STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 The Texas Folklore Society, a partner of Tarleton State University, will present a virtual workshop introducing the William G. Pomeroy Foundation\u2019s Legends and Lore Marker Grant Program, which helps communities across the country share local stories, customs and traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hour-long Zoom workshop begins at noon Tuesday, Aug. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facilitators include TFS Executive Director Kristina Downs and Emma MacDowell, historian and engagement associate with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. The two will provide an in-depth look into the Legends and Lore program, why it matters and how fully-funded roadside markers can amplify awareness about a community\u2019s unique cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether the subject is a folktale, a local legend or a long-standing community tradition, this session will explain the process of preparing and submitting a strong marker grant application. A Q&A will follow to answer questions and provide a road map to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To register, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Texas Folklore Society was founded in 1909 and is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing the practices and customs of the people of Texas and the Southwest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 The Texas Folklore Society, a partner of Tarleton State University, will present a virtual workshop introducing the William G. Pomeroy Foundation\u2019s Legends and Lore Marker Grant Program, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":52810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":424,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,425],"tags":[442],"class_list":["post-53503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-events","category-campus-community","tag-community-events"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Texas-Folklore-Society-1-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Arts & Events<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Arts & Events<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Community Events<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Community Events<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 9 months ago","modified":"Updated 8 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 29, 2025","modified":"Updated on August 12, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 29, 2025 8:00 am","modified":"Updated on August 12, 2025 3:07 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53503"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53527,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503\/revisions\/53527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}