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SUMMARY:S1\, E2: One History\, Many Voices. A Sit Down with Fort Worth Mayor\, Mattie Parker
DESCRIPTION:The second episode of the One History\, Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles Podcast releases on September 19th! In this episode\, we sit down with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker for a discussion about her vision and future for the city. To listen and catch up on the first episode\, hit this link!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/s1-e2-one-history-many-voices-a-sit-down-with-fort-worth-mayor-mattie-parker/
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SUMMARY:Dandy Don Meredith: The First Dallas Cowboy
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember “Dandy Don” Meredith? We do! So does newspaper columnist Dave Lieber\, who has written the first comprehensive biography of this legendary quarterback and broadcaster\, capturing the vibrant life of a man who helped shape the Dallas Cowboys’ identity. From his small-town roots in Mount Vernon\, Texas\, to his charismatic presence on the field and in the broadcast booth alongside Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football\, Meredith’s story is one of talent\, humor\, and trailblazing spirit. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Lieber share more about Meredith’s enduring legacy as a beloved icon whose influence extended far beyond the world of football. Following the talk\, books will be available for purchase\, and Dave will be happy to sign them. \nAuthor Dave Lieber has worked as a national award-winning Texas newspaper columnist for more than 30 years\, first at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and then at The Dallas Morning News\, where he writes the widely read “Watchdog” column. Beyond his impactful journalism\, Lieber is a distinguished playwright\, credited with two highly successful productions\, including “Amon! The Ultimate Texan.” Additionally\, he is recognized as a certified professional speaker with expertise in leveraging the power of storytelling within the business realm. Dandy Don Meredith – The First Dallas Cowboy is his 10th book.
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/dandy-don-meredith-the-first-dallas-cowboy/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Get to Know the Fort Worth Preservation Program
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that there are fourteen designated historic districts in the City of Fort Worth? Lorelei Willett\, Historic Preservation Officer\, will join us this month in recognition of National Historic Preservation Month to tell us about those districts and much more. She will give an overview of her department and the tools that are available to preservationists. If you have a preservation project in mind\, know of a property or district in need of a designation\, or are just curious about what the city can do to help protect our historic buildings and neighborhoods\, then don’t miss this chance to learn from the expert. \nLorelei Willett is the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Fort Worth and has over 10 years of experience in preservation planning and education. She has worked at the state and local level to increase capacity for and support community preservation efforts and currently oversees the city’s preservation program. She also serves as the President of the Texas Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology and is passionate about applying preservation principles to broader systems and supporting historically neglected communities and their histories. She earned a B.A. in History from Texas A&M University and a M.Sc. in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland\, UK. \n***There will be no Zoom option! This event is in-person only!***
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/get-to-know-the-fort-worth-preservation-program/
LOCATION:Palko Hall\, 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Alamo: More Than You Remember
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest on all things Alamo! Join us when we host Kate Rogers\, Executive Director of the Alamo Trust\, on Wednesday\, April 30\, at 6:30 pm. Rogers will share the latest news on preservation and archaeology going on in San Antonio in relation to The Alamo. Plus\, she’ll provide an update on future plans\, including the new visitor center and museum opening in 2027. \nDr. Kate Rogers currently serves as the Executive Director of The Alamo Trust\, the non-profit organization responsible for the daily operations of the Alamo historic site and the implementation of the $550 million Alamo Plan. Prior to her time at The Alamo\, she served as the Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement at the Charles Butt Charitable Foundation. Kate graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Texas Christian University and received her Master of Public Affairs degree from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She recently earned her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Southern California.
