How do you envision Texas during the late nineteenth century? Contrary to popular stereotypes, Texas had some of the strictest weapon regulations in the country during the late nineteenth and... Read more »

With over 40 years of experience in landscape architecture, urban planning, and economic development, James Toal shaped much of today’s Fort Worth. Join us as Librarian Linda Barrett reviews his... Read more »

This month author Gary Pinkerton will join us to discuss his book, Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North. The trace initially served as a smugglers’ route in the early 1800s, but it later became an important road for immigration into Texas from Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas. In fact, many well-known historical figures traveled to Texas along this... Read more »