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Texas history teachers from all over the state enjoyed a full day of speakers and primary source workshops at the Byrne-Reed House on February 10, 2012. Forty-six educators gathered to hear leading scholars discuss various aspects of Texas history in the twentieth century. In addition, Chairman Jim Pitts addressed the teachers, and Stephen Cure (Texas State Historical Association), Christiana Hanson (Texas State History Museum), and Eric Lupfer (Humanities Texas) shared educational resources provided by their respective organizations.

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  1. Participants in the "Twentieth-Century Texas" teacher workshop in front of the Byrne-Reed House.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "Twentieth-Century Texas" teacher workshop in front of the Byrne-Reed House.
  2. Thumbnail of: Alwyn Barr, Humanities Texas board member and professor emeritus of history at Texas Tech University, discusses historic, cultural, and economic developments in Texas from 1900 to 1930.
  3. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  4. Thumbnail of: George Green, professor of history at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), lectures on the New Deal and World War II.
  5. Thumbnail of: Teachers listen to George Green's lecture.
  6. Thumbnail of: Joseph A. Pratt, Cullen Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston, discusses the boom and bust cycles in twentieth-century Texas history.
Participants in the "Twentieth-Century Texas" teacher workshop in front of the Byrne-Reed House.
Photos from "Twentieth-Century Texas" : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "Twentieth-Century Texas" teacher workshop in front of the Byrne-Reed House.
  2. Thumbnail of: Alwyn Barr, Humanities Texas board member and professor emeritus of history at Texas Tech University, discusses historic, cultural, and economic developments in Texas from 1900 to 1930.
  3. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  4. Thumbnail of: George Green, professor of history at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), lectures on the New Deal and World War II.
  5. Thumbnail of: Teachers listen to George Green's lecture.
  6. Thumbnail of: Joseph A. Pratt, Cullen Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston, discusses the boom and bust cycles in twentieth-century Texas history.
  7. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  8. Thumbnail of: Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas, speaks about African Americans and the civil rights movement in Texas.
  9. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  10. Thumbnail of: Monica Perales, Humanities Texas board member and associate professor of history at the University of Houston, discusses "Hispanics and Civil Rights in Texas."
  11. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  12. Thumbnail of: Chase Untermeyer, Humanities Texas board member and former U.S. ambassador to Qatar, shares insight on the rise of two-party Texas.
  13. Thumbnail of: State Representative Jim Pitts, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, addresses teachers.
  14. Thumbnail of: Chairman Pitts addresses workshop participants.
  15. Thumbnail of: Humanities Texas board members Michael L. Klein and Polly Sowell join workshop participants in the Julius and Suzan Glickman Room.
  16. Thumbnail of: Stephen Cure of the Texas State Historical Association presents educational resources.
  17. Thumbnail of: Chairman Pitts (right) with Kevin Vent of Ferris Junior High School.
  18. Thumbnail of: Alwyn Barr leads a primary source workshop.
  19. Thumbnail of: George Green discusses primary sources with teachers.
  20. Thumbnail of: Alwyn Barr in the gallery of the Byrne-Reed House.
  21. Thumbnail of: Chase Untermeyer and James Brewster, a Texas history and world cultures teacher at Pearce College Preparatory Academy in Austin, discuss the two-party system in Texas.
  22. Thumbnail of: Joseph A. Pratt leads a primary source workshop.
  23. Thumbnail of: Monica Perales shares resources on Hispanic Americans and civil rights with Chris Hanson of Manor Middle School in Manor and Meredith Durham of Barber's Hill Elementary in Mont Belvieu.
  24. Thumbnail of: Chase Untermeyer and Joseph A. Pratt lead teachers in the examination of primary sources.
  25. Thumbnail of: George Green shares resources related to twentieth-century Texas history with teachers.
  26. Thumbnail of: George Green shares resources related to twentieth-century Texas history with teachers.
  27. Thumbnail of: Chase Untermeyer and Joseph A. Pratt share educational resources with teachers.
  28. Thumbnail of: Teachers participate in a workshop with Michael L. Gillette and Monica Perales.
  29. Thumbnail of: Teachers participate in a workshop with Chase Untermeyer and Joseph A. Pratt.
  30. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Rachel Virgen, a Texas history teacher at Athens Middle School in Athens, participates in a primary source workshop with Michael L. Gillette.
  31. Thumbnail of: Teachers participate in a workshop with George Green in the library of the Byrne-Reed House.
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