texas Historical Foundation.

Working toward the recognition from the two organizations is entirely voluntary. To achieve citation status, a series of nine special projects were accomplished in addition to three optional duties picked from nine other possible activities.

The citation, signed by Governor John Connally, was given to County Judge Larkin T. Thedford whose office is responsible for the appointments of County Historical Survey committees, to County Chairman Mrs. Ervin LaBauve of Edna and all members of the Jackson County Historical Survey Committee.

These committee members are Joe Cherry, W. F. Dewey, Chester Evans, Brownson Malsch and E. T. Rose of Edna and Mrs. Rose McCullough of Ganado.

Those from Jackson County attending the Austin meeting were Mrs. LaBauve and Judge Thedford of Edna, and Mrs. Hugh McCulloch, Miss Louise McCulloch and Mrs. Marguerite Crow of Ganado.

Edna Herald, Thursday, November 5, 1964

7 Are Appointed To County History Survey Committee

County Judge Larkin T. Thedford has announced the appointment of the Jackson County Historical Survey Committee for the county Recordation, Appreciation, Marking, Preservations and Surveys (RAMPS) of Texas history. This is a two-year term which begins January 1st.

Chairman of the committee is Mrs. Louise LaBauve of Edna. Other members for 1965-66 are John S. Sample, Brownson Malsch, Mrs. Rose McCulloch, Mrs. LeRoyce Jones, Chester Evans and Mrs. Katherine Johnston.

The RAMPS program of work is spearheaded by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee with the cooperation and implementation of all county committees.

The committee has been appointed at this time to prepare their plans for the coming two years although their terms will not become effective until the first of the year, said Judge Thedford.

Judge Thedford pointed out that the over-all objective of the committee's work is the development of the county's history as a tourist attraction by working with local cooperation tourist-related organizations and for the preserving of this history for future generations.

In accordance with a proclamation issued by Governor John Connally naming January 10 - 16 as See and Save Texas History Week, Judge Thedford has called a meeting of the committee for January 16 to issue plans for the coming term.

"The RAMPS program for Texas affords the possibilities of increased tourist business and travel to assist the economy in every county which works to carry out these objectives," Judge Thedford went on to say. "Our new committee is qualified to handle this important work for us with the help and support of our county."

Edna Herald, Thursday, December 24, 1964

Jackson County To Be Represented At SHSC Meeting

Importance of county history in Texas and how to preserve and appreciate it will be focal points at the 1965 State-wide County Historical Chairman's Meeting in Austin on March 16.

Representing Jackson County will be Mrs. Louise LaBauve, chairman of the County Historical Survey Committee, and Mrs. Harry Mauritz.

Edna Herald, Thursday, March 11, 1965 from longer article

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