Events
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The Architecture of Charles Stevens Dilbeck in Fort Worth
Quirky. Eclectic. Whimsical. Delightful. All of these words have been used to describe the man and the work of Dilbeck who designed some of the region’s most interesting and important homes from the mid 1920s until the late 1960s. The program will explore the architectural legacy of Charles Dilbeck in Fort Worth. This two-part program... Read more »
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“The British and Comanches are Coming! The Problem of English Traders and Indian Diplomacy in Spanish Texas for Support of the American Revolution”
Palko Hall 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesThis talk focuses upon the Spanish imperial project during the late 1770’s in the far northeastern frontier of New Spain (colonial Mexico) that included the province of Texas. With the appearance of English traders along the Gulf Coast of Texas, the Spanish attempted to exert control over Indigenous nations and trade through the establishment of... Read more »
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“Another Year Finds Me in Texas: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens”
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesWhen the Civil War is taught in schools, students learn about its two sides: North and South. But, it was never that simple. This month, Vicki Tongate joins us at the Southwest Branch of the Fort Worth Public Library to discuss her book, Another Year Finds Me in Texas: The Civil War Diary of Lucy... Read more »