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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On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Warren Angus Ferris 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 Benjamin Dye (1793-1852) for his service in the War of 1812. Ben Sandifer’s Photos:…
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This past Saturday, September 3, 2022 volunteers and family members gathered at Big A Cemetery in Rowlett and proceeded to set a military gravestone for War of 1812 veteran Thomas Newman and also to reset the gravestone base for his granddaughter. Pictured below left to right, they are Daniel, Hunter, Susan, Larry, Paul and Drake. Paul…
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Endures Coercion, Violence, Neglect, Two Lawsuits End With Triumph for the People by Kathy Ann Reid (Gleaned from Frances James’ Lagow Cemetery File) November, 2021 One acre of the Lagow League, donated in 1883 by Richard Lagow to the people in School Precinct No. 62, was mentioned in many obituaries with the words, “the funeral…
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by Frances James This small cemetery is located about six miles west of the Dallas County Courthouse surrounded by large warehouses and is in back of the telephone building on Communication, off of Cockrell Hill Road and I-30. The ample parking lot of the telephone company makes access easy – after you clear it with…
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The Pioneer Picnic was a splendid success. The only thing missing was YOU if you didn’t make it. Thirty-one people were there with twelve first timers. The oldest was the matriarch of the cemetery, Helen J. Sullivan, while the youngest was her seven month old great-great granddaughter, Charlotte Hosler. (Charlotte is a ninth generation Dallas…
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Join us Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 11:00am at W.W. Glover Cemetery for our annual PIONEER PICNIC.This is the biggest pioneer, history and nature lovers reunion in Dallas and surrounding counties! You are encouraged to bring a food item to share. We’ll have a table under the awning for the food. There’s plenty of room on…
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by Frances James The Glover Cemetery is on the south side of the 6600 block of Military Parkway between a Baptist Church and a Methodist Church. The Churches had no connection with the cemetery as the cemetery had been in use for over seventy-five years before the churches were organized and built on the east…
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In February 2022, DCPA and family members held work days at the historic Beeman Cemetery. Below are some images from that effort. Additional comments and images will be added when it becomes available.
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