Dallas County Pioneer Association is a multifaceted, vibrant and active group. We have many outings and special events in addition to our quarterly meetings, but will always remain committed to having interesting in-person meetings. Check our Events page to see what’s coming up.
Below is a listing of our past meetings:
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| Jun. 4, 2026 | Dr. Richard B. McCaslin | Pompeo Coppini – His Statues in Fair Park Hall of State |
| Mar. 21, 2026 | Ron Finch | Bennett Family of Dallas |
| Dec. 6, 2025 | Rusty Williams | Deadly Dallas |
| Sep. 4, 2025 | Dr. Steven Butler | Presidential Visits to Dallas |
| Jun. 5, 2025 | Deborah Reutelhuber Cornelius | Rivers and Destinies: Captain Mabel Gilbert’s Arrival in Dallas |
| Mar. 22, 2025 | Beri Schwitzer | The Untold History of Jewish Dallas |
| Dec. 7, 2024 | Lt. Col. Bruce A. Bleakley | Dallas Aviation |
| Sep. 5, 2024 | Bud Brooks | Jefferson and Dixie – early football programs |
| Jun. 6, 2024 | Susan Morrison | John A. Grigsby |
| Mar. 7, 2024 | Michael Granberry, Burk Murchison | Early Dallas Cowboy History |
| Dec. 2, 2023 | Dave Lieber | Perot Family Legacy |
| Sep. 7, 2023 | Sally Rodriguez | History of White Rock Lake |
| Jun. 1, 2023 | Bud Brooks | St. Mark’s School of Texas |
| Mar. 2, 2023 | Paula Selzer | Francois Ignace Gouhenant |
| Dec. 10, 2022 | Brian Luallen | Past, Present, Future of Fair Park |
| Sep. 1, 2022 | Clarence Glover | The Glover Family in Dallas County |
| Jun. 2, 2022 | Ann McKinley | Juliette Peak Fowler and the Juliette Fowler Communities |
| Mar. 3, 2022 | Harry Hall | “This Used to Be Dallas” |
| Dec. 4, 2021 | Rusty Williams | “Deadly Dallas” |
| Sep. 2, 2021 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Dallas History According to Rose-Mary Rumbley |
| Jun. 3, 2021 | Mark Rice | Downtown Dallas |
| Dec. 5, 2020 | Kelvin L. Meyers | Genealogy |
| Mar. 5, 2020 | Mark Stuertz | “Secret Dallas” |
| Dec. 14, 2019 | Marla Fields | Charles Franklin “Frank” Reaugh |
| Sep. 5, 2019 | John Slate | Dallas County Archives |
| Jun. 5, 2019 | Jeff Dunn | North Texas Electric Interurban Railways |
| Mar. 7, 2019 | Cindy Boeke | Digital Collections, SMU Libraries |
| Dec. 8, 2018 | Susanne Starling | The Beeman Family |
| Sep. 4, 2018 | Terry Baker | Hanging and Lynchings in Dallas County (1853-1920) |
| Jun. 7, 2018 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | 150 Years of First Baptist Church |
| Mar. 1, 2018 | Dr. Vivian Hicks | Peters’ Colony History |
| Dec. 2, 2017 | Susan Reno | Sarah Horton Cockrell |
| Sep. 7, 2017 | David Vilbig, Sally Veazey, Frances James | History of Dallas County Pioneer Association |
| Jun. 1, 2017 | Keegan Chetwynd | Commemorative Air Force |
| Mar. 2, 2017 | Kelvin L. Meyers | Research in Texas From Home |
| Dec. 3, 2016 | Peggy Hemick-Richardson | Sophia Porter |
| Sep. 1, 2016 | Sheryl Taylor Curlee | Building a Church, Building a City |
| Jun. 2, 2016 | Allan Bilbo | V. C. Bilbo, a Transportation Pioneer in North Texas |
| Mar. 3, 2016 | Peggy Riddle | Dallas and Denton Counties – Common Threads |
| Dec. 5, 2015 | Dr. Evelyn Montgomery | Pioneer Homes of Dallas: Style, Aspirations and Harsh Reality |
