Well, I’ve finally reached that age where my youth is now officially part of History with a capital “H”. A huge part of that youth was (mis)spent… Read more “Club-Hopping in the 80’s and ’90’s.”
Category: Emily Fowler
Is the Emily Fowler Central Library Haunted?
For as long as I can remember, I have heard stories that the Emily Fowler Central Library is haunted, and some say it is Ms. Emily Fowler… Read more “Is the Emily Fowler Central Library Haunted?”
Ancestor Accused of Witchcraft? Search Lineages in New Book.
If you are a woman whose family lore includes tales of an ancestor accused of witchcraft, the names listed in the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches… Read more “Ancestor Accused of Witchcraft? Search Lineages in New Book.”
From the Archives… An Update and Rabbit Holes, How Bazaar
2022 marks the return of the in-person DFW Archives Bazaar! For those of you that don’t know or may have forgotten, the DFW Archives Bazaar is an… Read more “From the Archives… An Update and Rabbit Holes, How Bazaar”
In The Weeds: Roland Laney, Denton Architect.
There are what I call the Four Giants of Denton Architects: O’Neil Ford, Mount-Miller (Isabel Mount and Tom Polk Miller) and Roland Laney. The latter three working… Read more “In The Weeds: Roland Laney, Denton Architect.”
A Quintessentially Texas (and Denton) Book.
Sometimes the physical book tells its own compelling story. Such is the case with our copy of Trinity River Canalization by E. H. Brown from 1930 located… Read more “A Quintessentially Texas (and Denton) Book.”
Italy 1880s: A FamilySearch Image Search Story
My great-great-grandparents Antonino Pantano and Anna Maria Distefano had immigrated to the United States from a town in Sicily, Italy that lay in the Nebrodi mountains, home to the fourteenth century castle of… Read more “Italy 1880s: A FamilySearch Image Search Story”
In The Weeds 9.24.19: Happy 70th Anniversary to the Wyatt Hedrick designed Denton City-County Library!
This past weekend, the Executive Board of the Texas Historical Commission met at the Fowler Library for a meeting to recommend new additions to the National Register… Read more “In The Weeds 9.24.19: Happy 70th Anniversary to the Wyatt Hedrick designed Denton City-County Library!”
A Map, a Mural, & a Mystery
Here at the Emily Fowler Central Library, there is a large historical map hanging on the wall over the fireplace. It is a pretty unique work of… Read more “A Map, a Mural, & a Mystery”
Cousins Across Continents
In 1991 my great-aunt Mary, the oldest daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Szpet, received a letter from Jelenia Gora, a small city in Southwestern Poland. Nicholas and… Read more “Cousins Across Continents”