2026-08-04T08:30:44-07:00 2025-12-31 273625988 Goff & Herrington PC 5016 Champions Dr Lufkin TX 75901 990 2025-01-01 301342329 The History Center HIST 9368293543 102 N Temple Dr Diboll TX 75941 Jonathan K Gerland Executive Director 2026-08-04 true Ronnie Herrington CPA P00028527 9366342345 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jonathan K Gerland 102 N Temple Dr Diboll TX 75941 1180681 false X www.thehistorycenteronline.com X 2023 TX THE HISTORY CENTER COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE THE HISTORY OF OUR REGION AND ITS PEOPLE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL USE AND BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. GEOGRAPHICALLY, THIS AREA INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANGELINA AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING EAST TEXAS COUNTIES. THIS REGIONAL DESIGNATION INCLUDES AN INTEREST IN THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE AREA, THE EAST TEXAS LUMBER INDUSTRY, AND THE RECORDS OF REGIONAL FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS. THE HISTORY CENTER IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND INVITES RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS THE GENERALLY CURIOUS TO ENJOY OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE. 9 9 4 2 0 530206 537575 1387 3468 6397 19638 0 537990 560681 0 0 377594 409999 0 0 198807 199022 576401 609021 -38411 -48340 1743494 1690730 4161 13 1739333 1690717 THE HISTORY CENTER COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE THE HISTORY OF OUR REGION AND ITS PEOPLE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL USE AND BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. GEOGRAPHICALLY, THIS AREA INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANGELINA AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING EAST TEXAS COUNTIES. THIS REGIONAL DESIGNATION INCLUDES AN INTEREST IN THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE AREA, THE EAST TEXAS LUMBER INDUSTRY, AND THE RECORDS OF REGIONAL FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS. THE HISTORY CENTER IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND INVITES RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS THE GENERALLY CURIOUS TO ENJOY OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE. false false 354154 Providing Access to Collections and Public Programming:This is the majority of services, but they are dependent upon our first two services. During 2025 we created and featured two major exhibits containing more than 100 photographs and small artifacts each. One exhibit featured the history of a local 19,000 acre forest conservation area and the other featured Angelina County during World War II. Both exhibits drew from our curated and preserved collections of photographs, maps, papers, archives, records, and artifacts from around the world. Many guided tours were given as well as offsite programs presented. We continued to digitize our photographs and manuscripts and offer them for free through our website, which averages about 20,000 page views per month and nearly four million pages of PDF files downloaded annually. Staff made offsite presentations and gave programs (including oral history workshops) and prepared and installed offsite exhibits, serving organizations such as Sarahs Hope, Big Thicket Association, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lufkin Study Club, several garden clubs, civic organizations in Groveton, Trinity, Lacy, and Nigton, the Angelina Arts Alliance, Lufkin Creative, and area forestry organizations. Onsite tours were given to Harris County senior citizen groups, retired teacher associations, public schools from Liberty and Lufkin, home school families and organizations, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department staff, and visiting scholars. Staff also regularly gave interviews and provided photographs to area newspapers and magazine and book authors. We also served about 330 in-person researchers and provided research assistance by email and telephone to some 1,600 additional researchers. Research projects included U. S. Forest Service archaeologists, providing them our land, forest, and railroad records; Angelina County officials in selecting more than 100 historical photographs to decorate county buildings; state and federal agencies concerning reestablishing pre-settlement forests in the Caddo Lake area (especially the Superfund site that was once the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant); Black schools in the area; and assisting several municipal, business, and civic organizations celebrating anniversaries and reunions. We created more than a dozen new finding guides (including arrangement and description), which allow better access to our more than 5,000 cubic feet of records, and we published our annual Pine Bough Magazine, which featured many stories of our region. We also gave tours and published photographs of our award-winning native plant gardens, focusing on the pollinators of our region. 100000 Collections Management and Development: In addition to curating a growing collection of more than 5,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, archives, and papers; more than one million photographs; 100,000 maps; 600 oral history interviews; some 5,000 books; an outdoor steam logging train display; and three acres of landscaped historical native plants, we appraised, assessed, and accessioned 38 new collections of papers and photographs, working closely with the individual and organizational donors. Highlights include a collection of some 6,000 vintage photographs of East Texas logging railroads from the late 19th century through the middle 20th century, another photograph collection of some 7,000 images pertaining to the Southeast Texas rice and East Texas lignite coal mining industries,land management records for cutover pine lands in Trinity County during the 1920s and 1930s as a federal government social experiment, photographic collections of area families, records of community celebrations, and World War II artifacts, including two captured Japanese flags from New Guinea. We also collected oral histories from persons pertaining to the City of Lufkin government, East Texas banking and the beginnings of credit card services, Huntington segregated Black schools, experiences of Black women in Angelina County, Angelina County during World War II, labor and family migration from the Rio Grande Valley to Angelina County during the late 1960s,rice farming, lignite coal mining, and a Black female vocal group known as the Golden Echoes. 100000 Preservation of Collections: We preserved the collections for continued public use now and into the future. We also gave onsite tours and offsite programs concerning proper preservation, care and handling of historical documents, family papers, and photographs, assisting area service clubs, schools, churches, historical and genealogical organizations. Our native landscaping and gardens were also preserved and further developed for the benefit of everyone. 