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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On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the Merrifield Cemetery in Oak Cliff, Dallas County, Texas 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 John “Jack” Merrifield (1792-1873) for his service in the War…
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On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Beeman Memorial Cemetery the John Cavet Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 honored John Beeman (1799-1856) for his service in the War of 1812. Several members of the Beeman family were in attendance. (all photos courtesy of Paul Ridenour)
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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The planned cemetery visit of 2/20/21 to the McKinney Cemetery is cancelled due to this week’s inclement weather (freezing precipitation and colder than normal temperatures). We hope to be able to plan another date sometime in the future.
February 20 McKinney Family Cemetery at 11:00 AM 10425 Rylie Crest Dr., Dallas- The purpose is to clean the cemetery to the degree allowed by the number of people who arrive between 11:00 and 11:30. An additional benefit is for members to see the cemetery, and visit with other history lovers. A portion of the…
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Saturday, January 16, 2021, a group of folks met at the Beeman Memorial Cemetery. The weather was a bit cool but otherwise perfect. The location was easy to find and at various times, there were between one and two dozen people in attendance. Several of them were Beeman descendants and were able to tell us…
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