| Sep. 3, 2015 | Adam E. Smith and Keegan Chetwynd | A City Transformed: Dallas and World War II |
| Jun. 4, 2015 | John Slate | Dallas Pioneers in the City Government |
| Mar. 5, 2015 | Dr. Evelyn Montgomery | Homes on the Dallas Frontier |
| Dec. 11, 2014 | Charles Stokes | A Short History of the Dallas County Criminal Courts Building |
| Sep. 4, 2014 | Jennifer Mitten | Jane Douglas Chapter (NSDAR): The Early Years |
| Jun. 5, 2014 | Dr. John Carpenter Dealey | The Carpenter and Dealey Families in Dallas |
| Mar. 6, 2014 | Howard Cox | John McClannahan Crockett and Catherine Polk Crockett |
| Dec. 12, 2013 | Dennis McCuistion | LBJ, JFK and Billie Sol Estes: What Really Happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 |
| Sep. 5, 2013 | John Slate | Dealey Plaza and the Triple Underpass – Building the Front Door to Dallas |
| Jun. 6, 2013 | Pierce Allman | Founding of the Town of Highland Park |
| Mar. 7, 2013 | Sally Rodriguez | History of White Rock Lake |
| Dec. 6, 2012 | The Merrie Old Players | “Meet Me in Dallas” |
| Sep. 6, 2012 | William F. Sanderson, Craig Hutton and Mark Cullum | The Rotary Club of Dallas – A Century of Service |
| Jun. 7, 2012 | Bert N. Shipp | Covering the News in Dallas |
| Mar. 1, 2012 | Mark Rice | R. L. Thornton: Embodying the Spirit of Dallas |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | Dr. Steven Butler | Henry “Dad” Garrett, Early Dallas Inventor |
| Sep. 1, 2011 | Dr. Ted A. Campbell | The Houx Family and Patterns of Early Development in Northeast Dallas County |
| Jun. 2, 2011 | Kirk Dooley | The Caruth Brothers’ Impact on Dallas in the 1800s |
| Mar. 3, 2011 | Willis C. Winters | Revitalization and Restoration of Fair Park |
| Sep. 3, 2009 | Evelyn Montgomery | From Family Showplace to Teeming Apartment House: The WWII Housing Shortage and the Redefinition of East Dallas Homes |
| Jun. 4, 2009 | Jackie McElhaney | From Pig Stands to Ports O’ Call: Gone But Not Forgotten |
| Mar. 5, 2009 | Howard Cox | Dallas Dairies |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | Ye Merrie Olde Players | Christmas Program |
| Sep. 4, 2008 | Jim Gatewood | New Evidence on the JFK Assassination |
| Jun. 6, 2008 | Donna Duncan | Clothes of the Pioneers |
| Dec. 6, 2007 | Bob Welch | The History of Flight in Dallas |
| Mar. 2, 2007 | Jerry Haynes | The World of Paul Crume |
| Dec. 7, 2006 | David Spence | Bishop Arts District |
| Sep. 7, 2006 | Dr. Steven Butler | John Neely Bryan |
| Jun. 1, 2006 | Jeff Dunn | Bankhead Highway 6 & Automobile Roads of Early Dallas County |
| Dec 1, 2005 | David Spence | Bishop Arts District |
| Sep. 1, 2005 | Dr. Steven Butler | White Rock Lake Park |
| Sep. 2, 2004 | Jeanette Howeth Crumpler | Street of Dreams, a History of Dallas’ Theatre Row |
| Jun. 3, 2004 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Dallas Parks Department |
| Mar. 4, 2004 | David Schultz | |
| Dec. 4, 2003 | Jerry Haynes | Paul Crume |
| Sep. 4, 2003 | Clare Weakley | The Dallas Hunting and Fishing Club |
| Jun. 5, 2003 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | New Material You May Not Know About Dallas |
| Mar. 6, 2003 | Talmage Boston | Baseball |
