When
01/31/2026
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location
Dallas County Records Bldg
500 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas
Dallas County Pioneer Association is pleased to announce our co-sponsorship of the 27th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference. Please note the details below:
Information about the 2026 conference, to be held on Saturday, January 31st. –
We have a new location and new time!
We have shifted the start time to afternoon and we are thrilled to have the special opportunity to hold the conference in the Dallas County Commissioners Courtroom in the Dallas County Municipal Building, which has recently been restored.
This year’s conference theme is “Doing Business in Dallas.”
For a full list of speakers and registration information, please visit our website.
Please help us get the word out by sharing this email with friends and colleagues who share a love of Dallas history.
We hope to see you at the conference.
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Schedule:
11:30-12:45: Patron Event
Patrons ($125) are invited to a private tour of the new Legacy Dallas: Museum of Dallas County History on the first floor of the Records Building. The tour will be led by Executive Director, Dr. Evelyn Montgomery, followed by a casual lunch prior to the conference.
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-12:30 – 1:00 PM: Registration/Check-In
-1:00 – 4:30 PM: Presentations
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“Goss on Ross: The Tradin’ Hoss” by Don Baynham
“Curl Power: Comer Cottrell” by Deah Mitchell
“FrigiKar: The Dallas Airbender” by Brandon Murray
“Lions and Tigers and Beers, Oh My!” by Kaitlin Siebert
“Blood & Buckaroos: ‘Race Movies’ and the Texas Film Industry in Dallas” by John Slate
“Pioneer Plaza: The History that Never Was” by Noah Sutton
Student tickets are available at no charge, thanks to the generosity of Legacy Dallas: Museum of Dallas County History, which is celebrating its Grand Opening on the day of the conference.
For more information, please email LegaciesDHC@gmail.com.
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27th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference Sponsors and Supporters
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors and supporters for their commitment to making the Legacies Dallas History Conference a success year after year.
- African American Museum
- Dallas County Historical Commission
- Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation/Friends of the Aldredge House
- Dallas County Pioneer Association
- Dallas Genealogical Society
- Dallas Historical Society
- Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
- Dallas Jewish Historical Society
- Dallas Municipal Archives
- DeGolyer Library, SMU
- Legacy Dallas: Museum of Dallas County History
- Preservation Dallas
- Preservation Park Cities
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Texas State Historical Association
- William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU
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