Exhibits

BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES:

The Dallas Historical Society's 2010 Brown Bag Lunch Series
The second Wednesday of every month from noon to 1:00pm

Generously sponsored by City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs and CLAMPITT PAPER: The Paper People

All eight lectures will be held in the Clampitt Paper’s Creative Center. The Creative Center is located at Clampitt Paper’s headquarters, 9207 Ambassador Row, Dallas, TX 75247.
Join us for lunch the second Wednesday of every month from noon to 1:00pm as the DHS shows off parts of its collection. Guest speakers and staff speak on a variety of topics relevant to the museum's holdings, including art, conflict, characters and commerce. Don't forget to bring your lunch! Groups should RSVP by calling us at 214.421.4500 x 104 or send an email.

• January: BATTLESHIP TEXAS Presented by: Ed Owens
• February: THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN DALLAS . Presented by: Alex Burton, local newsman, producer and writer .
• March: WILD WOMEN OF THE WEST . Presented by: Ann Shelton, local historian and personality.
• April: MY CIVIL WAR: ANNA'S LETTERS. Presented by: Chuck Finsley, author and Civil War enthusiast.
• May: THE HISTORY OF FAIR PARK. Presented by: Sally Rodriguez, Dallas Park and Recreation Department.
• June: ROBERT E. LEE AND THE TEXAS SUCCESSION. Presented by: James Neel, military history enthusiast and collector.
• July: TEXAS EATS. Presented by: Rose-Mary Rumbleyauthor, local historian and personality.
• August: DNA and GENEALOGY. Presented by: Melinda Ludwig, professor and science educator.
• September: TBA
• October: TBA
• November: TBA
• December: TBA
  
  
  

  Texas Under Six Flags
  Located in the East Texas Room and the Hall of Heroes,
  Now through November 1, 2008
  
  The collections of the Dallas Historical Society contains many rare and unique documents and artifacts relating to Texas history. A number of which have not been viewed by the public in many years. The exhibit focuses in on Texas history from the time it was occupied by Native cultures, discovered by Europeans, was an independent Republic, and continues through 1870.
  
  Some of the items on display include Santa Anna’s battle flag captured at San Jacinto, the only known original Juneteenth order which freed the slaves in Texas, letters and documents from settlers who had “gone to Texas”, Civil War items that include a surgeons field kit, an appointment by the Republic to Pinckney Henderson to represent the government in Washington to discuss the possibility of statehood “a matter to be carried out with the greatest secrecy and dispatch.”
  
  
  
  
  

  Our Park, Fair Park
  In the Sharp Gallery
  Now through November 1, 2008
  Originally built in 1886 as the site for the first "Dallas State Fair and Exposition," Fair Park has developed over the past 120 years into a year-round treasure. Still the host for the annual State Fair of Texas, the park is also home to a half dozen permanent museums, major music and theatrical venues, the Cotton Bowl, exhibition buildings, and gardens.
  
  Fair Park's history as the site for legendary sporting events, cultural activities, and military encampments is a colorful and fascinating one. But its future promises to be even brighter, thanks to dramatic improvements proposed under a new Master Plan.
  
  The Dallas Historical Society's new exhibit, "Fair Park-Our Park" recalls the past while offering hints of the future.