| Dec. 5, 2002 | Chris Brunt and Geoff Moore | Special Musical Program |
| Sep. 5, 2002 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Significant Dates in Texas History and Everywhere Else |
| Jun. 6, 2002 | Dr. Michael V. Hazel and Dr. Thomas H. Smith | Status of the Old Red Museum |
| Mar. 7, 2002 | Patricia Conner Coggan | Miss Ela Builds a Home, the Hockaday Story |
| Dec. 6, 2001 | Dr. William J. Bryan III | |
| Sep. 6, 2001 | Dr. Michael V. Hazel | Three Gutsy Women: May Exall, Cleora Clanton & Lillian Bradshaw and their role in the development of the Dallas Public Library |
| Jun. 7, 2001 | Elizabeth York Enstam | Women, Families, Frontiers: 1843 – 1920 |
| Mar. 1, 2001 | Dr. Darwin Payne | When the “Dallas Spirit” Reigned |
| Dec. 7, 2000 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Dear Santa, Thanks for the Piano |
| Sep. 7, 2000 | Billie Juanita Graves (Jerre) Simmons | Growing Up at Buckner Children’s Home |
| Jun. 1, 2000 | Jim Gatewood | Sheriff Bill Decker |
| Mar. 2, 2000 | Dr. William J. Bryan III | Walking Tour of Bryan Street |
| Dec. 2, 1999 | Ebby Halliday Acers | 2000, Year of Thanksgiving |
| Sep. 2, 1999 | Dr. Michael V. Hazel | The Founding and Development of SMU |
| Jun. 3, 1999 | Gene Gaddy | Postal Topic |
| Mar. 4, 1999 | Paula Parke | Peters Colony & the Pioneer Settlers of Texas |
| Dec. 3, 1998 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Dallas, Too |
| Sep. 3, 1998 | Gerry Cristol | Light on the Prairie, 125 Year History of Temple EmanuEl |
| Jun. 3, 1998 | Suzanne Starling | Warren Angus Ferris |
| Mar. 5, 1998 | Henry Tatum | City Government; Past and Future; Local Politics |
| Dec. 4, 1997 | Frances James | Texas History Holidays |
| Sep. 4, 1997 | Vivian Anderson Castleberry | Daughters of Dallas |
| Jun. 5, 1997 | Steve Blow | Early Dallas History |
| Mar. 6, 1997 | Association Officers, Clare Weakley – Moderator | Growth & Development of DCPA |
| Dec. 5, 1995 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Christmas Miracles |
| Sep. 5, 1996 | Andy Eads | Voices of Addison’s Past |
| Jun. 3, 1996 | Charles R. Tucker | Traffic in Dallas |
| Mar. 7, 1996 | Kirk Dooley | Hidden Dallas |
| Dec. 7, 1995 | Celebration Chorus | Christmas Musical Selections |
| Sep. 7, 1995 | Dr. Steven R. Butler | The Mexican – American War |
| Jun. 1, 1995 | Ron Harmon | Beginnings of Farmers Branch |
| Mar. 2, 1995 | Joseph W. McKnight | Early Texas Law |
| Dec. 1, 1994 | Judge David D. Jackson | Formation and Arming of the 3rd Texas Cavalry, CSA |
| Sep. 1, 1994 | Jackie McElhaney | The Trinity River: Past, Present and Future |
| Jun. 2, 1994 | Julia Schulz Morris | This Side of White Rock Creek |
| Mar. 3, 1994 | Verlina Whiteley Bush | Frank Reaugh |
| Dec. 2, 1993 | Caliente, Inc. | Christmas Musical Selections |
| Sep. 2, 1993 | Rose-Mary Rumbley | Radio Broadcasters of the 1920s and 1930s |
| Jun. 3, 1993 | Roy Bode | Early Newspapers of Texas |
| Mar. 4, 1993 | Mike Kingston | The Texas Almanac |
| Dec. 3, 1992 | Association Officers | Christmas Sing Along |
| Sep. 2, 1992 | Paul F. Boller, Jr. | Presidential Elections in the 1800s |
| Jun. 4, 1992 | Judge John Marshall | Establishment of Constitution in Latvia (Capital of Latvia is Riga, a “Sister City” of Dallas) |
