Background
Bennett, Valerie Welch was born on November 12, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John and Dorothy (Newell) Welch.
Bennett, Valerie Welch was born on November 12, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John and Dorothy (Newell) Welch.
Bachelor in Applied Design and Visual Art, University Houston, 1989. Student Winedale Museum Seminar, University Texas History Commission, 1990.
Registrar archives The Battleship Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, LaPorte, Texas, 1987-1989. Curator O. Henry Museum, City of Austin, since 1989. Committee member Sixth St. Restoration, Austin, 1991-1993.
Speaker Texas History Communications Preservation, Austin, 1993.
Judge for Texas Junior Historians, Texas State History Association, Austin, 1992, 93, Violet Crown Book Award-Austin Writers League, 1994. Member American Association of University Women, American Association State and Local History, Texas Association Museum (Wilder Graphic Design award 1993, 94), National Trust for History Preservation, Freedoms Foundation (president 1994-1996), Philanthropic and Educational Organization Philanthropic Education Organization.
Married Barry Lee Bennett, March 24, 1990. Children: Meredith, Laurel.