Membership: Benefits and Registration

As a member of the Texas State Historical Association, you will receive free subscriptions to the Southwestern Historical Quarterly and Riding Line, our quarterly newsletter; a 20 percent discount on all TSHA publications and educational materials; and a $20 discount on registration for the Annual Meeting.

How Do I Join TSHA?

You can use our online membership form to join immediately. Or you can print the form and either mail it to the Texas State Historical Association, 1155 Union Circle #311580, Denton, TX 76203-5017; fax it to (940) 369-5248; or call Marlene Tovar at (940) 369-5243 or send email to: MarleneTovar@TSHAonline.org

Why Should I Join TSHA?

Southwestern Historical Quarterly

As a TSHA Member, you will receive the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, the oldest scholarly journal in Texas featuring the best in articles, book reviews, pictorial features, and historical news about Texas and Texans, sent directly to you four times a year — a value of $40.

Riding Line

As a TSHA Member, you will receive Riding Line, the quarterly newsletter for members of the Texas State Historical Association.

Member Discounts

As a TSHA Member, you are entitled to discounts on Annual Meeting registration ($20) and all Association publications (20%) and educational programs (discount varies with program).

Annual Meeting

Hundreds of historians – and others interested in history – gather each March for dozens of programs on Texas history and culture, book exhibits, social events, tours, and the yearly Texana auction of antique books, maps, and prints. (Annual Meeting Member Discount $20)

New Handbook of Texas

The internationally acclaimed encyclopedia of Texas history in a new six-volume edition, the New Handbook of Texas contains more than 24,000 articles and 600 illustrations chronicling the rich and colorful history of the Lone Star State. "Hands down the most valuable state reference work extant... a godsend to researchers in Texas history." (John B. Boles, editor, Journal of Southern History) (Publications Member Discount 20%)

Additional Association Publications

The award-winning New Texas History Movies and Road, River, and Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb; the highly-anticipated Watt Matthews of Lambshead: With a New Afterword by Laura Wilson and The Reminiscences of Major General Zenas R. Bliss, 1854-1876: From the Texas Frontier to the Civil War and Back Again (pre-publication); plus Exploration, Biography, History, Architecture, important Historical Sites, and reprints of Texas History Classics. (Publications Member Discount 20%)

Educational Programs

The Junior Historians of Texas encourages the study of Texas history in elementary, middle and high schools through hands-on activities, contest activities, an Annual Meeting and the opportunity to publish in the Texas Historian. For grades 6-12, Texas History Day provides an exciting year-long program which culminates in a multi-level contest program to encourage student research in all areas of history. The Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society sponsors historical study in colleges and universities and publishes the undergraduate research journal Touchstone (Member Discount varies with program). Newsletters inform sponsors of activities and the latest trends in teaching history.

Educator Workshops and Seminars

Educators renew their enthusiasm and learn new techniques, materials, and interpretations in the Association's highly acclaimed History Awareness Workshops and the Heritage Travel Program traveling seminar (Member Discount varies with program).

Texas State Historical Association Awards and Fellowships

• Research fellowship awards
• The Coral H. Tullis Prize of $2,000 for the best book on Texas history
• The H. Bailey Carroll Award of $1,000 for the best article in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly
• The Mary Jon and J. P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award of $5,000 to recognize and honor the outstanding teacher in Texas
• The Kate Broocks Bates Award of $3,000 for a book of significant historical research on Texas prior to 1900
• The Liz Carpenter Award of $1,000 for research in the history of women
• The Ron Tyler Award of $2,500 for the best illustrated book on Texas history and culture

Your contributions to the Texas State Historical Association are fully deductible to the extent provided by law.

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