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/the-alamo-more-than-you-remember/
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SUMMARY:Oral History of Fort Worth and the Kennedy Assassination
DESCRIPTION:Do you have memories of JFK’s 1963 visit to Fort Worth? Maybe just curious about his final days in Texas? If so\, then join us this month when Stephen Fagin\, Curator of the Sixth Floor Museum\, brings us the story of the assassination from the Kennedy’s arrival at Carswell AFB to the burial of Lee Harvey Oswald at Rose Hill Cemetery. Based on the remembrances of those who were there and supported by remarkable historic photographs from the museum collection\, Fagin’s narrative will highlight Fort Worth in the broader context of the assassination. The Museum’s ongoing Oral History Project\, which includes 2\,500 interviews\, adds about 80 new contributions each year. If you remember the Kennedy’s trip to Fort Worth\, then come prepared. Your story could be the next addition to the collection. \nStephen Fagin is Curator at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Since joining the staff in 2000\, he has managed the institution’s ongoing Oral History Project and contributed to collections\, exhibitions\, education and programming initiatives. The author of Assassination and Commemoration\, Fagin is associate editor of Legacies Dallas History Journal. As a content expert on the Kennedy assassination\, he has appeared in numerous documentaries and television programs and given hundreds of media interviews\, including appearances on the Today Show and Good Morning America. Fagin holds degrees from SMU and the University of Oklahoma. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/oral-history-of-fort-worth-and-the-kennedy-assassination/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil Rights in Black and Brown
DESCRIPTION:In honor of African American History Month\, join us as we welcome Dr. Todd Moye\, co-author of Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas. In this talk based upon the book\, Moye will delve into the rich history of the two civil rights movements that flourished in mid-twentieth-century Texas\, and especially Fort Worth. While African American and Mexican American activists worked chiefly within their own racial groups\, they also looked to each other for guidance and\, occasionally came together in solidarity. Moye will draw on more than 500 oral history interviews to reveal hidden histories of resistance and revolution and the connection between them. Book signing will follow. \nJ. Todd Moye is the Fenton Wayne Robnett Professor of U.S. History and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. He also directs the UNT Oral History Program and is a past president of the Oral History Association. Moye is the author\, editor\, or co-creator of several articles\, books\, and digital projects on the history of the modern African American freedom struggle\, the most recent of which is Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas. A graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of Texas-Austin\, Moye directed the National Park Service’s Tuskegee Airmen Oral History Project before coming to UNT. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/civil-rights-in-black-and-brown/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250111T103000
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SUMMARY:The Mexican Traveler: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade
DESCRIPTION:Hidden off Highway 174 near Blum\, about an hour south of Fort Worth\, is a historical marker honoring Philip Nolan as an “early-day explorer\, horse wrangler\, and accused spy” whose “death aroused a wave of indignation that led to the Independence of Texas.” The marker\, with its romanticized memory of Nolan as a precursor to an Anglo-American and independent Texas\, has clouded his legacy. By examining the documents Nolan left behind\, historian Jackson Pearson tells a dynamic story of how the American\, Spanish\, and Native American commercial markets collided in early America. Join us for this fascinating talk! \nJackson Pearson earned his Ph.D. in American History from Texas Christian University in 2024. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. His dissertation examines the Neutral Ground Agreement of 1806 that defined the Louisiana-Texas border. He has authored four book chapters on his research\, including “The Mexican Traveler’: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade” published in A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers\, Intriguers\, & Adventurers who Created a New American Nation. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/the-mexican-traveler-philip-nolan-and-the-southwestern-horse-trade/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hometown Hero: Remembering the Life and Service of Major Horace S. Carswell\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Major Horace Seaver Carswell\, Jr.\, a Fort Worth native serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces\, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1946. Yet\, the significance of his service has not been widely commemorated in Fort Worth or even on the campus of his alma mater\, Texas Christian University.  This presentation highlights the outlines of his upbringing\, education\, and character growing up in Fort Worth and details the record of his heroic service as a command bomber pilot in the USAAF’s 14th Air Force during World War II. Through biographical publications\, photographs\, and contemporary records\, the talk traces his meteoric rise in rank\, his impressive achievements as an airman\, and the engagement that ended in his ultimate sacrifice\, as well as his legacy.  Major Carswell’s story\, at the same time\, draws attention to the important role played by airpower in the often-overlooked China-Burma-Indian theater of operations. \nMiguel Leatham holds a Doctorate in anthropology. He is a senior instructor in Anthropology and director of the Anthropology Program at Texas Christian University.  