Events
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Food as Cultural Identity: European, African and Indigenous Foods and Crops in America
Register today to join us for our first VIRTUAL Community History Workshop program on ZOOM: Food as Cultural Identity: European, African, and Indigenous Foods and Crops in America with Dr.... Read more »
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Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHave you ever wanted to know more about the man behind the museum? Join us for a virtual presentation on Amon G. Carter by Brian Cervantez, who recently published the very first scholarly biography of the Fort Worth giant. After growing up in a one-room log cabin, Carter rose to become a philanthropist and enthusiastic... Read more »
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The Deadly Weapon Laws of Texas
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHow 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 early twentieth centuries. During this period, Texas enacted a series of regulations commonly referred to as deadly weapon laws. These laws prohibited the carrying in... Read more »