2026 NORTHEAST TEXAS HERITAGE DINNER
Featuring Texas State Historian Richard B. McCaslin, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 6:00–8:30 p.m.
The Rose Room at Willow Brook Country Club
3205 West Erwin Street, Tyler
Hosted by Britt and Zach Sabota & Toni and Roy Clay
Join fellow Tyler-area preservation advocates and history enthusiasts for an evening of dinner, drinks, and conversation! Learn more about Preservation Texas’s Northeast Texas programs, and enjoy a special presentation by historian Richard B. McCaslin on Black Gold: East Texas Oil History from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7:30 p.m.
Kindly RSVP by September 25 using the link below, or by calling the Preservation Texas office at 512-667-6500. There is no cost to attend this event.
The following books by Dr. McCaslin will be available for purchase at the event and may be ordered in advance when you RSVP online using the link above.
Black Gold in Texas
$29.95
This volume includes seventeen selections on oil and gas history from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, the oldest continuously published academic journal in the United States, providing a broad perspective on the evolution and impact of oil and gas in Texas.
Texas Cotton and Confederate Finance
$34.95
Examines how the Confederacy used Texas cotton to sustain its military operations in the Trans-Mississippi during the Civil War, tracing the evolution of the Cotton Bureau and other agencies responsible for moving cotton and securing military supplies. The book reveals a complex story of both remarkable successes and missed opportunities, with inefficiency and internal conflict proving greater obstacles than the corruption and fraud often alleged after the war.