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Welcome to
the Peters Colony Historical Society
of Dallas
County.
Come and join us !!!
Public Invited
Information about our next meeting:
April 2, 2024
Peters
Colony Historical Society Members & Friends,
Our meeting
on Monday, April 8, 2024 will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Carrollton
Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake, 1700 Keller Springs Road,
Carrollton, TX 75006 in the large front meeting room.
Vickie
Bryant will present our program on Top O' Hill Terrace. She has
co-authored a book with Camille Hess on Top O' Hill Terrace. Quoting
from the book description:
"If the
saga of Top O' Hill Casino becoming Arlington Baptist College were
written as fiction, readers would dismiss it as improbable and
impossible. The story of a tea room evolving into the gambling hot spot
of Texas that was then fought by a fiery gospel preacher, who foretold
its transformation into a Baptist seminary and ultimately an accredited
Bible college, is stranger than fiction yet absolutely true."
Arlington Baptist College is located at 3001 West Division in Arlington,
Texas. You can find more information at:
https://www.topohillterrace.com/
Local
News:
Our
historical society meeting will occur on a historic day this month.
Monday afternoon before our meeting, the Metroplex area will experience
a total solar eclipse at 1:40 pm for 4 minutes. The eclipse begins at
12:23 and ends at 3:02. Be safe and wear approved solar eclipse glasses
if you plan to look up. Watch out for increased traffic due to the
massive PR and advertising campaign. Here is a link to an Eclipse Safety
Flier put out by the city of Irving:
https://www.cityofirving.org/DocumentCenter/View/60943/Eclipse-Safety-Flier
Our
remaining meeting for the year is our Show And Tell meeting on May 13,
2024.
Brian
Williams
President,
Peters Colony Historical Society
We are an
organization that has worked diligently since September, 1971 to
preserve the history of the Peters Colony settlers of Dallas County and
their descendants.
The Peters Colony Historical Society (PCHS) publishes a journal called
Elm Fork Echoes. It was initially published semi-annually and is now
published annually. The society has also sponsored the publication of the
book Elm Fork Settlement: Farmers Branch and Carrollton which was
compiled and written by Georgia Myers Ogle. It has been republished and
is available for purchase from PCHSDC.
The Peters Colony Historical Society meets on the 2nd Monday of each
month from September through May (except December). The meeting starts
at 6:30 p.m. in Carrollton at the Josey Ranch Lake Public Library, 1700
Keller Springs Road on the southwest corner of Josey and Keller Springs.
...Read more....
We encourage you to attend our meetings. Guests are welcome and dues
which are minimal go towards preservation projects.
The Society mission and vision are:
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To arouse interest in the past, especially the history of the
Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and surrounding areas.
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To collect, preserve, and disseminate historical information such as genealogies, directories, papers and pamphlets, manuscript material, relics and material objects illustrative of life, events, conditions, and activities past to present.
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Cooperation with officials, Societies or Associations in assuring the preservation of the records and archives of the community as well as preservation of historic buildings, monuments, markers, and trails.
Activities of the Peters Colony Historical Society
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Publication of Historical Journals
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Monthly Guest Speakers
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Participation in Local Community Programs
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Involvement
with the Historical section in the Josey Ranch Lake Library
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Elm
Fork Echoes � Yearly Publication that preserves facts and stories
of yesteryear.
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County is a non-profit organization.
Tax deductible
donations are used for the preservation of local area projects, including historical buildings, monuments, trails, markers, and the records and archives of the community.
See
Membership Information &
Constitution for more information
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