Your Connection to East Texas History

Conference registration is now open! Click the “Learn More” button below to register!

Reservations at the Fredonia Hotel are now available by calling 936-564-1234 and asking for the "East Texas Historical Association Meeting rate." The rate is $149 a night. Rooms tend to fill up quickly so call today!

The East Texas Historical Association’s 2026 annual fall meeting will be held in Nacogdoches, TX at the Fredonia Hotel from October 8-10, 2026.

Catch a fun and intriguing presentation with Stephen Davis about the Beatles concerts in Houston, TX in 1965. This webinar will take place on Thursday, July 16 at 6:00pm.

Look for the upcoming emails regarding our wonderful presentations coming for the rest of the summer!

Changing the Fate of a City by “Digging:” The Houston Ship Channel (June 30, 2026)

Check out Dr. Scott Sosebee’s weekly ”All Things Historical” column, published in The Daily Sentinel, where he brings his deep knowledge of East Texas’s past to insightful reflections on the region. Each week, he shares the histories that help define East Texas today.

What is there about history that attracts you?

I am attracted to storytelling. I recall a very early interest in local history growing up in the Grapevine area. As I read more and expanded from the local, to the state, to the national, I found that history often surprised me, sometimes disappointed me, but always intrigued me.

Learn more about ETHA, the organization and the people who make it special.

When you join ETHA you become part of an effort to document the many histories of East Texas.

Conferences, special events, and lectures by major speakers educate and connect us with each other.

The East Texas Historical Journal delivers historical research, member books help interpret it.

Do more by becoming a life member, a donor, or by sponsoring an issue of the Journal or a page on the website.

ETHA recognizes excellence in scholarship and education with several awards.