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 May Meeting Notice

The PTGAH will be touring The Museum of Printing History!  The museum was founded in 1979 by Raoul Beasley, Vernon P. Hearn, Don Piercy, and J. V. Burnham, four printers with passions for preserving their vast collections and sharing them with the community.  It was chartered in 1981 and had its official opening in 1982 with Dr. Hans Halaby, Director of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany, cutting the ribbon.

The mission of the Museum is to promote, preserve, and share the knowledge of printed communication and art as the greatest contributors to the development of the civilized world and the continuing advancement of freedom and literacy.

Through permanent exhibits, the Museum of Printing History narrates the story of written communication and the ways in which the technologies of printing have transformed our lives. The galleries trace significant developments from ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets, to the Chinese invention of movable type, to Johann Gutenberg's printing press. American history is dramatized through newspaper accounts of major events from the American Revolution to the Civil War; Texas history is told through the life of the state's first printer, with a press he owned and a display of the documents and newspapers he printed. The Hearst Newspaper Gallery demonstrates the emergence of modern printing, and the exhibit of historic newspapers documents pivotal moments in recent history.

See you there

The Professional Tour Guide Association of Houston was founded in 1999 to increase the level of professionalism in the Houston area tourism industry through continuing education of its members.  The PTGAH’s mission includes the establishment of a professional standard against which all individuals and organizations involved in the tourism industry can be measured.

The PTGAH has an extensive Certification program designed to assure that all its Certified members display a dedication to information accuracy, professionalism and a commitment to a high standard of proficiency in their craft.

Our Mission

To increase the level of professionalism through continuing education of its members.

To establish a professional standard by which all individuals and organizations involved in the tourism industry can be measured.

To promote dedication, information accuracy, professionalism and commitment as the hallmarks of an Association member.

To raise public and private awareness of the tour guide profession.

To address issues regarding the tourism industry with appropriate groups

Association Profile

The PTGAH is a volunteer organization with four membership categories:  Certified Member, Associate Member, Corporate Member,  and Honorary Member.  The PTGAH is governed by a board of directors elected from among the membership with  an Executive Committee providing leadership and handling the routine business of the Association.  Meetings are held monthly at various sites of interest throughout the Greater Houston area.