| The Texas Folklore Society is dedicated to collecting, presenting, and
preserving the folklore of Texas and the Southwest.
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Correr del paisano translates as "messenger of his countrymen." To read more about the roadrunner,
the society's adopted emblem,
click here |
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The Ninety-Second Annual Meeting in Lubbock was
a great success.
To see the program of activities and a slideshow
of pictures from the meeting click
here. |
| Have
you paid your 2008 dues? If you have not, please do so NOW.
A dues form
will be in your June Newsletter, or Click
here and print one and send
it in. |
| Jean Schnitz
needs volunteers to participate in the Texas Heritage Music
Foundation's Living History Day in Kerrville.
For more information
click here. |
Kay Arnold
needs volunteers for the TFS booth at the Texas Book Festival
Nov 1-2. For more information
click here.
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Secretary-Editor Ken Untiedt is calling for papers for the 2009 Publication
of the Texas Folklore Society. The theme is "100 Years of..." so it
can include anything about TFS. Members may
submit stories, studies, poems, songs, or photos focusing on:
- the lore of TFS
- what TFS means to you
- experiences with TFS
- how TFS has affected education
- what TFS has meant to Texas
- etc.
See
Submitting papers for book |
Vice-President/Program
Chair Lucy Fischer West is calling for papers for the 93rd Annual
Meeting in Nacogdoches (April 9-11, 2009). Those with papers or
presentation proposals please contact Lucy as soon as possible, and no
later than the end of October 2008.
For more details and contact information, please
see
Presenting papers at meetings
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