CONTACTS: William McWhorter, 512.463.5833, william.mcwhorter@thc.state.tx.us; Donna Dow, Main Street Director, City of Denison ddow@cityofdenison.

com 903-464-4452 Helen Johnson, Grayson County Historical Commission Chair, hduffyjohnson@gmail.com 903-436-8354 DATE: December 7, 2011 TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION OFFERS FREE WORLD WAR II ORAL HISTORY TRAINING DENISON, TexasThe Texas Historical Commission (THC), in conjunction with the Grayson County Historical Commission (CHC) and Denison Main Street Program will co-host a free oral history training workshop and statewide site survey meeting at the Denison Public Library in Denison on Wednesday, December 7, from 9:00noon. The workshop is one of a series taking place across the state, which highlights the real places telling the real stories of Texas involvement in the war effort. Funding for the workshops is provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas and is designed for people to learn how to conduct and record oral histories pertaining to World War II. WHO: THC historian, the Grayson CHC, and the Denison Main Street Program. Public welcomeseating is limited please call 512.463.5833 to pre-register. Free World War II Oral History Training Workshop Wednesday, December 7, from 9:00noon Denison Public Library Meeting Room 300 W. Gandy Denison, Texas

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BACKGROUND: The workshops, titled Here and There: Recollections of Texas in World War II, are part of the THCs Texas in World War II initiative. The program honors and preserves the memories of Texans who served in the armed forces during World War II and the contributions they made to the war effort. Historical markers, a commemorative brochure and a military/home front sites survey are part of this program that enriches lives through history. The Denison workshop will be held on the 70th Anniversary of the United States entry into World War II, in observance of the Battle of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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