Upcoming Campfire Tales!
Campfire Tales are entirely researched and written by me - they take place in Garland at the Landmark Museum, outside, [...]
Sachse Cemetery Tour Success
The Sachse Celebration of Souls event which included a hayride through the cemetery was a huge success! Thanks for inviting me! Keep your [...]
Campfire Tales
Campfire Tales Where: On the Garland Square When: 6 pm More When: Saturday, October 23, 2021 What: Tales of historic Halloween [...]
Today!
Sunny, socially distanced walking tours! 6 pm today (Sunday) $10, 45 minutes History, architecture, crazy characters. Meet at the Frocksy on the Garland [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Part I
The Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas is a one acre plot that is bordered to the west by the Temple Emanu-El Jewish Cemetery and [...]
Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney
Alrighty, kids, sit back because have I got a doozy of a story for you. Once upon a time, four days ago, when [...]
Honorary Dallasite – All the babies edition GalleryHonorary Dallasite – All the babies edition
adolphus, architecture, beer, Children's Toys, Civil War, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Design, graves, Immigrants, innovations, Men, Restoration, train history, trains, Women
Honorary Dallasite – All the babies edition
Adolphus Busch, honorary Dallasite and his powerhouse wife, continued. I didn’t want to be a bummer on Valentine’s day, so I only mentioned [...]
Honorary Dallasite – Valentine’s Edition
Happy Valentine’s Day! For our day of romance, let’s summarize our posts re: Honorary Dallasite, Adolphus Busch. Super quick summary: Sex, beer, money. [...]
Real Beer, Honorary Dallasite, Part IV
In our story of Adolphus Busch, honorary Dallasite, we are up to the outbreak of the Civil War. Eberhard Anheuser and his new-ish [...]
Real Beer, Honorary Dallasite, Part III
If you are thinking to yourself, poor Adolphus Busch! Just 18 years old and in a new country! But, don’t feel too badly [...]