April 22, 2025
Members of the Dallas Historical Society Director’s Inner Circle are invited to attend the next chapter in our Author’s Table Dinner Series. In April, we are bringing author and presidential historian Tevi Troy to our table. Troy will be discussing his book: The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry.
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Dallas Historical Society’s Directors Inner Circle
April 29, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
When Dallas Took the Train: A History of the Union Terminal Company
Join us for this FREE lunchtime lecture with Bob LaPrelle who will share insight on how the cities infrastructure was shaped by the Union Terminal Company and discuss the creation of the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas, and it’s connection and history to Fair Park.
About the speaker
Bob LaPrelle is the president of Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas. Bob LaPrelle is the president of Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas. Bob LaPrelle is a 30-year veteran in the field of historic railway preservation and museums. He has served as Executive Director/CEO of the Museum of the American Railroad since 1988, and three prior years as a board trustee. Mr. LaPrelle has placed an emphasis on the cultural history and technology aspects of railroad museums and their role in communities as an educational resource and tourism destination. LaPrelle recently led the successful effort to move the Museum to a significantly larger venue in North Texas to expand collections and serve a broader audience.
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Belmont Village Senior Living is designed for seniors who need some assistance with daily activities. Residents enjoy chef-prepared meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social activities.
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Fires, Floods, Explosions, and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey
By Andrew Braunberg
Join Andrew Braunberg, distiller and author of Fires, Floods, Explosions and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey, for a guided tasting of four interesting Texas whiskeys. In addition to the tasting, tickets include beer, wine, and light refreshments. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now.
Fires, Floods, Explosions, and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey
By Andrew Braunberg
The history of Texas whiskey is a fascinating topic that has never been documented—until now. Join author and distiller Andrew Braunberg as he shares exciting stories of the pioneering spirit of Texas whiskey distillers from his book Fires, Floods, Explosions and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey. Books will be available for purchase after the presentation.
May 20, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Framing Oak Cliff
In this stunning collection of black-and-white photographs, photographer Richard Doherty takes a deep visual dive into Oak Cliff, the southwest Dallas neighborhood where he has lived for the past four decades. Using a variety of film cameras, Doherty combines vivid, sweeping panoramic images on the main business drag, Jefferson Boulevard, with intimate portraits of people in their workplaces, homes, and yards. These evocative, richly detailed images reveal the unique character of the diverse people, social landscapes, and personal spaces in this often-overlooked section of Dallas.
Doherty’s photographs are a testament to his love of Oak Cliff, a place where he has made his home and raised his family. They are also a powerful reminder of the beauty and complexity of everyday life in a modern city.
In addition to Doherty’s photographs, the book features a concise history of Oak Cliff by bestselling author Bill Minutaglio, as well as essays by curators John Rohrbach of the Amon Carter Museum and Christopher Blay of the Houston Museum of African American Culture. These essays provide context for the photographs and anchor them in the landscape of contemporary photography. Framing Oak Cliff: A Visual Diary of a Dallas Neighborhood is a must-have for anyone who loves photography, history, or the city of Dallas. This photographic work is a beautiful and insightful portrait of a unique and vibrant place.
About the Author
Richard Doherty is a Dallas-based photographer who has lived in the city for over forty years. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he taught photography at Louisiana State University and Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, where he is currently professor emeritus. Doherty’s photographs are held in esteemed museum and private collections worldwide and have been exhibited internationally.
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Belmont Village Senior Living is designed for seniors who need some assistance with daily activities. Residents enjoy chef-prepared meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social activities.
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June 3, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Ride shotgun with writer-photographer Randy Mallory on his fifty-year road trip exploring the endlessly fascinating people and places of Texas. The fourth-generation Texan spent a five-decade career traveling every part of the Lone Star State on assignments for statewide magazines and tourism agencies. In more than two hundred photos and four reflective essays, his first photo retrospective offers what he found. At the turn of every page—just like the rounding of every bend—there are delightful and surprising places: a thunderhead billowing behind a spinning Ferris wheel, a Volkswagen Beetle hung from a giant oak, a steam-powered riverboat gliding through mossy swamps, and yard art of a pregnant woman playing electric guitar. Meet the proud and diverse people he encountered: an organic farmer with a UFO museum, rural church members at a foot-washing ceremony, an adventurer riding the highway in a wind-powered sail trike, and five US presidents sharing the same stage.
The Fifty-Year Texas Road Trip: On Assignment from Earth to Uncertain is drawn from thousands of images contained in the Randy Mallory Collection at the University of North Texas. The collection and this book serve as a colorful and telling record of one photographer’s attempt to capture Texas’s sense of place during an important and ever-changing half century. The breadth of his career (1972–2022) allows the book to showcase many aspects of Texas history and culture that are gone or are rapidly fading away. A foreword by Dan K. Utley, former chief historian for the Texas Historical Commission, places Mallory’s photography in perspective as a valuable resource in the necessary work of chronicling history as it evolves around us every day.
About the Author
Randy Mallory is a fourth-generation Texan who spent fifty years as a travel writer and photographer for publications such as Texas Highways, Texas Monthly, and the Dallas Morning News and for agencies such as the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Mallory donated his photography archive to UNT Special Collections in 2021. This is the first book of his work.
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This lecture series supported by:
Belmont Village Senior Living is designed for seniors who need some assistance with daily activities. Residents enjoy chef-prepared meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social activities.
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2025 Texas History Professional Development Conference
Join the Dallas Historical Society us for this free, two-day Professional Development Conference, presented in partnership with the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. Learn from leading Texas historians and exemplary classroom instructors. Improve your content knowledge and sharpen your teaching skills at the beautiful and historic Hall of State. Attendees will earn 12 CPE Credits. Questions? if you have any questions, please CLICK HERE to contact our Director of Education.
Breakfast & lunch will be provided both days. Registrants will receive gift bags and be eligible for door prizes
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$20 Registration fee
2025 Texas History Professional Development Conference
Join the Dallas Historical Society us for this free, two-day Professional Development Conference, presented in partnership with the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. Learn from leading Texas historians and exemplary classroom instructors. Improve your content knowledge and sharpen your teaching skills at the beautiful and historic Hall of State. Attendees will earn 12 CPE Credits. Questions? if you have any questions, please CLICK HERE to contact our Director of Education.
Breakfast & lunch will be provided both days. Registrants will receive gift bags and be eligible for door prizes