Dallas’ Fire of 1860

By |2018-02-07T19:18:22+00:00February 7th, 2018|Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Fires, Men, Old Red Museum, West End, Women|

The last few posts have been about Alex and Sarah Horton Cockrell.  After Alex's death, Sarah built the St. Nicholas hotel - she [...]

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More Cockrell Family

By |2018-02-05T02:24:36+00:00February 5th, 2018|Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, East Texas, Men, Murders, Slavery, Texans, West End, Women|

My previous post was about Sarah Horton Cockrell, capitalist.  What type of man attracts a powerful woman’s eye?  It is said that Sarah’s [...]

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Badass Female Dallasite

By |2018-01-31T02:27:55+00:00January 31st, 2018|cemeteries, Civil War, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Men, Murders, Texans, West End, Women|

Ringing in her 199th birthday this month, chief female badass of Dallasites: Sarah Horton Cockrell.  In a time of rampant diseases without cure, [...]

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Giving of the Thanks – Part II, Amuse-Bouche

By |2018-01-21T18:45:59+00:00November 14th, 2017|Dallas History, historic food, innovations, Politics, Pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Women|

Amuse-bouche - a tiny bite of what is to come before a formal dinner.  I have a feeling our featured historical figure was [...]

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Giving of the Thanks – Part I, the Aperitif

By |2018-01-21T18:48:12+00:00November 12th, 2017|Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, historic food, Immigrants, innovations, Men, Politics, Pumpkins, Restoration, Slavery, South Dallas, Texans, Thanksgiving, West End, Women|

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As such, I have chosen a clever title for my next round of posts.  An aperitif is [...]

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More celebratory State Fair goodness!

By |2018-01-21T18:47:39+00:00September 18th, 2017|Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, historic food, innovations, Men, South Dallas, Women|

In celebration of the Texas State Fair opening later this month, you may be asking yourself: Hey, Greta, what other things did the [...]

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