He enjoys researching the culture and history of the United States Air Force and its heritage organizations\, with a special focus on the Strategic Air Command. In recent years\, he has made efforts to help to raise public awareness about the significance of Medal of Honor recipient\, Major Horace S. Carswell\, Jr. at TCU and in Fort Worth community settings. Dr. Leatham is active in the Air and Space Forces Association and a member of the B-36 Museum in Fort Worth. \nRegister for Zoom Here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/hometown-hero-remembering-the-life-and-service-of-major-horace-s-carswell-jr/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Texas Secessionists Standoff; the 1997 Republic of Texas "War"
DESCRIPTION:The quiet community of Fort Davis in Far West Texas isn’t accustomed to receiving national attention. But in the spring of 1997\, a sea of satellite news trucks sprang up just outside of town when Richard McLaren and members of his separatist “Republic of Texas” militia took his neighbors Joe and Margaret Rowe hostage in their own home in the nearby Davis Mountain Resort. Join us this month as author Donna Marie Miller\, shares this dramatic true crime story based on archival research and oral interviews she conducted with persons involved—including McLaren\, who has been incarcerated since 1998. Don’t miss it! \nDonna Marie Miller is the author of two nonfiction books\, Texas Secessionists Standoff; the 1997 Republic of Texas “War\,” and The Broken Spoke; Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk. Her freelance articles have appeared in Americana Rhythm\, Austin Monthly\, Cowgirl\, Creative Screenwriting\, Texas Highways\, and former Third Coast magazines. Early in her career\, she worked nine years as a newspaper reporter covering general assignment\, entertainment\, and crime beats at three Texas daily newspapers\, including The El Paso Herald-Post\, The El Paso Times\, and The Amarillo Globe-News. Miller also taught secondary-level journalism courses for 24 years in several school districts before retiring from teaching in 2013. Currently\, she is collaborating with film producer Cynthia Uhrich to write a television series adaptation of Texas Secessionists Standoff. A book signing will follow the talk. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/texas-secessionists-standoff-the-1997-republic-of-texas-war/
LOCATION:Palko Hall\, 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Oasis in Fort Worth: The History of Fort Worth’s Water Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson\, the Fort Worth Water Gardens are one of the most popular attractions in downtown Fort Worth. Having opened on October 19\, 1974\, the Water Gardens will turn 50 later this month. From the beginning\, the Water Gardens have been a source of both calm repose and turbulence. Join us as we learn about this downtown gem\, from its origins to its legacy! \nLinda Barrett is the manager of the Fort Worth History Center and the City’s Municipal Archivist. Linda became fascinated with urban planning while working with the records of the City’s Planning Department. She is particularly interested in the various plans created for the City of Fort Worth by nationally acclaimed urban planners and landscape architects. This interest led her to the succession of plans that have been made for the Central Business District over the years and how downtown has been molded by them. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/oasis-in-fort-worth-the-history-of-fort-worths-water-gardens/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fort Worth to 1895
DESCRIPTION:Description: Join Quentin McGown for the first of a three part series on Fort Worth history\, focusing on the city’s growth and development to 1895\, including a discussion of the area’s prehistory and the events leading to the establishment of the 1849 military post. Highlights of the covered time period include the development of the livestock industry\, the arrival of the railroad and the challenges of a frontier town growing into a major city. The class meets on campus for two evening lectures supplemented by two evenings of walking tours to significant locations identified with Fort Worth’s early years. The sessions begin September 17th and conclude October 8th. For more information\, please visit TCU Center for Texas Studies (campusce.net)
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/fort-worth-to-1895-2/
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SUMMARY:Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years\, 1923-2023
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlanning your summer vacation? Check out one of our state parks! George Bristol will discuss his book\, Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years\, 1923–2023\, which examines the history of one of Texas’s most treasured assets: our state parks. From the legislative establishment of the original Texas State Parks Board to the present\, the development of our state and national parks over the last one hundred years has depended upon an evolving concept of public lands for public use and enjoyment. \nGeorge Bristol’s love of national and state parks began more than forty years ago. In 1984\, Governor Mark White named him chairman of the Texas Conservation Foundation\, a role he served in until 1988. Ten years later\, in 1994\, President Bill Clinton and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt appointed him to the National Park Foundation Board of Directors to a six-year term. Once his term ended\, Bristol created the Texas Coalition for Conservation to advocate better funding for Texas state parks. He is the recipient of numerous awards\, including the National Cornelius Pugsley Award from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and the National Park Foundation in 2009. Bristol is also the author of several books\, such as Glacier National Park: A Culmination of Giants\, Visual Voices\, and his autobiography\, On Politics and Parks. \nMasks are welcomed but not required. \nClick here to Register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/texas-state-parks-the-first-100-years-1923-2023-2/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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SUMMARY:History's First Draft: My Life as a Newspaper Photojournalist
