The mission of the Lamar County Historical Commission is to preserve the history of Lamar County by promoting the identification, documentation, registration, protection, and support of the county's historic and/or architecturally significant resources.
History of LCHC
The first meeting of the Lamar County Historical Survey Committee was held on January 18, 1963, the day proclaimed by Governor John Connally to be Texas Historical Preservation Day. County Judge Lester Crutchfield appointed the local board with Judge T.L. Beauchamp as chairman. Dr. William Hayden became chairman on June 16, 1964. The committee was charged with implementation of the Lamar County RAMPS (Recordation, Appreciation, Marking, Preservation and Surveys of Texas ) history program that was spearheaded by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. The overall objective of the local committee was the development of Lamar County's history as a tourist attraction and for the preserving of the county's history. The LCHSC arranged for the official medallions and plaques that marked historic structures. The first to receive one in Lamar County was the Maxey House. Second was the Lightfoot home, and the third was the original hewed log dwelling in Biardstown. The first commemorative marker arranged by the committee recognized Paris' first survey site. It was dedicated on March 11, 1966, the same day a Texas Historical Marker for Lamar County confederates was placed on the courthouse grounds. In 1966 the committee sponsored the formation of the Lamar County Historical Society. The Historical Survey Committee's name was changed to the Lamar County Historical Commission in 1973.
The Historical Commission meets on the second Thursday of the second month of each quarter.
