The Collin County Historical Commission (CCHC) is the official local arm of the Texas Historical Commission and receives Collin County funding to serve as the umbrella organization for all historical preservation and education groups within the county. The commission currently has twenty members nominated by the members of the Commissioners Court and representing all four quadrants of Collin County. The commission holds regular meetings on the last Thursday evening of each month, beginning at 6:30 pm.
Commission Members:
-
Paula Ross, Chair
- Mary Kaye Adams, County Cruises
- Candace Fountoulakis, Plano
Joy Gough, Tax Abatement
Linda Hess, Farmersville
- Diann Jones, Anna
Colin Kimball, McKinney
- Jan Samuels, Public Relations
Janet Stovall, Plano
Jan Thatcher, Secretary
Marianne Wells, State Markers, Historic Cemeteries
Nathan White, Vice Chair
Jane Yancey, Plano
Brittany Yurkovitch, Celina
Elden Baker, Anna
Harold Stickler, Plano
Eric Hogue, Treasurer
- Jennifer Rogers (County Liaison)
- Judy Moody, (County Liason)
Committees
CCHC has formed the following committees to conduct its business:
- Awards
- County Markers
- Cruise
- Educational Programs
- Film Preservation
- Finance
- Grants
- Historic Assets Survey
- Historic Cemeteries
- Media
- Preservation Celebration
- Speakers Bureau
- State Markers
- Tax Abatement
- Workshops