DESCRIPTION:Working as a Star-Telegram photographer for almost forty-two years\, Rodger Mallison always put himself on the front line to capture\, in a fraction of a second\, the significance of an event. Mallison’s work exemplifies the Irving Penn quote that “a good photograph is one that communicates a fact\, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. Join us as Mallison shares his most captivating images\, the story behind them\, and how they moved him. \nRodger Mallison is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in journalism. He joined the photo staff of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shortly after graduating and worked there for almost forty-two years covering every type of story that appears in newspapers. Assignments took him to every part of Fort Worth\, most places in Texas\, and around the country and world. Since 2018 he has freelanced for a variety of clients. He lives in Fort Worth with his wife Carol. They have two grown children who attended Paschal High School and Texas A&M\, of their own free will. \n** This event will take place on the TCU Campus in Palko Hall\, room 130 ** \nClick here to register for Zoom
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/historys-first-draft-my-life-as-a-newspaper-photojournalist/
LOCATION:Palko Hall\, 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T183000
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SUMMARY:Extended Education Course: Fort Worth Parks and Open Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Our annual spring Extended Education course with local historian and Tarrant County Probate Judge Quentin McGown! The class will explore the history and development of Fort Worth’s world-class park system as well as citizen efforts to preserve and protect urban greenspaces leading to the City’s new Open Space Conservation Program. A two-hour interactive lecture on Thursday evening will precede a Saturday (4/27) six-hour bus tour from 9am – 3pm\, with included picnic lunch\, and stops at both familiar and lesser known parks and natural areas. \n\n\n\nQuentin McGown is a sixth generation Texan and fourth generation Fort Worthian with a lifelong interest in history.  In addition to practicing law\, he is a planning committee member for the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and a board member of both the Tarrant County Historical Society and the Outriders\, the support organization for the Fort Worth Herd. \nClass: Thursday\, April 25th\, 6:30pm – 8:30pm\nBus Tour: Saturday\, April 27th\, 9:00am – 3:00pm\nCost: $115.00 \nClick here to register!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/extended-education-course-the-history-of-fort-worths-parks-and-open-spaces/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T103000
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SUMMARY:Texas Sized Thrills: A Legacy of Excitement
DESCRIPTION:When it comes to having fun\, North Texas has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century! Join attractions professional and history aficionado\, Kris Rowberry as he takes us through the unique history of amusement and theme parks here in North Texas. Discover lost parks and rides from a bygone era and see how the attractions industry is still feeling the influence of Texas parks to this day. \nKris Rowberry\, a former newscaster at KLIV in San Jose\, California\, created\, along with Nicholas Laschkewitsch\, the award-winning Lost Parks of Northern California\, a series of TV programs that highlighted bygone amusement parks in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He also helped produce the documentary film The Legacy of Arrow Development with American Coaster Enthusiasts. The documentary follows the history of one of the amusement industry’s most prolific companies\, and it has amassed over 1.5 million views on YouTube. To date\, Rowberry has conquered over 475 different roller coasters all around the world. When he’s not chasing down the next thrill\, he enjoys photography\, bowling and cruising the metroplex on his bicycle. He is also passionate about volunteering his time for American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) and the National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives (NRCMA). \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/texas-sized-thrills-a-legacy-of-excitement/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240302T103000
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SUMMARY:History of the Chicken Ranch
DESCRIPTION:Perhaps the most infamous brothel in the nation was located right here in Texas – just outside of La Grange. Join Nancy McVean as she discusses the history of the Chicken Ranch in its entirety. She will describe the beginning of the ranch and how it evolved into an asset to the community of La Grange who petitioned for its continued existence\, as well as its eventual demise. The brothel continues to live on in American culture as the basis for the 1978 Broadway musical (and its 1982 film adaptation) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; it also inspired the 1973 ZZ Top song “La Grange.” \nNancy McVean is a Fort Worth native who received her BA in Speech and Theatre from Baylor and an MA in Communications from TCU. She has worked as the Director of Theatre at Weatherford College for over thirty years. In her spare time\, she enjoys running\, bicycling\, and traveling. \n** This event will take place on the TCU Campus in Palko Hall\, room 130 ** \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/history-of-the-chicken-ranch/
