(ROCKWALL COUNTY – October 8, 2013) The popular Rockwall County Historical Foundation October topic, Talking Tombstones, will be presented at noon Friday, October 11 at the historic downtown courthouse. Presenters will be Gary and Mindy Lovell, longtime residents of McLendon Chisholm, who will share a history of Chisholm Cemetery and Harrison D. Howell and Angelina […]
(Rockwall) October 16, 2012 – Rockwall pioneers, Terry Utley Wade and Amanda Truitt Willis were special guests at the recent Rockwall County Historical Foundation Brown Bag lecture series, Talking Tombstones. Wade, portrayed by Patty Canup, and Willis, portrayed by Jan Johnson, brought the history of the early days of Rockwall to life with stories of […]
(Rockwall) September 16, 2012 – The Rockwall County Historical Foundation started the fall season of its Brown Bag Lecture Series with a program about “Growing Up in Rockwall,” presented by Linda Mitchell Duran. Linda used modern technology to show pictures of buildings, teachers and fellow Rockwall natives. New Texas Historical Commission Board appointee, Mike Donegan […]
(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, […]