Picnic to Honor Murdered Settler When James Loving decided to leave Kentucky for the Three Forks of the Trinity in 1843, he had in mind free rich land and great navigated rivers. He did not know he and his brother Oliver would be murdered. Neither did he know that 108 years afterward on August 11,…
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By Mildred Collins A large crowd attended the Seventieth Anniversary of Hampton Place Baptist Church on Sunday, March 14, 1999 for a time of worship, praise and reminiscing. This seventy-year-old church grew from the concern of a retired pastor and a group of neighbors. Late in 1928 Oak Cliff extended to Ravinia on the west;…
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Recently some of our members visited the Rylie Cemetery on Rylie Road, between Tufts and Ellenwood, in Rylie, Texas. They noted the tombstone of Hartwell Bolin Cox which is shown among the photos below. They commented “Thanks to the Rylie Cemetery Association and Frances James for the marker. Thanks to the Cemetery Association for the…
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DCPA members recently visityed Edgewood Cemetery located at 600 Nokomis Rd, Lancaster, Texas, Below are some photos from that event.
On March 12, 2020, DCPA members plotted tombstones in the northeast quarter of W. W. Glover Cemetery. The next workday is planned to be on Saturday, March 28, when Dr. Jarvis James will oversee a group of young people painting the gate.
This is a reminder of our next meeting on March 5th, 2020. Please join us for dinner at 6:00 PM before the 7:00 o’clock at the Point Center for Arts and Education Campus of C. C. Young 4847 W. Lawther Dr. Dallas, Texas Please call 972-260-9334 to make your dinner reservation. Our next speaker will…
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St Paul United Methodist Church is one of the very oldest churches in Dallas. It was founded in the heart of what was to become a thriving African American community just outside the downtown business district. The community wrapped around downtown from west to north, encompassing the old State Thomas neighborhood to Deep Ellum. According…
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by Frances James When the original town of Irving was platted in 1903, the developers, J.O. Schultz and Otis Brown set aside lots for the three churches that were already in existence. One of the lots was for St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Many of the members of this church were French Colonist who had moved…
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My Architectural Description of the Cathedral by Frances James On June 17, 1898 the corner stone of the Cathedral was set. It is still very evident today on the corner near Ross and Pearl Street in downtown Dallas. When dedicated in 1902 the Souvenir Brochure describes the Cathedral as a “stately structure of pure gothic architecture…
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The beautiful building now known as Guadalupe Cathedral was dedicated in 1902 as Sacred Heart Cathedral for the Diocese of Dallas.[i] It had required a long struggle by many very devoted Roman Catholics to finally arrive at this glorious day. Two of the Dallas papers in 1902 covered the dedication event in great detail. One article stated…
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