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Memorial Board
of Directors.
The American Association for grew up in College Station. Five
State and Local History has years ago, Boykin returned to the
announced that Anne Boykin and city and soon began volunteering
the city of College Station are the for Project HOLD. After a few
recipients of an Award of Merit from months, a position became avail-
the group's Leadership in History able, Boykin was hired and the rest
Awards for Project HOLD and is College Station history.
Heritage Programs. Since then, she has taken Project
Project HOLD (Historic Online HOLD to a new level of preserva-
Library Database), is used to tion. Boykin also serves on the
archive the history of College Brazos County Historical
Station and the Brazos Valley. It is Commission, the Brazos Valley
available at http://HOLD.cstx.gov. Veterans Memorial Board and the
Project HOLD has previously Museum of the American G.I.
received two Awards of Excellence Board.
in Preserving History from the The Heritage Programs office is
Texas Historic Commission, in in the College Station Conference
2005 and 2007. Center, at 1300 George Bush Drive
College Station's Heritage in College Station. Heritage
Programs include the Historic Programs is in the Department of
Preservation Committee, Exploring Parks and Recreation.
History Lunch Lecture Series, The Leadership in History
Historic Marker Program and Oral Awards, now in its 64th year, is the
History Program. most prestigious recognition for
"This is our first national award achievement in the preservation
and one_ that truly recognizes the and interpretation of state and local
dedication and perseverance of our history. Awards for 2009 represent
city and community in preserving 59 organizations and individuals
our local history," said Boykin, who from across the United States.