A Fond Farewell to Mike Nichols

A Fond Farewell to Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols' blog, Hometown by Handlebar, has long been one of DFW armchair historians' best kept secrets. Based in Fort Worth...

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In Memoriam: Myrtice Larson (1921 - 2023)

In Memoriam: Myrtice Larson (1921 - 2022)

Innovative educator, author and long-time Arlington Historical Society supporter Myrtice Larson was only a few days from her 101st birthday...

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A History of Arlington Street Names (Part 1 of 2)

A History of Arlington Street Names (Part 1 of 2)

The presence of Arlington’s pioneers is lost to history — with several notable exceptions. If you’ve lived in The American...

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The Saga of Seven Seas - Part 1

The Saga of Seven Seas - Part 1

So many summers have come and gone. Half of a century has ensued, blotting out all but a few nebulous, fragmented memories...

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Jonathan Bird's Fort: Birthplace of the DFW Metroplex

Jonathan Bird's Fort: Birthplace of the DFW Metroplex

The early Anglo military campaigns into the three forks of the Trinity had hardly been decisive. But if they had intimidated...

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General Edward H. Tarrant and the Men Who Rode to Village Creek

General Edward H. Tarrant and the Men Who Rode to Village Creek

The seventy men rode in the semblance of a military column through the north Texas prairie, the grass tall and still green...

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