“Aztec Pottery Reported Missing”: The 2001 Antiquities Heist at TCU

Palko Hall 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Did you know that TCU houses over one hundred pre-Columbian artifacts? And that a former university employee stole over 100 of them? Join us as Dr. Alex Hidalgo and students from his graduate-level class provide the in-depth story of the theft, including which artifacts were never recovered and what could have happened to them. They... Read more »

Eating Up Route 66: Foodways on America’s Mother Road

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

US Route 66, called “America’s Mother Road” by John Steinbeck, carried countless travelers from Chicago to Los Angeles, through its midway point in Texas, during its fifty-year history. Join us... Read more »