A Vision for the 21st Century (overview

A Vision for the 21st Century

A Vision for the 21st Century is a roadmap to achieving exciting new goals. The plan will enable The Daughters of The Republic of Texas to create the Republic of Texas History Complex, and:

 Consolidate the association’s business operations - and the

Republic of Texas Museum - into one central location in a more appropriate, historic setting in downtown Austin;

 Provide more extensive and higher quality experiences for children and visitors of all ages seeking to learn about the fascinating history of Texas;

 Provide more space for educational conferences, nonprofit gatherings, social events and other public service activities;

 Enhance income opportunities so that we may expand our future educational offerings, for the benefit of future generations;

 Provide a more modern, state-of-the-art research facility for those seeking information about the history of Texas and that of their own families; and

 Increase our role in the economic development of Austin and Central Texas by attracting greater numbers of visitors to the new Republic of Texas History Complex throughout the year.

A Vision for the 21st Century will guide our work for the next five years. It will be reviewed and finetuned annually to ensure its timeliness. A Vision for the 21st Century has a fundraising goal of $9,500,000. Of this amount, $1,000,000 will be provided by the eventual sale of our North Austin building, and charitable donations already committed. This leaves $8,500,000 remaining to secure.

A Vision for the 21st Century was created by the following members of The Daughters of The Republic of Texas, working from the headquarters office in Austin:

Nancy M. Shurtleff

Chair

Cynthia L. Anderson - John Ellen Becker - Betty S. Bird Patricia E. Horridge - Gayla H. Lawson

Vision Team

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