At the Edge of Space and Time: The Last Kiowa Raid in Tarrant County (Extended Education Course)
Using the last Kiowa Raid as a touchstone, students will be immersed in the lives and history of the Kiowa, learn how they differed from the Comanche, and discover the secret life of a Kiowa captive taken as a baby girl from the family farm on the West Fork of the Trinity River in 1867... Read more »
Trinity River Groove: The Story of the Cowtown Sound
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesWhat’s your favorite? Jazz, western swing, big band, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, all of the above? Gene Fowler and William Williams explore the contributions of musicians in these genres and more in their story of music in Fort Worth and Dallas from the 19th century to the 1960s. This program, drawn from their book, Metro... Read more »
Fort Worth Horror: The Great South Side Fire of 1909
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesMany of the great cities of the world, including Rome, London, Lisbon, Chicago, and San Francisco, have endured devastating peacetime fires. Fort Worth joined that tragic company on April 3, 1909, when two boys experimenting with cigarettes on a windy spring day led to a barn catching fire. By the time the conflagration was under... Read more »