JC Webb Historical Society Travels to Irving and Wins Awards
The Barnwell Anderson Chapter of the Walter Prescott Webb Society at Jacksonville College recently attended the Texas State Historical Association Annual Meeting. The Webb Society, along with faculty sponsors Dr. Patricia Richey and Mr. Brett Eckles traveled to Irving for the meeting. The following members participated in the trip: Cheyenne Fink, Ella Frisinger, Itzeel Chaparro, Kylaney Breen, Cody Johnson, Josiah Cordero, Jamarion Lydia, and Collin Small.
The first stop for the group was the Sixth Floor Museum, where students learned about John Kennedy’s assasination. Later that evening, the students enjoyed eating at the nostalgic Magic Time Machine restaurant in Dallas.The second day, students attended the Webb Society Session and presented the report from Jacksonville College. Kim Pena, Director of Educational Services, presented Jacksonville College as the College Chapter of the Year. This award honors the most outstanding chapter from a junior or community college. The Jacksonville College chapter has received this distinction multiple times, underscoring its consistent excellence and the strength of its program and student involvement.
Additionally, faculty member and Webb Society co-sponsor Dr. Patricia Richey was honored at the Fellows and Awards Luncheon as a past recipient of the Mary Jon and J. P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award.
The Barnwell Anderson Chapter also received a travel grant from the Texas Historical Association. They plan to travel to Galveston to visit historic sites and learn about the origin of Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Orders No. 3, effectively proclaiming the freedom of Texas’s 250,000 enslaved people. This act enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, issued over two years prior, and is now commemorated as the federal holiday Juneteenth.
The Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society is an educational program of the Texas State Historical Association that encourages students to discover, research, write, and publish the history of Texas as they find it where they live. Congratulations to these Jacksonville College students and their faculty sponsors! Jacksonville College is a private college located at 105 B.J. Albritton Drive in Jacksonville, Texas. For more information on Jacksonville College, please visit www.jacksonvillecollege.edu.
