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2024 Save Texas History Symposium

Cartographic Frontiers: Putting Texas on the Map

September 6-7 | Austin, TX | AT&T Conference Center at the University of Texas



Friday, September 6, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Student Research Showcase

Click here for the Student Research Showcase Call For Presentations.

Saturday, September 7, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Save Texas History Symposium

Featuring:

  • Dr. Alex Hidalgo, Texas Christian University - Indigenous mapping
  • Dr. Ron Tyler, University of Texas at Austin - Birds-eye view maps of Texas
  • Dr. Mylynka Kilgore Cardona, Texas A&M – Commerce - Women explorers in the Atlantic world and Texas
  • Dr. Gene Rhea Tucker, Temple College – The impact of La Salle on the mapping of Texas
  • Dr. Deborah Liles, Tarleton State University - Mapping cattle transactions
  • Dr. Alida Metcalf, Rice University - Cannibalism and mapping in the Atlantic world
  • Dr. Lila Rakoczy, Texas General Land Office - Modern mapping initiatives at the GLO for educational purposes

 

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