Lamar University History Department

Lamar will be closed beginning tomorrow at 12:00 through Thursday due to anticipated inclement weather. Be safe out there!

Due to the predicted weather conditions, campus will be closed beginning at 12:00pm on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 through Thursday, June 18, 2026. This closure includes all in-person, hybrid, and online classes.

In the event that an additional change to normal operations becomes necessary, notifications will be sent through your LU email, lamar.edu/alerts, Lamar University’s social media sites and an automated phone call will be placed to the number listed in your Self-Service Banner account. Please monitor these communications methods for official updates.

Congratulations, President Taylor!

Dr. David Robles began his summer researching his next book project. He traveled to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the Museum of South Texas History, and the Hidalgo County Courthouse. We are excited to see his next project!

It is with great sadness that the LU History Department announces the passing of Professor Emeritus Dr. Mary Scheer. In 2002, Dr. Scheer joined the history faculty at Lamar University. She served as chair of the History Department from 2011 until her retirement in 2019. During her career at Lamar, Dr. Scheer was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Potsdam in Germany (2004), and in 2016, she founded the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast, serving as its first director until her retirement. She authored The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy (2004), co-edited Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History (2008), and edited Women and the Texas Revolution (2012).

Look who made the LU News! Our own Dr. Jeff Forret!

For Jeff Forret, the archive holds stories stranger than fiction For Jeff Forret, the archive holds stories stranger than fiction

Join the Tyrrell Historical Library this Thursday @ 4:30pm for the Vietnam Veterans of America Collection Exhibit opening. The library is located at 695 Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont.

Last month, graduate students Elianna Auer and Jasmine Garcia, and LU History alum, Aniya Wheeler, traveled to Oregon for some rest, relaxation, and fun. We love seeing our students out and about, having a great time!

Historic Sacred Spaces celebrated and honored the LU History Club for their participation and hard work volunteering to help with the cleanup, inventory, and preservation at the Pear Orchard Cemeteries. Way to go, LU History Club! And thank you to the awesome HSS team for all the preservation work you are doing in the community!

Congratulations to the LU History Club's incoming officers for the 2026-2027 academic year. Thanks for all of your hard work, and much appreciation to the club's faculty advisors!

Lamar History Department Instructor George Cooper will be chairing the Eleventh Annual New Deal Symposium on June 20 on the campus of Prairie View A&M University. In addition, there will be a Juneteenth celebration with the Wyatt Chapel Society of Prairie View. If anyone is interested, admission is free, and food will be provided for anyone who registers online.
https://etha.wildapricot.org/event-6645113