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Choctaw code talkers to be honored at Veterans Memorial Park in Fort Worth
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (399+ words) Native American soldiers who pioneered using their Choctaw language to transmit encrypted messages during World War I will be honored in Fort Worth's Veterans Memorial Park." The Texas Historical Commission, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the city's parks and…...
From festivals to funerals, Don Williams preserved Fort Worth’s Black history
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (852+ words) Candid Conversation: Soaring Health Care Costs Join us'Feb. 18'for our Candid Conversation on how we rise to meet the challenge of affordable health care costs. Donald "Don" Williams rarely sought the spotlight. Instead, he stood just outside it " lifting others…...
History of Fort Worth’s first middle-class Black community detailed in new exhibition
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (649+ words) Join 100,000 of your Fort Worth neighbors already getting our free newsletter with the stories you need, about the city you love. Terrell Heights was almost exclusively white at the start of the 1900s before a new wave of Black entrepreneurs began…...
Volunteers lead revitalization of Fort Worth’s oldest cemetery as historic site turns 175
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (967+ words) Reader support fuels our nonprofit newsroom and ensures we can continue providing unbiased, community-focused journalism. Help us unlock matching funds and reach our $400,000 goal. Sam Cantey IV, 84, remembers visiting the Pioneers Rest Cemetery for the first time while on a…...
Documentary spotlights historical influence of 8 Fort Worth civil rights leaders
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) Join 95,000 of your Fort Worth neighbors already getting our free newsletter with the stories you need, about the city you love. When Louis Sturns decided to pursue a career in law, he didn't intend on making history." Sturns simply wanted…...
Fort Worth Black history museum optimistic about future despite funding loss
5+ mon, 7+ hour ago (729+ words) Join 95,000 of your Fort Worth neighbors already getting our free newsletter with the stories you need, about the city you love. After budgetary setbacks, leaders at Fort Worth's long-standing Black history museum are restructuring to ensure its future." Board members…...
Arlington designates abandoned cemetery plots, sales expected to begin in October
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) The Arlington City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to declare 1,158 plots in the Arlington Cemetery'abandoned and available for sale. Officials are aiming to open sales next month. This comes as the city is preparing to return the cemetery to full…...
Fort Worth Stop Six landmark, onetime Sagamore Hill Negro School holds history
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (918+ words) In an effort to preserve city history, Fort Worth Report agreed to archive Hollace Weiner's local history columns beginning in 2025. This column originally ran in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and was updated for the Report. Fort Worth's century-old Sagamore Hill…...
Plots at Arlington Cemetery to be declared abandoned in September if not claimed by deadline
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (525+ words) Anybody who owns a burial plot at'Arlington Cemetery'has until Aug. 31 to make sure it isn't sold to somebody else. The deadline comes as the city gets ready to return the cemetery to full operations. The city council voted unanimously to…...
Fort Worth author preserves 100-year history of Mistletoe Heights neighborhood in new book
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (756+ words) What is local news worth to you? Join your neighbors that count on our refreshing, nonpartisan reporting on stories happening in our backyard. Jule "Grey" McGown, 90, has fond memories of his childhood at 2335 W. Rosedale St. in the Mistletoe Heights neighborhood…...