LOCATION:Palko Hall\, 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T103000
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SUMMARY:A History to Remember: TCU in Purple\, White\, and Black
DESCRIPTION:In honor of Black History Month\, Dr. Frederick Gooding\, Jr.\, will give a talk on his book\, A History to Remember: TCU in Purple\, White\, and Black\, which he co-authored with Sylviane Ngandu-Kalenga Greensword and Marcellis Perkins. The book explores Black Americans’ experience at TCU through the perspectives of students\, staff\, faculty\, administrators\, and alumni\, establishing how the Black presence at TCU has steadily grown in both significance and size. Covering the institution’s first 150 years\, Gooding and his co-authors investigate the academic\, athletic\, artistic\, and cultural impact of Black students\, employees\, and alumni from its beginnings\, through segregation and integration\, and the continued work of reconciliation. TCU’s progression in diversity has local\, regional\, and national implications due to its overall growth and position as one of the top 100 universities in the nation. \nDr. Frederick W. Gooding\, Jr.\, is an Associate Professor with the Honors College and the inaugural holder of the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Endowed Professor of the Humanities at Texas Christian University. His work critically analyzes race within mainstream media. He is the author of numerous books\, including You Mean\, There’s RACE in My Movie? The Complete Guide to Understanding Race in Mainstream Hollywood\, and Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny\, What the Academy Tells Us about African Americans. In 2022\, he also served as the curator for the Green Book exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/a-history-to-remember-tcu-in-purple-white-and-black/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240106T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20231208T161108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T182845Z
UID:1143-1704537000-1704542400@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Eating Up Route 66: Foodways on America's Mother Road
DESCRIPTION: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 as T. Lindsay Baker discusses the various food options people found along the route\, including roadside eateries\, prepared food brought from home\, and grocery stores. Food along the Mother Road continues to connect tourists past and present\, and the meals eaten along the way often form a long-lasting memory for travelers. The story of eating up Route 66 reveals the changing of not only American cuisine but also its culture and landscape. \nT. Lindsay Baker is the former W. K. Gordon Chair of Texas History at Tarleton State University. He is a native son born in Cleburne\, a writer of non-fiction works\, professor\, and grandfather of five. Baker received his BA\, MA\, and PhD from Texas Tech University. He holds professional memberships in the Texas Institute of Letters\, the Western Writers of America\, and Texas State Historical Association among other organizations. He has written two dozen books on a variety of topics from Texas lighthouses to organized crime in the Lone Star State. Also\, he is known internationally as an expert on American wind power history. Baker lives on his family’s historic farm in Hill County. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/eating-up-route-66-foodways-on-americas-mother-road/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20231103T161351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T193212Z
UID:1140-1701513000-1701518400@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:TCU Literary Legend Rediscovered: Philip Atlee and The Inheritors
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that a novel published in late 1940 rocked the movers and shakers of Cowtown? The Inheritors by Philip Atlee (a pseudonym) was a thinly-veiled work of fiction that included salacious details of Fort Worth high society. Join us for E.R. Bills’s presentation on the book\, its author\, the contemporary reaction\, and the rediscovery of the book decades later. \nE. R. Bills is an award-winning\, bestselling author and freelance journalist. His works include Texas Obscurities: Stories of the Peculiar\, Exceptional and Nefarious (2013)\, The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (2014)\, Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror (2015)\, Texas Far and Wide: The Tornado with Eyes\, Gettysburg’s Last Casualty\, the Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales (History Press 2017)\, The San Marcos 10: An Anti-War Protest in Texas (2019)\, Texas Oblivion: Mysterious Disappearances\, Escapes and Cover-Ups (2021)\,100 Things to Do in Texas Before You Die (2022)\, and Tell-Tale Texas: Investigations into Infamous History (2023). Bills has also written for Fort Worth Magazine\, the Austin American-Statesman\, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram\, Texas Co-Op Power magazine and Fort Worth Weekly. He currently lives in the Fort Worth area with his wife\, Stacie. \nClick here to register here for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/tcu-literary-legend-rediscovered-philip-atlee-and-the-inheritors/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T223000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230925T182157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T183958Z
UID:1127-1699093800-1699137000@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:“Aztec Pottery Reported Missing”: The 2001 Antiquities Heist at TCU
