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Welcome to the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County.
Come and join us !!! Information about our next meeting:
February 8, 2024
Peters Colony Historical Society Members & Friends, Our meeting on Monday, March 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. Our speaker this month will be Don Beckel who describes himself as the self-appointed Historian for The City of The Colony. He has been researching the history of The Colony since 2006 as one of the founders and President of The Colony Local History Committee. Don spoke to Peters Colony Historical Society in March 2008 in the early days of his research. He has also served on the Denton County Historical Commission Marker Committee and as a Commission volunteer. He is the author of the historical narrative that resulted in The Colony being awarded the Belz Bridge Denton County Historical Marker and researched the recently dedicated Texas Historical Marker narrative honoring the founder of The Colony � Dave Fox, President of Fox & Jacobs. He is also the author of a book about the history of the land where The Colony is before it became The Colony titled �Bridges to the Future � A Pre-incorporation History of The Colony, TX�. You can download a copy of this book at: https://www.thecolonytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3697/Bridges-to-the-Future-Full-Text?bidId= He is currently writing a book about The Colony�s first 50 years scheduled to be completed later this year.
Local News: Gateway to the Globe Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT Gateway to the Globe, a multicultural celebration promoting world geography and the traditions and cultures of the residents of Farmers Branch and the greater North Texas region. This new event has been carefully crafted with input from a Multicultural Task Force, which is dedicated to creating a platform to share cultural heritage by showcasing exceptional exhibits, foods, and performances from representatives of diverse nationalities. https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/556/Special-Events Our speaker on April 8 will be Vickie Bryant from Top O' Hill Terrace. The remaining meetings for the year are April 8, and May 13, 2024.
Brian
Williams
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