Committees...
Community Involvement
Develops, maintains and prioritizes a list of endangered historic properties and researches alternatives.
Courthouse Tours
Provides Ellis County Courthouse guides during the Gingerbread Trail.
Downtown Tourism
Assists tourists at the Ellis County Museum by providing information on our City's history and highlights.
Driving Tour Maps
Updates, prints and distributes historic tour map.
Educational Programs
Organizes programs and tours to educate HWI members and the general public.
Historic Markers
Provides and reviews applications for historic markers and secures Board approval.
Historic Signage
Researches buildings and landmarks for placement of historic recognition plaques.
Membership
Acquires new HWI members and maintains the list of current members.
Public Relations
Informs and educates community of HWI projects and activities, as well as local, regional and national historic issues, through this Website, videos, a quarterly newsletter, newspaper and e-mail.
Oral History
Interviews noteworthy local residents and transcribes their tapes to hard copies for historic preservation and research.
Social
Plans and hosts HWI functions.