Tonight! Campfire Tales!
Please join me on the Garland Square for local lore including crimes, characters, and sundry wild history.
Sachse Celebration of Souls – Saturday, October 7
Kick your halloweekends off properly by joining me, costumed actors and the Sachse cemetery for a tour.
Upcoming public talks
October 7 – Sachse Cemetery Celebration of Souls Topic: Cemetery Tour and discussion of founding folks (Last year these tours were at 6, 6:30 and 7 pm, but needs to be verified for this year.) [...]
High-end shopping in DFW talk
4 pm, tomorrow, Saturday, November 19. Landmark Museum. Free for Members, $10 for the rest of y'all. Fancy pants shopping and holiday history for the DFW area is our topic. Not-so-fancy pants free wine, coffee [...]
Campfire Tales, 2022
This Saturday, October 22! Campfire Tales, 2022. All new tales. This Saturday, the 22nd: Local Legends and Lore Next Saturday, the 29th: Bootlegging and Bad Outcomes Landmark Museum greenspace, behind the public library. 393 N [...]
Upcoming Campfire Tales!
Campfire Tales are entirely researched and written by me - they take place in Garland at the Landmark Museum, outside, with S'mores after. These are entirely FREE. Saturday, October 22 is all [...]
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 eye on my Facebook page for upcoming events.
Sachse Cemetery Tours!
Me in a cemetery, tonight! Hayride tours of the Sachse Cemetery, next door to the Sachse Historical Socity tonight at 6, 6:30 and 7 pm. Photo ops, a Day of the Dead presentation, crafts - [...]
Travels in History, Elisabet Ney, Part III
Elisabet Ney, our intrepid sculptor from (what we now call) west Germany, raised a lot of eyebrows in her time. Reminder that 'her time' was 1833 to 1907. When still a teenager, Elisabet told her [...]
Travels in History, Elisabet Ney, Part II
Elisabet Ney - Austinite late in life, sculptor to the rich and famous, including King Ludwig II. Not up on your Bavarian/German/Prussian history? You know him best for Neuschwanstein, the castle that inspired Walt Disney. [...]
Weekend Travels in History – Elisabet Ney
Y'all know I love to discuss the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Mainly because of serial killer H H Holmes and his connection to the DFW area. But I also like to talk about all [...]
Jackoo, early Dallasite
Find out more about one of the very first Dallasites.
I’m a bettin’
I am not a bettin' woman, but if I had to take odds, I would say this man never had to pay a reward. Dallas Morning News, September 18, 1918 LOST - Ten new $5 [...]
Fun with Research: (c) Dallas History Edition
Combing through the 1915 Dallas city directory, I stumbled on the entry of: Thomas, John (c) fireman, 3406 Greenwood John Thomas of 3406 Greenwood Street was an African American firefighter in 1915. The (c) stood [...]
Long walks
Please meet the new company mascot - Charlotte, the 10 year old boxer pit. She came from the wonderful people at the Mesquite Shelter. Charlotte hates stairs but loves walks of any duration. If you [...]
Bonechilling
This week in 1930 (January 18, 1930) the temperature plummeted to a bonechilling -1F (-18C). I am happy to report that the high in Dallas today is set to be 73F. Bonus: sunshine! Image: February [...]
Died today – January 11th
Domenico Ghirlandaio died today in January 1494 . His name isn't quite as familiar as many other Renaissance artists today. But, he was one of the first instructors for a very young Michelangelo. Michelangelo, however, [...]
Brrrrr…DFW style
As the temperatures drop in DFW, maybe you are in the market for a new coat. Walton's Dry Goods was opening in 1917 in Garland. It was housed in what is now the Baker Furniture's [...]
Campfire Tales
Campfire Tales Where: On the Garland Square When: 6 pm More When: Saturday, October 23, 2021 What: Tales of historic Halloween celebrations, crazy crimes and even crazier characters from Garland's history. Bonus what: [...]