Extended Education Course: Fort Worth Parks and Open Spaces
Our annual spring Extended Education course with local historian and Tarrant County Probate Judge Quentin McGown! The class will explore the history and development of Fort Worth's world-class park system as well as citizen efforts to preserve and protect urban greenspaces leading to the City's new Open Space Conservation Program. A two-hour interactive lecture on... Read more »
History’s First Draft: My Life as a Newspaper Photojournalist
Palko Hall 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesWorking as a Star-Telegram photographer for almost forty-two years, Rodger Mallison always put himself on the front line to capture, in a fraction of a second, the significance of an event. Mallison’s work exemplifies the Irving Penn quote that “a good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer... Read more »
Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years, 1923-2023
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesPlanning your summer vacation? Check out one of our state parks! George Bristol will discuss his book, Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years, 1923–2023, which examines the history of one of Texas’s most treasured assets: our state parks. From the legislative establishment of the original Texas State Parks Board to the present, the... Read more »