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| Receiving the Ralph Steen Award, l. to r., Victoria Cummins, Scott Sosebee, and Light Cummins |
The East Texas Historical Association met in Galveston from February 21 to 23. I
was gratified to receive the Ralph Steen Award at this meeting. This award is
conferred at the annual spring meeting of the East Texas Historical Association
for outstanding service to historical efforts in East Texas. Victoria
Cummins and I also attended the annual women’s breakfast that takes place at
this meeting. Since the origins of this breakfast
many, many years ago, the main activity has always been an absolutely simple
but most important and elegant occurrence. People talk about their research
and teaching, or museum work, others talk about what is happening in their
towns or about what their personal interests might be if they are a lay
historian. Some folks talk more than others, and often we question each other
and make comments about what is being said. Then, as the meeting winds to a
close, individuals usually seek each other out to have conversations about
their mutual interests. Personally, I have learned so much over the years at
this breakfast for that reason. And, to my personal knowledge, several recent
conference sessions and an historical article, along with some essays in
several books of readings, have come from contacts or information traded at
that breakfast.
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