Adolphus Hotel Ghosts, Take II
Haunted elevator shafts - my bet is that the Adolphus hotel in Dallas has 'em. The Adolphus was open a mere 2 weeks [...]
Adolphus Hotel Ghosts
A young, female ghost is said to haunt the 19th floor of the Adolphus hotel in Dallas. The story oft told is that [...]
Tour This Saturday!
Join me Saturday at 4:30 for a leisurely, socially distanced stroll around the Garland Square. Historic people, events and fantastic architecture are the [...]
Today!
Sunny, socially distanced walking tours! 6 pm today (Sunday) $10, 45 minutes History, architecture, crazy characters. Meet at the Frocksy on the Garland [...]
Historic Garland Square Tour – Saturday at 4
Weird and wonderful historic Garland Square tours. Saturday. September 12. 4 pm. 10 bucks. Starting at the Frocksy/Karen Wiseman Collection, where you can [...]
Alex Cockrell Headstone
I have written about Alex Cockrell before in that he was one of the first non-Native settlers on the Trinity River in Dallas. [...]
Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
This is the lone white bronze marker I found in the Temple Emanu-el cemetery in Dallas. The Temple Emanu-El cemetery is located just [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas TX. Part II
After a brief Aunt Jemima/Nancy Green detour, we are back to the Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas. In my first post, I mentioned that [...]
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 [...]
McMillen Cemetery, Murphy, TX
Coming at you with another wee hidden cemetery from the DFW area. This is the McMillen Cemetery in Murphy. The cemetery was on [...]