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Posted October 6, 2025 to News.
The Plataforma Jiménez of Melvin, Texas: A Texas Folklore Legend
In 2025, the Plataforma Jiménez was granted Texas’s first Legends and Lore marker. The marker will be dedicated at the Plataforma Jiménez building in Melvin on November 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Posted August 20, 2025 to News.
RECORDING: Telling Texas Stories with Grant-funded Roadside Markers
Learn how fully funded roadside markers can effectively amplify awareness of a community’s unique cultural heritage.
Posted July 15, 2025 to News.
Presenters Sought for 107th Annual Meeting
Proposals are being accepted for our 107th Annual Meeting, April 2–4, 2026.
Posted July 2, 2025 to News.
Kay Arnold Named Fellow
Kay Reed Arnold was inducted as a Fellow of the Texas Folklore Society at our 106th Annual Meeting.
Posted December 15, 2024 to News.
Fiestas in Laredo: TFS celebrates book release
Texas Folklore Society is celebrating the release of its latest publication, Fiestas in Laredo: Matachines, Quinceañeras, and George Washington's Birthday by Norma E. Cantú.