| Mar. 5, 1992 | Rose Biderman | Jewish Contribution to Dallas County History |
| Dec. 5, 1991 | Larry McCommas and Company | Christmas Musical Selections |
| Sep. 5, 1991 | Dr. Mamie McKnight | Education in Dallas County |
| Jun 6, 1991 | Randy Moir | Archaeological Excavations around the Texas School Book Depository Building |
| Mar. 7, 1991 | Mary Phinney | Parks and Open Spaces in Dallas County |
| Dec. 6, 1990 | Bill Murchison | Dr. Graham Landrum’s Views of Lynn Landrum |
| Sep. 6, 1990 | Vivian Castleberry | History of Dallas County Through Voices of Women |
| Jun. 7, 1990 | Rick Bibby | Peter’s Colony, Settlements in Irving Historical District, |
| Mar. 1, 1990 | Gordon Bleuler | Postal History of Dallas 1850-1936 |
| Dec. 7, 1989 | Michael V. Hazel | Dallas Under the Republic of Texas |
| Sep. 7, 1989 | Lee Stetson | Dallas County Railroad History |
| Jun. 1, 1989 | Cindy Smolovik | Find Your Dallas County Ancestors in the Court Records at Dallas Public Library |
| Mar. 2, 1989 | Bob Desmond | The Great Dallas Fire of 1860 |
| Dec. 1, 1988 | Diane Galloway | “The Park Cities – A Walker’s Guide and Brief History” |
| Sep. 1, 1988 | Lucille Boykin, Moderator | Early Dallas Families and Where They Lived |
| Jun. 2, 1988 | Lee Cullum | The State of the City |
| Mar. 3, 1988 | Chief Deputy O’Byrne Cox (Ret.) | Law Enforcement in Early Dallas County |
| Dec. 3, 1987 | Dallas Historical Society | Living History: DHS Members Portraying Texas Historical Figures |
| Sep 3, 1987 | Ernestine P. Sewell | Reunion After the Dissolution |
| Jun. 4, 1987 | Millicent Hume McCoy | A Yankee’s View of Dallas in the 1870s |
| Mar. 5, 1987 | Dorothy Garland and Jim Pratt | Restoration of “Old Red” Dallas County Courthouse |
| Dec. 4, 1986 | Association Officers | Election and Installation of Officers, Release of Proud Heritage, Volume III |
| Sep. 4, 1986 | Jim White | History of Dallas |
| Jun. 5, 1986 | Julya Thompson Kirkpatrick | Discussion: Early Area Structures |
| Mar. 6, 1986 | Association Officers | |
| Dec. 5, 1985 | Margaret Ann Thetford | |
| Sep. 5, 1985 | Don Dorsey | Plans for Greater Dallas Sesquicentennial Events |
| Jun. 6, 1985 | Frances James | Importance of Preserving Historical Resources |
| Mar. 7, 1985 | Marcelle Hamer Hall | Paper Trails Along Coit’s Road |
| Dec. 6, 1984 | Gerald Saxon | Oral History: Some Practical Considerations |
| Sep. 6, 1984 | Carl W. W. Sorenson | Early Norwegian Settlements in Dallas County |
| Jun. 7, 1984 | Judge Newton Fitzhugh | Pioneer Life, Problems, Methods, Hardships |
| Mar. 1, 1984 | Yvonne Norfleet | Book Review and Music in Early Texas and Dallas County |
| Dec. 1, 1983 | Suzanne Starling | |
| Sep. 1, 1983 | Georgia Myers Ogle | History of Farmer’s Branch and Carrollton |
| Jun. 2, 1983 | George Hawpe, Walter Bowen, Association Officers | Histories of the Hawpe and Bowen Families, Officer’s Aims and Goals |
| Dec. 3, 1981 | Ruth Chenowith, Oak Cliff Preservation League | An Armchair Tour of Oak Cliff |
| Sep. 17, 1981 | Lief Sandburg, City of Dallas | Urban Planning for West End Historic District |
| Mar. 5, 1981 | Doc Miller | History of Temple EmanEl |
