Crime and Punishment: the true case of Meddie Bowles

Program set for the October 9 meeting of Friends of the Library (Rockwall) September 24, 2012 – The marker for Luther Watson Bowles sits in the hot September sun at the intersection of two driveways in the Rockwall Memorial Cemetery.  It is not very different from all the other gray granite tombstones, showing the family name and […]

Discover the history of Rockwall, Lake Ray Hubbard

(Rockwall) September 17, 2012 – Rockwall County Newcomers and Friends will learn about the history of Rockwall and the formation of Lake Ray Hubbard at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 11. Sheri Fowler, vice president of the Rockwall County Historical Foundation and director of public relations for the Rockwall ISD, will present the program during the […]

Historical Foundation installs new officers

(Rockwall) Rockwall County Historical Foundation officers and directors for 2012 were installed by County Commissioner Lorie Grinnan at the Annual Meeting of the organization on Sunday, January 8, 2012.From left are Jan Self, Susan Reinhardt Mills, Carolyn Francisco, Doug Rogge, Jean James, Sheri Fowler, Maxine Gray, Nancy Beaty, Dorothy Williams and Connie Rogge.  Not pictured […]

‘Serpent head’ revisited at Historical Foundation encore

‘Serpent head’ revisited at Historical Foundation encore

(Rockwall County) Sheri Fowler, program chair for the Rockwall County Historical Foundation, presented a local artifact known as a “serpent head” to guests attending the RCHF’S recent Brown Bag Lecture Series. The encore presentation of “Rock Wall Revisted – Myth or Mystery,” held at Rockwall’s Historic Downtown Courthouse on Dec. 9, offered updated information about […]

‘Talking Tombstones’ at Historic Courthouse

(Rockwall County) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will continue its Brown Bag Lecture Series at noon Friday, Oct. 14 in the Historic Courthouse, with the presentation of “Talking Tombstones,” when residents from Rockwall’s past come to life to tell their own stories.  The program is free, open to all and family-friendly.    Submitted by Leigh Plagens, […]