Background
Crain, John Walter was born on July 11, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Son of John Clyde and Roma (McDowell) Crain.
Crain, John Walter was born on July 11, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Son of John Clyde and Roma (McDowell) Crain.
Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1966. Master of Arts, Southwest Texas State University, 1970. Certified arts administration, Harvard University, 1975.
Certified museum management, University California-Berkeley, 1979.
Director, Star of the Republic Museum, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, 1971-1976; director, Dallas History Society, 1976-1990; chairman, Dallas County History Commission, 1993-1995. Board directors Dallas County History Foundation. Consultant in field, since 1971.
Executive director Summerlee Commission on Texas History, 1990-1991. Vice president, board directors program History Summerlee Foundation, Texas, since 1990, president, since 2004. Board directors Dallas County History Foundation, Friends of Governor's Mansion.
Member advisory board Clements Center, Southern Methodist University, president Friends of Governors Mansion. Member Texas State History Association (honorary, council 1994, executive committee, president), Conference of Southwest Foundations (board directors), Texas Map Society (board directors, president), Philosophical Society Texas.
Married Mary Hemingway, August 18, 1973. Children: John Matthew, Sarah Hemingway, Margaret Aileen.