Summerlee Foundation

The Texas history program of the Summerlee foundation offers outreach support to the Texas history community through a wide variety of professional activities ranging from archeology to preservation to publications. In addition to overseeing an extensive research library focusing on Texas and Southern history, the president and Texas history program officer is charged with providing technical assistance to a broad group of preservation and history organizations through telephonic and email conversations as well as onsite investigations. The foundation also sponsors or CO-sponsors workshops and seminars to boards and staffs of historical organizations. The president is a frequent speaker at local, state, and national professional conferences, touting the benefits of better governance, better planning, and the need for financial sustainability with history organizations.