Who Eats Cornbread? Who Eats Biscuits? Baking and Texas Identity
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... Read more »
The Lady Makes Boots
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesIn 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... Read more »
Growing Up in the Lone Star State
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesGaylon 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... Read more »