Photo via Southlake Historical Society Facebook page
History will come alivebrat the third-annual Ghosts of Southlake Past, presented by the SouthlakebrHistorical Society. All are invited to the historic White's Chapel Cemetery forbra cemetery tour at 6:30 p.m. on November 5.
Southlake Mayor LaurabrHill will be among local residents dressed in period clothes who will bring tobrlife the stories of pioneer men, women and children, including a Civil Warbrveteran, a young teacher, a boy who grew up in the early Dove community, and abrhusband and wife who helped establish the White's Chapel community and church.
Tickets are required. Abrlimited number of tickets will be available the night of the event. Participantsbrshould bring a small flashlight, wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriatelybrfor the weather conditions that evening.
On November 6 at 2 p.m., thebrSouthlake Historical Society will hold its second-annual WildflowerbrBuffalo Stomp at the log house in Bicentennial Park. Young and old arebrinvited to “stomp” wildflower and native grass seeds into the Blossom PrairiebrWildflower Meadow, which surrounds the house. In the 1800s, familiesbrheading west by wagon train stopped in the meadow and camped for thebrnight.
This year, to commemorate the 100thbranniversary of the U.S. involvement in World War I, poppy seeds will be spreadbrto bloom in the spring. The U.S. entered the Great War in April 1917; thebrwar ended on November 11, 1918. Most men from North Texas whobrfought in the war trained at Camp Bowie in Fort Worth. In 2018, thebrSouthlake Historical Society will have an exhibit on the war and how it changedbrNorth Texas and the world.
Visit SouthlakeHistory.org forbrmore information.