Texas Historical Foundation Partners with CNC

Texas 　Historical 　Foundation 　Partners 　with 　Cibolo 　Nature 　Center 　To 　Move 　Preservation 　of 　Herff 　Farm 　Homestead 　Forward.　

• Funds 　received 　from 　the 　Texas 　Historical 　Foundation's 　Jeanne 　R. 　Blocker 　Endowment 　in 　August 　2010 　will 　help 　the 　Cibolo 　Nature 　Center 　stabilize 　the 　Herff 　Farm 　Homestead. 　　Specifically, 　the 　THF 　funds 　will 　be 　applied 　to 　the 　repair 　of 　the 　stone 　walls 　at 　the 　1880's 　farmhouse. 　Once 　that 　is 　complete, 　the 　farmhouse 　will 　be 　used 　in 　the 　Cibolo 　Nature 　Center's 　educational 　programs. 　Because 　small 　communities 　often 　have 　limited 　resources, 　THF's 　Blocker 　Endowment 　is 　specifically 　aimed 　at 　assisting 　with 　projects 　in 　rural 　areas 　of 　Texas, 　with 　a 　population 　of 　30,000 　or 　less.
• According 　to 　Tom 　Doell, 　of 　Dallas, 　THF 　president, 　the 　grant 　request 　from 　the 　Cibolo 　Nature 　Center 　is 　the 　kind 　of 　proposal 　in 　which 　the 　Foundation 　has 　particular 　interest. 　"The 　Foundation 　board 　could 　clearly 　see 　the 　hard 　work 　that 　this 　group 　of 　preservationists 　was 　putting 　into 　the 　project. 　THF 　always 　looks 　for 　community 　support 　in 　the 　projects 　it 　endorses, 　and 　we 　were 　pleased 　to 　see 　that 　the 　San 　Antonio 　Conservation 　Society, 　Preservation 　Texas, 　and 　the 　National 　Trust 　for 　Historic 　Preservation 　were 　involved 　with 　saving 　the 　Herff 　Farmstead." 　He 　continued, 　"THF 　was 　pleased 　to 　become 　a 　partner 　in 　the 　effort 　to 　save 　this 　valuable 　piece 　of 　our 　state's 　past."
• Since 　1954, 　the 　Texas 　Historical 　Foundation 　has 　funded 　preservation 　and 　education 　projects 　around 　the 　state 　and 　helps 　promote 　the 　cultural legacy 　of 　Texas. 　In 　the 　past 　12 　months, 　21 　grants 　totaling 　more 　than 　$72,500 　were 　given 　to 　organizations 　across 　Texas.   The 　Texas 　Historical 　Foundation 　is 　one 　of 　the 　only 　groups 　in 　the 　state 　that 　carries 　out 　its 　mission 　without 　taking 　state 　or 　federal 　funds. 　The 　organization 　relies 　entirely 　on 　donations, 　memberships, 　and 　contributions 　to 　fund 　its 　preservation 　endowments. 　　
• The 　Foundation 　invites 　members 　of 　the 　Cibolo 　Nature 　Center 　to 　join 　as 　THF 　members 　and 　help 　support 　important 　preservation 　projets, 　like 　the 　Herff 　Farmstead 　renovation. 　Memberships 　start 　as 　low 　as 　$35, 　and 　all 　members 　receive 　the 　award‐winning 　quarterly 　HERITAGE 　magazine, 　which 　covers 　topics 　relating 　to 　Texas 　history, 　preservation, 　archeology, 　and 　architecture. 　Please visit 　the 　THF 　website 　at 　www.texashistoricalfoundation.org 　to 　submit 　a 　membership 　online.