DESCRIPTION: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 will also discuss how institutions such as TCU come to own pre-Columbian artifacts in the first place. True crime fans won’t want to miss this one! \nAlex Hidalgo is a social and cultural historian of colonialism in Latin America. He is Associate Professor of History at TCU and the author of Trail of Footprints: A History of Indigenous Mapmaking from Viceregal Mexico. His articles have appeared in academic journals and media outlets\, including the American Historical Review\, Ethnohistory\, Hispanic American Historical Review\, and the Washington Post. Hidalgo’s research has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the Ford Foundation\, and the Library of Congress and he is currently a member of the Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography. \n* NOTE: This program will be held at TCU’s Betsy & Steve Palko Hall\, located at 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Lecture Room 130\, due to the library serving as a voting location for the November elections.\n\nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/aztec-pottery-reported-missing-the-2001-antiquities-heist-at-tcu-center-for-texas-studies-at-tcu/
LOCATION:Palko Hall\, 3000 Bellaire Drive North\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230801T153832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T151023Z
UID:1123-1696674600-1696680000@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Images and Stories from TCU’s First 100 Years\, 1873-1973
DESCRIPTION:In honor of TCU’s sesquicentennial this year\, TCU’s own Dr. Gene Allen Smith and PhD Candidate Jackson W. Pearson will discuss the first 100 years of the university’s history. Many interesting tidbits can be found throughout its past\, including an on-campus plane crash during a football game\, and the enrolment of African American soldiers as part of a federal contract. Join us to learn all that and more! \nGene Allen Smith is a Professor of History at Texas Christian University\, in Fort Worth\, and recently served as the Class of 1957 Distinguished Chair in Naval Heritage at the U.S. Naval Academy; he served in that position in 2013-14 and is the only professor invited to serve twice.  He is author or editor of fourteen books as well as numerous articles and reviews on the War of 1812\, naval and maritime history\, and territorial expansion along the Gulf of Mexico.  Among his most recent books is TCU’s First 100 Years: Images and Stories\, (written with with Jackson W. Pearson\, published in the spring 2023)\, and In Harm’s Way: The American Military Experience (Oxford\, 2019).  He is also a prize-winning teacher\, having received awards at TCU and at Montana State University-Billings. He has served as the Director of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU since 2002\, and from 2007-14 was also a curator of history at a major Fort Worth museum. \nJackson Pearson is a PhD Candidate at TCU where he works in the Center for Texas Studies. Jackson’s research examines the Neutral Ground Agreement and the Louisiana-Texas Borderland from 1803 to 1821. He has published book chapters related to his research in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society\, Ingenieros para la paz. Militares para la guerra: Del Caribe y Sudeste Asiático (1748-1825)\, and the forthcoming Republic of Scoundrels. He has also received grants from the American Philosophical Society\, the Texas General Land Office\, the Louisiana Historical Association\, the Dolph Briscoe Center of American History\, and the TCU History Department to support his research. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/images-and-stories-from-tcus-first-100-years-1873-1973/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230801T153710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T195430Z
UID:1122-1694255400-1694260800@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Preserving a Texas-Czech Family Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Interested in preserving your family history for both your own kin and researchers? Then this program is for you! Dawn Orsak will join us to discuss the history of her ancestors\, the Morkovsky family\, and self-publishing A.J. Morkovsky’s autobiography. Orsak will review how she acquired the family papers and other items\, as well as the process of finding an archive to serve as permanent home that would make the materials available to future scholars. \nDawn Orsak is a 4th-generation Texas Czech. She is the Executive Director of the Philosophical Society of Texas\, but her working background is with Texas history\, culture\, and food organizations. She is the author of a forthcoming cookbook about Texas Czech cuisine for University of Texas Press. \nProgram is free! Click here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/preserving-a-texas-czech-family-legacy/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230117T202935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T165211Z
UID:1077-1683369000-1683374400@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Bringing Back a Texas icon: A Conservation Story about the Texas Horned Lizard from the Fort Worth Zoo
