• How Bridges Shaped Fort Worth History

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    How many times a day do you cross the Trinity River? Aren't you glad you don't have to cross by ferry or ford? Let local historian, photographer, and librarian Rene Gomez explain how the first bridges in the area were financed and built across the river. In addition to improving the quality of life for... Read more »

  • Lost, Texas: Photographs of Forgotten Buildings

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    For Bronson Dorsey, Lost, Texas represents the forgotten architectural “reminders of the state’s history, its economic booms and busts, and the hopes and dreams of the people who settled this land.”  Join us as he tells the story behind his quest to locate and document structures that fit his description before they disappear forever.  Through... Read more »

  • I. M. Terrell: How a Handful of Graduates from One Black High School Changed Music History

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    In commemoration of Black History Month, don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the outstanding musical legacy of Fort Worth’s I. M. Terrell High School. Now an academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts education, I. M Terrell opened in 1882 as the city's first black school during the era of formal racial segregation. Under the... Read more »