Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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DOCUMENTARIES Documentaries are traditional and effective productions that combine oral history with video and imagery to show in a museum exhibit or broadcast. Local preservation partners among other interested parties have covered a wide variety of topics on San Marcos and Hays County. HASM MEMORIES OF THE SQUARE, NOT DATED The HASM Oral History Committee produced a documentary featuring narrators Shirley Rogers, Bill Pennington, Nicci Harrison, Beth Morrisset, Charles Waldrip, H.C. Kyle III, Joel Cliett, Ross King, Jane Latham, Terry Serur, John Serur, Nova Festervan and Lee Festervan sharing their memories of Courthouse Square and the downtown businesses that have come and gone over the years. HCHC HCHC began producing short documentaries in 2008. Including interviews with county residents and other local sources, Richard Kidd directed most, and Kate Johnson produced. Physical copies can be purchased at the Kyle Railroad Depot, and digital copies may be viewed on the HCHC website or YouTube. HAYS COUNTY IN WORLD WAR II, 2024 The HCHC published the documentary "Hays County in World War II" on YouTube in 2024. The documentary uses interviews with Hays County World War II veterans and discusses the San Marcos Army Airfield, present-day San Marcos Airport and Gary Jobs Corps Center. A ROAD REMEMBERED, 2024 The HCHC documentary "A Road Remembered," published on YouTube in 2024, was created in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and tells the history of the Camino Real de los Tejas, a historic trail that linked Mexico City to present-day Texas and Louisiana. The Camino Real de los Tejas was the central route for the Spanish colonization of Texas and is a designated NHT. OTHERS PROFILE OF A BOOM TOWN: SAN MARCOS IN THE '70S, 1972 Produced by the KTBC News Department, this special looks at the City's rapid growth. Speaking City leaders, reporter David Jarrott explores some of the reasons behind the growth from business opportunities to higher education to urban renewal projects. Covers certain 'growing pains,' including community resistance to change. While it mentions discrimination against Mexican Americans as a possible factor, the special places more focus on the generation gap, fielding concerns about transient, young voters. THE RIVER OF INNOCENCE: THE STORY OF THE SAN MARCOS RIVER, 1983 Ron Coley directed a documentary presented by KHUT about The San Marcos River and its importance to the Central Texas Region. YAKONA, 2014 Created by Paul Collins and Anlo Sepulveda, Yakona is an award -winning documentary that tells the story of the San Marcos River from the river's own perspective. Using powerful imagery rather than narration, the film captures the river's role as a sacred place for Indigenous peoples, a source of life and recreation, and a witness to cultural change. THE LAYERED HISTORIES OF SAN MARCOS' TOWN SQUARE, 2015 With support from THC, a narrated slideshow presents an introduction to the cultural history of San Marcos'town square. Produced for the heritage travel app, Texas Time Travel Tours, the program is also on the THC YouTube site. 86 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026)