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:
Who we are:
Paula Ross, Chair
Jane Yancey
Jan Samuels
Alfred Arias
Becky Airhart-Smith
Catherine Casavant
Justin Simmons
Joy Gough
Mary Kaye Adams
Chris Kupa-Downs
Lolisa Laenger
Diane Miller
Kim Peat
Janice Quick
Paula Ross
Marianne Wells
Linda Hess
Diann Jones
Jan Thatcher
Jennifer Rogers (County liaison)
Committees
CCHC has formed the following committees to conduct its business:
- Abandoned Cemeteries
- Awards
- County Markers
- Cruise
- Educational Programs
- Film Perservation
- Finance
- Grants
- Historic Assets Survey
- Media
- Perservation Celebration
- Speakers Bureau
- State Markers
- Tax Abatement
- Workshops
