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Unique walking tours of the Dallas area that focus on history and architecture. Quirky, well researched history tours of the Dallas area.
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11/18/2024

03/17/2024

https://youtu.be/VGKbOzYiiNM

A short video summary of my upcoming 2024/2025 season reviews.

03/17/2024

2024/2025 Topics are here!

1907 - We dive deep in to Dallas in 1907. From legalized prostitution and gambling to the much-anticipated opening of Neiman Marcus.

Zephyr and Sarah - Zephyr was the African American cook who had LBJ's ear during his years in politics while Sarah T. Hughes was the judge from Dallas that he insisted handle his emergency swearing in ceremony.

11/06/2023

Saturday!

Join me at the Landmark Museum in Garland for a public talk - Garland Between the Wars. We will be talking about the history of Garland between WWI and WWII.

Location: 393 N 6th Street, Garland
Time: 4 pm, Saturday, November 11
Fee: Free for members; $10 all others
Goodies: sweets, coffee, wine!

10/26/2023

Campfire Tales on the Garland Square, this Saturday, October 28th are cancelled.
The weather is predicted to be rough and even if the rain cleared for the talk, the new lawn would be a very soupy mess. I am so sorry!! There was a lot of interest and I was looking forward to an eager crowd.

10/05/2023

Hey! It's me! And a cemetery! And costumed actors! And craft stations! And hotdogs!
Sachse Celebration of Souls is a hayride tour of the cemetery with all kinds of other fun. This Saturday. Kick your halloweekends off properly.

08/21/2023

UPCOMING HISTORY TALKS

September 5 – Fields Center – 9:30 am
Topic: Bootlegging III

September 7 – Carver Center – 9:00 am
Topic: Bootlegging III

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.)

October 21 and 28 – Garland Campfire Tales on the Square
Topic: Wild tales from early Garland complete with s'mores! The stories are different, so plan to be there both nights!

October 24 - Fields Senior Center - 9:30 am
Topic: Campfire Tales, Part I. If you prefer your tales with coffee rather than s'mores, now is your chance.

October 26 - Carver Senior Center - 9 am
Topic: Campfire Tales, Part I. If you prefer your tales with coffee rather than s'mores, now is your chance.

All talks are free except the Landmark Museum which is free for members, but $10 for all else. The Sachse Cemetery Tour also requires a ticket. (I will post a link when one becomes available.)

Fields address: 1701 Dairy Road, Garland

Carver address: 222 Carver Street, Garland

Landmark address: 393 N. 6th Street, Garland

Sachse Cemetery address: 6314 Sachse Street

06/17/2023

Come see me at the Landmark Museum today at 4 pm for Bootlegging in Garland, Part II. No worries if you weren't there for Part I!

11/18/2022

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 and snacks served.

10/29/2022

Tonight's Campfire Tales are so dangerous, they are being brought to you by Flo from Progressive.
6 pm, TONIGHT, Garland Landmark Museum
Bring a chair! If it is too soggy out, we will move indoors.

10/22/2022

Campfire Tales, Round I.
6 pm Tonight - Saturday the 22nd.
Garland Landmark Museum
Added bonus: The rest of this outfit. :)

10/19/2022

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 6th Street, Garland

6 pm to 7 pm, s'mores to follow

BYOC - bring your own chair, bring your own cash. We are taking donations to restore the Pullman Car.

10/09/2022

The Sachse Celebration of Souls event which included a hayride through the cemetery was a huge success! Thanks for inviting me!

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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 and snacks served.

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 6th Street, Garland 6 pm to 7 pm, s'mores to follow BYOC - bring your own chair, bring your own cash. We are taking donations to restore the Pullman Car.

This is my favorite time of year! Please celebrate with me at the following events: October 8, this Saturday, I am on the hay ride in Sachse around their graveyard. I will be talking about crazy founding fathers/mothers stories, weird deaths, epidemics, burial practices c. 1880 - the usual uplifting stuff. This event also has crafts to make and a woman who will be telling everyone about the Day of the Dead. https://www.facebook.com/events/1762313904121964 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 about haunted tales in the DFW area and the real facts behind the case including the original poisoning story that got all of us checking candy. Saturday, October 29 is all about crazy crimes and bootlegging in the Garland area. Campfire Tales are kid-friendly in that I won't be swearing. There is no getting around the horrible deaths and poor life choices at the heart of most of these stories. Join me!

My favorite time of year is upon us! Here is where you can celebrate with me: October 8, This Saturday, I am on the hay ride in Sachse around their graveyard. I will be talking about crazy founding fathers/mothers stories, weird deaths, epidemics, burial practices c. 1880 - the usual uplifting stuff. This event also has crafts to make and a woman who will be telling everyone about the Day of the Dead. https://www.facebook.com/events/1762313904121964 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 about haunted tales in the DFW area and the real facts behind the case including the original poisoning story that got all of us checking candy. Saturday, October 29 is all about crazy crimes and bootlegging in the Garland area. Campfire Tales are kid-friendly in that I won't be swearing. There is no getting around the horrible deaths and poor life choices at the heart of most of these stories. Join me!

4 pm today, Landmark Museum/Heritage Crossing, Garland Join me!

Jackoo - one of the earliest settlers in Dallas.

Thank you for having me, Sachse Historical Society!

Join me!

We were a success!! We were hoping for 40 or 50 people, but we ended up with over 100! Shoutout to the crew: Sara, Emily, Dan, Jaleesa and Kevin. We needed that many to tend the fires and make up s'mores packs. Round II is this Saturday at 6 pm on the Square in Garland. All new stories! Join the trend.