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of TCU\, it seems appropriate to recognize the real-life comeback story of our beloved mascot\, the horned frog. The Fort Worth Zoo (FWZ) is working with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to evaluate the methods used to reintroduce captive-hatched Texas horned lizards into formerly occupied habitats of North Texas.  Data from this study is used to facilitate state-wide recovery efforts for the species. Diane Barber will discuss the reintroduction program in Mason\, Texas\, that will include outcomes and future research. The Fort Worth Zoo is a leader in horned lizard conservation and has reintroduced 808 captive hatched horned lizards since 2011. That gives even more meaning to “Go Frogs!” \nDiane Barber is the Senior Curator of Ectotherms at the Fort Worth Zoo. She has worked in the zoo field for 38 years and spearheads many conservation programs at the Zoo including those for native species such as the Texas kangaroo rat\, Louisiana pine snake\, Houston toad\, and Texas horned lizard. She strongly believes that conservation should start in one’s own backyard and endeavors to work with local landowners and governing agencies to find practical means of coexisting and managing resources for wildlife long-term. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/bringing-back-a-texas-icon-a-conservation-story-about-the-texas-horned-lizard-from-the-fort-worth-zoo/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Library\, 500 W. Third St.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76102-7305\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230206T162932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T182906Z
UID:1081-1681408800-1681416000@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Fort Worth Architecture Through 1945 (Extended Education Course) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:This class is sold out! Check our website for future extended education course. \nBack by popular demand\, this spring Quentin McGown reprises his sweeping tour of Fort Worth architectural history from the founding of the city through the World War II. The course begins with a two-hour Thursday evening classroom discussion on campus from 6pm – 8pm followed by a six-hour Saturday bus tour from 9am – 3pm focusing on both existing and lost structures and sites associated with the city’s first century of growth. Along the way\, McGown will highlight the clients\, architects\, and builders whose design decisions continue to shape our community identity. The bus tour includes lunch and visits to some of Fort Worth’s most remarkable landmark buildings. Discounts available for seniors and TCU faculty\, staff\, and students. \nDate:  April 13\, 2023 (discussion); April 15\, 2023 (bus tour)\nTime: 6pm-8pm (discussion); 9am – 3pm (bus tour)\nCourse fee: $146.00 \nRegister here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/fort-worth-architecture-through-1945-extended-education-course/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230401T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230401T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230117T202811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T150458Z
UID:1076-1680345000-1680350400@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Growing Up in the Lone Star State
DESCRIPTION:Gaylon Finklea Hecker and Marianne Odom began interviewing famous native Texans in 1981 to find out what\, if anything\, about growing up on Texas soil gave them the courage to follow their dreams. In Growing Up in the Lone Star State: Notable Texans Remember Their Childhoods\, the recollections of almost 50 legends in stage and screen\, music\, sports\, politics and business capture the spirit of Texas in the early 20th century. The authors will share their experiences in gathering and publishing oral histories and the importance of documenting childhoods. They will highlight recollections of Fort Worth notables\, such as TV news anchor Bob Schieffer\, Miss America Phyllis George\, Grammy Award winning bluesman Delbert McClinton\, sportswriter Dan Jenkins\, and romance thriller author Sandra Brown. \nHecker was a reporter for the San Antonio Light and San Antonio Express-News and associate editor of SA: The Magazine of San Antonio. She also was editor of the Jewish Journal in San Antonio and The Jewish Outlook in Austin and worked in corporate communications. She is the author of five recent books concerning Texas history. She is a journalism graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Marianne Odom was the fashion editor of the San Antonio Express-News and a reporter for the Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. She is a contributing editor for Edible San Antonio magazine. The longtime educator taught journalism and advised student publications at Tyler Junior College and San Antonio College. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/growing-up-in-the-lone-star-state/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230304T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20230117T202427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T150419Z
UID:1074-1677925800-1677931200@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:The Lady Makes Boots
DESCRIPTION:In recognition of Women’s History Month\, join us to learn about entrepreneur Enid Justin and her legendary boot-making family. Daughter of Justin Boots founder\, H. J. Justin\, “Miss Enid” decided in 1925 to start her own boot company in Nocona\, Texas. Though discouraged by her family\, this Texas original was determined to succeed. Through sheer tenacity and hard work\, the Nocona Boot Company grew into a multi-million dollar corporation. Biographer Carol Lipscomb will share the risks and rewards that characterized Enid’s business career alongside the trials and tribulations of her personal life. You won’t want to miss this fascinating\, funny\, and sometimes infuriating story. \nDr. Carol Lipscomb is an independent historian. Having resided in Nocona for 20 years\, she was introduced to Enid Justin’s life and legacy through local history and exhaustively researched her background for The Lady Makes Boots. She serves as secretary of the board of the Texas Historical Foundation and currently lives in Fort Worth. \nRegister for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/the-lady-makes-boots/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Public Library – Southwest Regional\, 4001 Library Ln\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230204T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20221108T205009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T165217Z
