Another special thanks to one of our past interns Aaron Ahlstrom. Aaron completed several projects for us, first he digitized our collection of maps and drawings of the 1936 Centennial Exposition and then started a VR project showing what Fair Parked looked like at that time. He really went the extra mile for us with his projects and we are very thankful for all his hard work! Good luck on your travels abroad sir,

Chris Bohannan

Collections Manager

Dallas Historical Society

Post 1: Valme

The Dallas Historical Society would like to recognize one of our special volunteers for her outstanding service. Valme Alvarez Valera has volunteered with DHS for over a year and a half and acquired over 700 volunteer hours during her time with us. She worked alongside the collections staff on numerous projects which included activities such as creating finding aids, processing collections, historical research, volunteering training, and entering collections into Past Perfect. Valme has decided to focus full time on training for her teachers’ certificate and is currently working on becoming a teacher in the Dallas area for the fall. Although it will be sad to see her go, we wish her all the best in this new chapter of her life! Thanks again Valme for all your hard work,

Chris Bohannan
Collections Manager
Dallas Historical Society

We appreciate your support and concern during this time. While we were very lucky that the collection only received minor impact from the storm, the conservation costs for those, of course, were not anticipated. We would appreciate any monetary help you might be able to provide.

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(DALLAS) The Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) today announced it is awarding a record $400,000 in grants to 54 small Dallas arts organizations. The applications approved this year include funding for new works and commissions, general program and operating costs, capacity building, and community performances/artist in residency categories. The groups represent a broad cross section of small, emerging and ethnic arts organizations and numerous art forms including theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, and literary arts.

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