The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society

The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society is a Texas non-profit corporation founded to research, promote and preserve the rich aeronautical heritage of Houston and Southeast Texas. A diverse group of aviation, architecture and history enthusiasts founded the Society in 1998. The Society includes persons from all walks of life, including students and retirees, architects and attorneys, educators and engineers, community leaders and commercial pilots.

The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society is recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service. The Society is funded through private and public grants, corporate and personal contributions and net proceeds from revenue generating endeavors such as Museum Memberships and Gift Shop sales.

The central mission for the Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society is its 1940 Air Terminal Museum Project. The Society is restoring the long-vacant Houston Municipal Airport Terminal for the City of Houston. As restoration is completed in phases, the Society will outfit and operate the 1940 Air Terminal as an interactive museum showcasing the role and importance of civil aviation in the Houston area since the dawn of manned flight.


Officers and directors


A.J. High
Chairman of the Board / Director
Continental Airlines (ret.)
Texas International /
Trans-Texas Airways
John Graves
President
Graves & Co.
Harper Trammell
Vice Chairman / Director
Andrews Capital Management
Bernard Morris
Vice president / Director
Air France
Oscar Nipper
Director
The Law Firm of Oscar Nipper
Marjorie Evans
Director
Universal Weather & Aviation
Amy Rogers
Secretary / Treasurer

Major Benefactors


The Houston Endowment Paul F. Barnhart, Sr. The Brown Foundation
Cultural Arts Council of Houston & Harris County Jay & Charlotte Tribble The Fondren Foundation
Jeffrey Weiss The Trammell Foundation Sterling Bank
Gulfway Hobby Airport Rotary Club Ella F. Fondren 1982 Trust The Strake Foundation
Continental Airlines Southwest Airlines National Trust for Historic Preservation
Texas Preservation Trust Tribble & Stephens Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.
Harper & Kelly Trammell Sterling Bank The Strake Foundation
Elkins Foundation Herzstein Foundation J. Randall Holstead
Competition Roofing, Inc. The Glasscock Foundation  
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation