Rockwall, TX (July 17, 2024) – A new program for elementary aged kids will begin August 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum. Aunt Myrta’s Little Friends of the Museum is an hour-long program consisting of a story and activity. The August program will center around cotton! There will be time […]
Rockwall, TX-June 17, 2024 – An official Texas Historical Marker for New Hope Baptist Church, in Royse City, will be installed on Wednesday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m. The church’s membership has primarily been composed of African Americans, which gives the approval of the historical marker on this Juneteenth special significance. New Hope acquired its […]
Rockwall, TX (December 20, 2023) – Celebrating the Rockwall County sesquicentennial, the Rockwall County Historical Foundation recently buried a time capsule marking the occasion. Rockwall County was formed 150 years ago, in 1873, when a small portion of Collin County was set aside to become what is now the smallest county in the state. Acknowledging the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 1, 2021 —The Rockwall County Historical Foundation invites the community to learn all about the hardworking women of rural Texas in a new photographic exhibit presented by Humanities Texas at The Bailey House (903 East Washington Street, Rockwall, TX 75087). “Rural Texas Women at Work, 1930-1960”, on display at The Bailey […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 19, 2021 — Rockwall’s “Cowboy Poet” Budd Pierce received the Carolyn Francisco Excellence in Preservation Award from the Rockwall County Historical Foundation during their August 2021 Sheri Stodghill Lecture. Pierce, a member of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse, also received a reproduction of the De Zavala flag – the first flag […]
ROCKWALL, TX – October 23, 2020 — Kids had a blast at the Rockwall County Historical Foundation Kids Day in the Park last weekend! The fun event took place at Harry Myers Park on the grounds of the RCHF Museum and featured wildlife experts from Window to the Wild and Wildlife on the Move. RCHF […]
ROCKWALL, TX – September 30, 2020 — The Rockwall County Historical Foundation is proud to host the 2nd Annual Kids Day in the Park on Saturday, October 17th from 10am – 2pm., at Harry Myers Park. This year’s event will feature wildlife experts from Window to the Wild and Wildlife on the Move. RCHF will […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — November 5, 2019) Are your kids interested in history? If so, we invite you to check out the newly forming Youth Advisory Council for the Rockwall County Historical Foundation! There will be an informational session on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Rockwall History Museum in Harry Myers Park to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 12, 2019) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will be hosting a Kids in the Park Day in honor of Archaeology Month! This FREE event will take place on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00am – 1:00pm at the museum in Harry Myers Park (901 E. Washington). Activities include family-friendly archaeology stations, living history […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) During their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 26, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court and Sheriff Harold Eavenson recognized local resident Larry Wade with a Life Saving Award and Sheriff’s Medal of Valor. In the early morning hours of July 28, 2018, Wade was traveling along State Highway 66 in […]