Founded in 1961, the Western History Association exists to promote the study of the North American West in its varied aspects and broadest sense.
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WHA Fall Newsletter Now Available
The WHA’s Fall Newsletter is now available online. This special issue marks the sesquicentennial of the birth of Frederick Jackson Turner, the start of the American Civil War, and the admission of the territories of Colorado and Nevada. To read the newsletter, click here.
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Winner of Young Texas Trail Blazer Award Announced
The Texas Chapter of the Great Western Cattle Trail Association is proud to announce the recipient of the first annual Young Texas Trail Blazer Award, Jeremy Richard McLain of Vernon, Texas completed a service project pertaining to the Great Western Cattle Trail. He is the son of Jerry and Karon McLain of Vernon.
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WHA President Quintard Taylor on C-SPAN
At the WHA’s Semi-Centennial Conference in Oakland, California (October 13-16th, 2011), C-SPAN taped two sessions: the Cronon-White-Limerick session, which took place at the Oakland Museum of California on October 13th, and Quintard Taylors’s Presidential Address, which was given at the Oakland Marriott City Center on October 15th.
As yet, the Cronon-White-Limerick session has not been scheduled [...]
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