Tours, Time Capsule, and Exhibits inside newly restored Live Oak County Courthouse. Classic Car Show and more outside are just part of the celebration. December 4, 2021, a grand celebration for all. Live Oak County Flag Design Contest and application included on this website! Just click on Live Oak County Courthouse Centennial for information. You could leave a legacy and win the honor for designing this flag of historical import.

Limited Edition Live Oak County Centennial Memorial Ornament Now Available. 

Honorable Jim Huff, County Judge for Live Oak County, Announces: Texas Historical Commission approves Live Oak County Recorded Texas Historic Landmark! Narrative at Live Oak County Courthouse Registered Texas Historic Landmark (1920-2020). Photo courtesy Richard Hudson.

The first meeting of the 2021-2022 biennium met January 15, 2021 at 5:30 PM at the Buck West House in George West, Texas. Appointee applications for the new biennium were approved by County Judge, Jim Huff, and the Commissioners' Court at their last meeting on December 31, 2020. At that time the Court appointed Mary Margaret Campbell Chair for the 2021-2022 biennium. Campbell chose Richard Hudson to continue as Marker Chair for the new biennium. LOCHC elected officers and committee chairs to serve 2021-2022 at the January 2021 meeting. See below.

The Live Oak County Historical Commission (LOCHC) exists to preserve the rich heritage and cultures of Live Oak County and its part in historic preservation not only at home, but in the state of Texas and our nation. The Commission develops local programs and cooperates with other community organizations to encourage understanding and appreciation of Live Oak County's historical significance. Appointees apply and are approved by the Live Oak County Commissioners' Court. Meetings are held quarterly on the third Monday unless announced otherwise above. The public is invited. Each meeting begins at 5:30 PM and ends sometime soon after 7:00 PM.

In 2010 with the appointment of a Marker Chair, Richard Hudson, the LOCHC began efforts to revitalize the organization which had become dormant. By the end of that year, Judge Huff and the Commissioner's Court appointed Sue Dennistion (2010-2012) along with ten new appointees. First efforts were directed toward honoring historical persons, buildings, and events that deserved Texas Historic Markers which tell their stories for perpetuity.

Since 2010, the organiztion matured and meets quarterly. Successive appointed LOCHC Chairs are: Leslie Walkter (2013-2015), Ross Harris (2016-2019) and Mary Margaret Campbell (2020-present). Each Chair has requested THC appointment of Hudson as the continuing LOCHC Marker Chair. Officers are duly elected at each biennium by the appointees for that 2-year period beginning with even years.

Appointees have voting privileges and are required to attend at least 3 meeting each year. The revitalized LOCHC planted fifteen additional markers, one more (Victorio Chapa and Priscilliano Chapa - 2019) awaits shipment from the foundry. Two more (Live Oak County Courthouse and George West Historic Texas Cemetery - 2020) approved by the THC Board await final text authorization by THC. Yet another approved by the 2021 THC Staff awaits approval from THC Board, fiinal text and title approval, before foundry service. This will bring the total LOCHC Texas Historical Markers to 42.  Still others are in queue for the next few succeeding years .

The narratives for all Texas Historical Markers approved by the THC Board since 2012 can be found on this website under Texas Historic Markers. Unfortunately, previous marker narrative histories had not been passed down through the years. THC has now provided these histories to the webmaster, and this website is providing them as time allows since most of those are either written by hand or old typewriters which do not reproduce readable form.

Archeology, Cemetery, Education, Oral History, Publicity, and Website chairs have active committees and continue historical recognition in numerous county and state events. These include: appropriate relocation of Patrick Allen Randel (Narcotic Agent felled in 1974) monument, Wreaths Across Amerca, Historic Texas Cemetery Designation, reconstructing Geronimo Memorial Site, Chisholm Trail Celebration, Visit to J. Frank Dobie original ranch, and numerous others.

The THC requests each biennium appointment be finalized in the early months of a new biennium. Applications have now been received for the  2023-2024 biennium. Please consider obtaining an application from Judge Jim Huff's office in the courthouse on Houston Street in George West, Texas when open application period is announced by the Court in late 2024.  

2021-2022 Officers and Committee Chairpersons 

Mary Margaret Dougherty Campbell: LOCHC Chair

Rodney Nance, Vice-Chair

Glynis Strause: Secretary, Oral History Chair

Leslie Walker: Treasurer

Richard "Hud" Hudson: Marker Chair, Publicity Chair 

Jim Warren: Archaeology Chair (Emeritus)

Bernard Lemley: Cemetery Chair

Nancy Coquat: Education Chair

Charlotte Schroeder: Hospitality Chair

Janis Hudson: Webmaster (Associate)

New 2021-2022 Appointees (includes above w voting privileges)

Charles "Chuck" Campbell

Bernadette Cordona Gibson

Ross Harris

Drusanne Hunter

Bernard Lemley

Robin Dawson McKinney

Charles (Gipper) Nelson

Cindi Robinson

Peggy Skoruppa

Associate Appointees (Attendance and comments welcome but not required-no voting privilege)

Emeritus Appointees

Virginia Horton

Betty Lyne

Sue Nance

Jim Warren