The Georgiana and Max Lale Lecture series is in honor of two giants of Texas history. Each year at the fall conference, ETHA has a notable speaker. Click here for more information about the Lales.

2022
Rebecca Sharpless

2021
Three State Historians: Bill O’Neal, Light Cummins, Monte L. Monroe

2020
(No meeting)

2019

Joan C. Browning, writer and civil rights activist

2018

H.W. Brands, historian and author

2016

Carlos H. Cascos, Texas Secretary of State

2015
Dr. Robert Krueger, Former U.S. Representative, Senator, and Ambassador

2014
Paul H. Carlson, Professor of History, Emeritus, Texas Tech University

2013
Dr. Quintard Taylor of the University of Washington

2012
Mayor Annise D. Parker, City of Houston

2011

Paul Burka, Senior Executive Editor, Texas Monthly

2010

Kenneth Brown, Professor of Archaeology, Univ of Houston

2009

Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, author