Dallas, TX
972-260-9334

Month: May 2021

Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2021

Dallas County Pioneer Association, Founded 1875, Reorganized 1979P O Box 12496 Dallas TX 75225972-260-9334dcpa1875@gmail.com From the PresidentGreetings All,Our upcoming meeting will be great. The speaker Mark Rice is outstanding. We are in an EXCEPTIONALLY large room where you can put as much distance between you and others as you feel is necessary.Please be in thought…
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DCPA Quarterly Meeting, 6/3/21

Our next quarterly meeting will be held on June 3, 2021.  Please join us for dinner (reservations required) at 6:00 o’clock PM before the 7:00 o’clock meeting at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Texas 75238. There is no charge to attend. Please feel free to invite others to come with you. Please…
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Dallas County Poor Farm

by Frances James This information is taken in part from DCPA member Frances James’ brief summary to the Texas Historical Commission sometime back in the 1980’s. “By 1876 the Dallas County Commissioners decided our county needed a poor farm. The site that was selected was 339 acres owned by W. J. Keller south of the…
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Summer Meeting 2021

In person meetings to resume! We’re happy to announce that our group will hold its first quarterly meeting of the year in person on Thursday, June 3, 2021.  It will be held at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Texas 75238. Please watch the News section for further details once they…
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