MACRI Talk: Summer Road Trip - Endangered Mexican American Historic Sites in Texas

Join us for a virtual journey across Texas to learn the stories behind historic sites on the 2024 Preservation Texas "Most Endangered Places" list that have connections to Mexican American history.  Our guide is Jesús Najar, Architectural Programs Manager at Preservation Texas.

This virtual MACRI Talk will take place on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 6 PM Central. Our FREE virtual event will stream live on Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI. RSVP to receive a reminder for the talk.

 About Preservation Texas & the Annual Most Endangered Places List 

Preservation Texas is a nonprofit organization that empowers Texans to preserve their cultural heritage, and stewards significant buildings, collections, and cultural landscapes to ensure their permanent protection.  The annual Most Endangered Places (MEP) list is a signature program of Preservation Texas, which has spotlighted imperiled historic places across Texas since 2004. The MEP list is designed to draw statewide attention to Endangered Places so that local advocates can build momentum toward their protection. Preservation Texas can also provide technical assistance and letters of support for sites that have been included on the list.  Every year, Preservation Texas invites its members to nominate historic places that are important to them and that are threatened by neglect, impending demolition, inappropriate alteration, or a radical loss of context. The final list is approved by Preservation Texas' volunteer Board of Directors. 

About Our Guest

Jesús Najar is Preservation Texas’s Architectural Programs Manager and also serves as the Central Texas Program Officer. Jesús has over fifteen years of local, national, and international experience managing preservation programs in the private, government, and non-profit sectors. He has previously served as South Texas Field Officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Project Manager for the Texas Historical Commission’s Historic Sites Division, and most recently, as Project Manager at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Based in San Marcos, Jesús serves as a first point of contact for members and stakeholders in the Central Texas region, and importantly, he oversees all aspects of the rehabilitation and restoration of Preservation Texas properties statewide.

MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! Gracias!

Views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI, its staff, or funders.