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Photo: Samuel Huston College Summer Convoocation, 1947 Source: College History Garden via Pinterest TRANSLATING COMMUNITY HISTORY MARCH 22, 2021 NPS UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES GRANT Increase listings associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register DESIGNATED HISTORIC RESOURCES (2017) PROJECT GOALS 1) Develop a model for proactive community engagement 2) Build community partnerships 3) Creatively link history to people’s lives 4) Begin to address shortage of historically designated properties with racially and culturally diverse associations PROJECT PARTS 1) Community engagement 2) Heritage projects 3) National Register nominations COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP African American Resource Advisory Commission Austin History Center Blackshear Bridge Carver Center Huston-Tillotson University Preservation Austin Six Square: Austin’s Black Cultural District (initial participant) Neighborhood residents District 1 Council office representative MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP Austin History Center Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Mexic-Arte Museum Mexican American Cultural Center Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin Tejano Trails/National Park Service Neighborhood residents COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 Outreach materials Engagement strategies Meeting recap Additional outreach Project introduction Select focus areas Heritage project brainstorm Heritage project overview w/ team Nov 2018 May 2019 July Aug Sept Oct March 2020 Community stakeholder group meetings (2 each) Neighborhood meetings COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 HERITAGE PROJECTS 2 www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects HERITAGE PROJECTS 2 www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects HERITAGE PROJECTS 2 www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Spread from College Heights/African American Heritage catalog HERITAGE PROJECTS 2 www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Spread from South East Austin/Mexican American Heritage catalog HERITAGE PROJECTS 2 www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Screenshot from South East Austin/Mexican American Heritage video FOCUS AREAS 3 College Heights South East Austin NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATIONS 3 KEY PARTNERS Huston-Tillotson University City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department Huston- Tillotson University Parque Zaragoza HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 3 The Ramshorn Journal, Apr. 1963, courtesy Huston-Tillotson University Archives The Ramshead Yearbook, ca. 1959, courtesy Huston-Tillotson University Archives PARQUE ZARAGOZA 3 Austin History Center, 1950 Parks and Recreation Dept., n.d. www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Navasota and Holly, ca. 1950s, Austin History Center