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About the Leon County
Historical Society
The Leon County Historical Society (LCHS) preserves and interprets historic communities established by Black farmers, builders, community leaders, and veterans in Leon County, Texas spanning the pre–Civil War and post–Civil War eras. Our work is grounded in preservation education, cultural landscape documentation, oral histories, and descendant-centered storytelling.
We protect places and memories that have too often been excluded from traditional preservation systems ensuring they remain visible and protected for future generations.
What We Do
LCHS documents historic sites, cultural landscapes, and community knowledge traditions connected to Black-founded townships across Leon County. Our work includes oral history preservation, preservation planning, education programming, and heritage learning visits that connect land, memory, and historical visibility
Projects & Partnerships
LCHS advances preservation through community-based projects and partnerships that strengthen documentation, education, and long-term stewardship of Leon County’s historic communities established by Black farmers, builders, community leaders, and veterans in Leon County, Texas—spanning the pre–Civil War and post–Civil War eras. We collaborate with descendants, local organizations, preservation specialists, and research institutions to ensure cultural landscapes and oral histories are protected and taught as essential Texas history.
Outsider Preservation Initiative
LCHS is a recipient of the Outsider Preservation Initiative in partnership with the UVA School of Architecture, made possible by the Mellon Foundation. This initiative supports community-centered preservation and documentation of underrepresented histories.
Through this work, LCHS strengthens cultural landscape preservation, oral history documentation, and descendant-centered interpretation connected to Leon County’s Black-founded townships—ensuring these places and stories remain visible, protected, and teachable for future generations.
Key Partners
LCHS collaborates with partners who support preservation, education,
and community documentation, including:
- University of Virginia (Outsider Preservation Initiative)
- The Mellon Foundation
- Young Busby Farms
- Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) (local chapter/partners)
- Leon County Genealogy Society
- Descendant families and community knowledge keepers
- Local churches and community organizations
- Preservation and cultural landscape specialists
Join the Work
LCHS welcomes partnerships, community participation, and story contributions that strengthen preservation and education across Leon County.