554154 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X Jonathan K Gerland 9368293543 102 N Temple Dr Diboll TX 75941 Jonathan K Gerland Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 117790 0 26499 Ellen Temple Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katherina Crager Vice-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Trey Wilkerson Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pat Aldred Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Annysue Emmons Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wayne Haglund Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Owen Temple Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Webber Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Hernandez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 117790 26499 1 false false false 0 19029 518546 537575 Merchandise Sales 459420 3468 3468 3468 19638 19638 0 0 0 620000 620000 0 0 0 0 0 560681 3468 19638 0 0 0 0 117790 104917 12873 0 191507 182813 8694 30046 26939 3107 46530 41719 4811 24126 21632 2494 0 0 6374 6374 0 0 1165 1165 185 185 0 611 611 14812 14458 354 0 28567 25710 2857 872 872 0 0 0 0 59016 53114 5902 11838 10654 1184 Ground Maintenance 34899 31409 3490 Repairs & Maintenance 17116 15554 1562 Printing and Publications 6848 6848 Supplies 6199 6199 10520 10520 609021 554154 54867 0 43595 34503 623702 639046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2702135 1684954 1076197 1017181 0 0 0 0 0 1743494 1690730 4161 13 4161 13 X 1202394 1439896 536939 250821 1739333 1690717 1743494 1690730 X -48340 -276 X false false false X X 1 City of Diboll 751104344 6 true 0 0 1 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 38545 38545 2322728 1347419 975309 68453 68453 213676 210349 3327 58733 58733 1017181 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o The History Center in Diboll, Texas, maintains a permanent collection of historical treasures related to the East Texas region, with a particular focus on the local lumber industry and the development of Diboll and Angelina County. The collection is comprised of various assets that further the organization's exempt purpose to collect, preserve, and make available the history of the region for educational use. Key collection items include:Archives: Records from local individuals, organizations, and businesses, including the Southern Pine Lumber Company, the Temple Lumber Company, and Lufkin Industries.Photographic Collection: A large collection of over 1,000,000 historic photographs, documenting the area's history.Oral Histories: An extensive and award-winning collection of over 600 oral history interviews that provide insight into the lives and experiences of local residents. Physical Artifacts: Historic artifacts and outdoor exhibits, such as a statically restored 1920 steam locomotive, which help interpret the area's rich history for visitors.Maps and Books: Various books and over 100,000 maps that serve as research material for visitors and staff. The collection directly supports the Center's exempt purpose by preserving a comprehensive record of the region's cultural and natural history. These assets are used for public exhibitions, scholarly research, community education, and preservation for future generations. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. Collections Management and Development:In addition to curating a growing collection of more than 5,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, archives, and papers; more than one million photographs; 100,000 maps; 600 oral history interviews; some 5,000 books; an outdoor steam logging train display; and three acres of landscaped historical native plants, we appraised, assessed, and accessioned 38 new collections of papers and photographs, working closely with the individual and organizational donors. Highlights include a collection of some 6,000 vintage photographs of East Texas logging railroads from the late 19th century through the middle 20th century, another photograph collection of some 7,000 images pertaining to the Southeast Texas rice and East Texas lignite coal mining industries, land management records for cutover pine lands in Trinity County during the 1920s and 1930s as a federal government social experiment, photographic collections of area families, records of community celebrations, and World War II artifacts, including two captured Japanese flags from New Guinea. We also collected oral histories from persons pertaining to the City of Lufkin government, East Texas banking and the beginnings of credit card services, Huntington segregated Black schools, experiences of Black women in Angelina County, Angelina County during World War II, labor and family migration from the Rio Grande Valley to Angelina County during the late 1960s, rice farming, lignite coal mining, and a Black female vocal group known as the Golden Echoes.Preservation of Collections:We preserved the collections for continued public use now and into the future. We also gave onsite tours and offsite programs concerning proper preservation, care and handling of historical documents, family papers, and photographs, assisting area service clubs, schools, churches, historical and genealogical organizations. Our native landscaping and gardens were also preserved and further developed for the benefit of everyone.Providing Access to Collections and Public Programming:This is the majority of services, but they are dependent upon our first two services. During 2025 we created and featured two major exhibits containing more than 100 photographs and small artifacts each. One exhibit featured the history of a local 19,000 acre forest conservation area and the other featured Angelina County during World War II. Both exhibits drew from our curated and preserved collections of photographs, maps, papers, archives, records, and artifacts from around the world. Many guided tours were given as well as offsite programs presented. We continued to digitize our photographs and manuscripts and offer them for free through our website, which averages about 20,000 page views per month and nearly four million pages of PDF files downloaded annually. Staff made offsite presentations and gave programs (including oral history workshops) and prepared and installed offsite exhibits, serving organizations such as Sarahs Hope, Big Thicket Association, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lufkin Study Club, several garden clubs, civic organizations in Groveton, Trinity, Lacy, and Nigton, the Angelina Arts Alliance, Lufkin Creative, and area forestry organizations. Onsite tours were given to Harris County senior citizen groups, retired teacher associations, public schools from Liberty and Lufkin, home school families and organizations, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department staff, and visiting scholars. Staff also regularly gave interviews and provided photographs to area newspapers and magazine and book authors. We also served about 330 in-person researchers and provided research assistance by email and telephone to some 1,600 additional researchers. Research projects included U. S. Forest Service archaeologists, providing them our land, forest, and railroad records; Angelina County officials in selecting more than 100 historical photographs to decorate county buildings; state and federal agencies concerning reestablishing pre-settlement forests in the Caddo Lake area (especially the Superfund site that was once the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant); Black schools in the area; and assisting several municipal, business, and civic organizations celebrating anniversaries and reunions. We created more than a dozen new finding guides (including arrangement and description), which allow better access to our more than 5,000 cubic feet of records, and we published our annual Pine Bough Magazine, which featured many stories of our region. We also gave tours and published photographs of our award-winning native plant gardens, focusing on the pollinators of our region. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director reveiws and approves the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c After disclosure of the conflict of interest, the Board or committee members will discuss the possible conflict of interest and decide if a conflict of interest exists and shall determine by a majority of vote whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Corporation's best interest, for its own benefit, and fair and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Adjustment for 2024 interest = -$276