UID:1066-1675506600-1675512000@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Who Eats Cornbread? Who Eats Biscuits? Baking and Texas Identity
DESCRIPTION:Attention foodies! As we celebrate African American History Month\, join us as TCU history professor Rebecca Sharpless will discuss the history of baking in Texas and the American South. Speaking from research conducted for her latest book\, she will weave together the story of how three global food traditions–Indigenous American\, European\, and African–collided with and merged in the economies\, cultures\, and foodways of the South to create what we know as the southern baking tradition. As her title implies\, who used white cornmeal and who used yellow\, who put sugar in their cornbread and who did not held meaning for southerners\, as did the proportions of flour\, fat\, and liquid in biscuits. Food speaks volumes. Come hear what it has to say! \nRebecca Sharpless is professor of history at Texas Christian University where she specializes in women’s history\, food\, and labor. She previously served as director of the Baylor University Institute for Oral History. Sharpless is the award-winning author of Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South\, 1865–1960 and Fertile Ground\, Narrow Choices: Women on Texas Cotton Farms\, 1900-1940 and is a contributor to many additional publications. Her most recent book is Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/who-eats-cornbread-who-eats-biscuits-baking-and-texas-identity/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20221108T204709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T165151Z
UID:1065-1673087400-1673092800@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Longhorns\, Legends\, and Life on the Trail
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to western books and movies\, we all have a good idea of how nineteenth-century cowboys lived and origins of the cattle they drove. Right? Maybe not. Historian and author Wayne Ludwig joins us this month to set us straight about the risks and rewards of life on the trail. We’ll also consider whether the cattle they moved north were really Texas Longhorns or just bovines with long horns? Don’t miss this chance to dig into the facts and explore the evolution of the legends surround the Texas cowboy. \nWayne Ludwig is a Fort Worth native\, cattle trails historian\, and author of The Old Chisholm Trail: From Cow Path to Tourist Stop. He created the Texas Cattle Trails History Group on Facebook\, and is a member of Western Writers of America and the Academy of Western Artists. The Old Chisholm Trail was awarded the Elmer Kelton Book of the Year award by the Academy of Western Artists\, and was named a finalist for the 2018 Most Significant Scholarly Book by the Texas Institute of Letters. Ludwig has been a guest speaker at various symposiums and historical association events and instructor for TCU Silver Frogs extended education. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/longhorns-legends-and-life-on-the-trail/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20220815T182059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T160419Z
UID:1054-1670063400-1670068800@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Fort Worth Horror: The Great South Side Fire of 1909
DESCRIPTION:Many 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 control with the help of companies from Dallas\, Weatherford and elsewhere\, more than twenty blocks of businesses\, homes\, and churches just south of downtown were destroyed. Join us as historian Carol Roark explains how the fire not only changed the landscape of Fort Worth\, but also how it prepared for disasters. \nCarol Roark has spent many years researching and writing about historic buildings. After twenty years as the Archivist and Manager of the Special Collections Division at the Dallas Public Library\, she is now working on a number of freelance history and historic preservation projects. She has published four books related to those topics\, served as editor for the Tarrant County Historic Resources Survey volumes\, and contributed to works on African American and women’s history. She and her husband live in a 1919 Arts & Crafts bungalow in Fort Worth’s Fairmount/South Side National Register Historic District. \nClick here to register for Zoom!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/fort-worth-horror-the-great-south-side-fire-of-1909/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Library\, 500 W. Third St.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76102-7305\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221105T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T065303
CREATED:20220809T160602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T145308Z
UID:1053-1667644200-1667649600@texasstudies.org
SUMMARY:Trinity River Groove: The Story of the Cowtown Sound
DESCRIPTION:What’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 Music\, will take you back to the groovy sounds and the legendary venues including the Crystal Springs Dance Pavilion\, the Longhorn Ballroom\, the Blue Bird\, and so many more. Don’t miss it! \nGENE FOWLER is a writer and performer. His work has been published in Oxford American\, San Francisco Chronicle\, True West\, Journal of Texas Music History\, and more. His books include Border Radio\, Crazy Water\, and Mavericks. WILLIAM WILLIAMS is a songwriter\, guitarist\, and music historian. In 2003 he cofounded an internet group to “research and archive the history of North Texas Music\, especially the ’60s\,” which has provided material for this publication. \nThis program will be in person and over Zoom. Register for Zoom here!
URL:https://texasstudies.org/events/trinity-river-groove-the-story-of-the-cowtown-sound/
LOCATION:Fort Worth Library\, 500 W. Third St.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76102-7305\, United States
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