On March 18, 2023 a number of our members and guests spent the morning at the old Wesley Cockrell Cemetery cleaning up and repairing a few tombstones with the help of Mike & Shelly Rowlands. Don’t overlook the Wesley Cockrell Cemetery wildlife!
On Saturday, April 15, 2023 DCPA and the Fort Worth Ave. Development Group held a hands-on headstone repair workshop with one of Texas’s foremost authorities on Historic Gravestone and Monument Preservation – Mike Rowlands. Mike demonstrated how to safely clean, reset, and perform repairs on historic headstones. The process of putting back together a broken-in-half…
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Wesley Cockrell Cemetery – Date for clean up and socializing is Saturday, March 18, 2023. At least one descendant of Wesley Cockrell will be in attendance. Mike Rowlands of Historic Stone Preservation and Restoration is also expected to join the volunteers. Located at end of S. Dwight Ave. off W. Jefferson Blvd. on Mapsco 52G. Time is approximately 10:00 AM to…
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On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Big A Cemetery the Craig Austin Rowley Chapter, The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Texas, and the John Cavet Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 honored Thomas R. Newman, Jr. (1792 – 1915) for his service in the War of 1812. Ceremony:…
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Members of DCPA Cemetery Group joined friends and family members attending the Bennett Family Gardens Texas Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony on November 4, 2022, including Gwyneva Winters, Kathy Ann Reid, Marsha and Mike Leach. Below are images from that event.
DCPA members who came to the Glover Cemetery work day Oct 22 were Bill Vilbig, Gwyneva Winters, Wally Daniels, M.C. Toyer, Danny Hall, Lee Baldwin and Kathy Ann Reid. Just as the last 2 of us were about to drive away, three Glover family members drove up. They were Michael Glover of Cleburne, Texas, his…
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December Meeting Saturday December 10, 20229am at CC Young Brian Luallen the CEO of Fair Park will be our guest speaker to share with us about the Texas State Fair and the future of Fair Park.Call 972-260-9334 for breakfast reservations. No charge for meeting which starts at 10am. October Cemetery EventsSaturday, Oct. 22, 2022, 10:00…
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SPACE IS LIMITED Dallas City Archives Tour, 9/15/2022 – Dallas City Archivist John Slate has generously offered to give as many as 15 people a tour of the facility. Due to the size of the rooms, attendance is limited. Meet John Slate: Meet the City Staff: John H. Slate, City of Dallas Archivist – Dallas…
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Rose-Mary is well known to most of us. She has spoken to DCPA and other organizations for years. It is time to honor her for her long and varied career. She is an actress, teacher, author, historian and humorist. Rose-Mary has been a friend of our group for many years. Event: Rose-Mary Rumbley’s 90th birthday…
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Anderson Bonner (1830-1920) was a freedman and successful businessman who began purchasing land in 1870 in what is today North Dallas. By the time of his death, he owned nearly 3,000 acres north of Forest Lane and east of White Rock Creek. In 1976, the site of his homestead (and 44 remaining acres) were dedicated…
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