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 of Dallas County.

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Information about our next meeting:

November 5, 2024   

Dear Peters Colony Historical Society Members and Friends,

Our meeting on Monday, November 11, 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.

Join us for an oral history interview video with Dr. Dawin Payne, author of Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination. Dr. Payne, a professor of journalism at SMU for thirty years before retiring in 1997, was a cub reporter for the Dallas Times Herald in 1963. Payne was told to get to Dealey Plaza when word reached the paper that gunshots were heard. He interviewed Abraham Zapruder shortly after the assassination and covered the events of that weekend.

We will have a slightly different format for our meeting this month. After an abbreviated business meeting, Dr. Payne will make some opening remarks about his experiences via a live telephone call. His health precludes him from being at the meeting in person. Then we will watch an oral interview with Dr. Payne conducted by Stephen Fagin, curator of The Sixth Floor Museum. Dr. Payne has written several other books. Two of his books that are connected with the events surrounding the JFK assassination are:

"Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes"

"No small dreams: J. Erik Jonsson--Texas visionary"

Judge Sarah T. Hughes swore in Lyndon Johnson as president aboard Air Force One on November 22, 1963, after President John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas and J. Erik Jonsson guided the city in its darkest hour, becoming the greatest mayor in its history.

Please mark your calendar for these meeting dates and programs in 2025:

Feb 10, 2025   Harold Larson       Interurban Railway Museum

Mar 10, 2025   Megan Joblin        Flower Mound/Denton County Log Home

Apr 14, 2025    Debbie Porter       Historical Musical Instruments

May 12, 2025   Attendees             Show and Tell

We look forward to seeing you next Monday, November 11^th and hope that you will invite guests to attend this program.

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:

• To arouse interest in the past, especially the history of the Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and surrounding areas.

• 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.

• 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

• Publication of Historical Journals

• Monthly Guest Speakers

• Participation in Local Community Programs

• Involvement with the Historical section in the Josey Ranch Lake Library

• 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