Cynthia Ann Parker's legacy is coming to Southlake Town Hall.
Sponsored by the Texas Historical Commission’s Texas Lakes Trail region and presented by the Southlake Historical Society, an exhibit that centers around Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah will make its way to Southlake from July 9 to Aug. 20, according to a press release. Parker was captured by Comanche Native Americans at 9 years old and lived with them for 24 years before being recaptured by the Texas Rangers and returned to the Parker family.
“Southlake’s link to Cynthia Ann is Malinda Frost Dwight Hill, a survivor of the 1836 attack on Parker’s Fort,” says Southlake Historical Society president Connie Cooley via press release. “Malinda died in 1870 and is buried in Lonesome Dove Cemetery in Southlake.”
Additionally, a free reception for the exhibit will be held on July 24 from 4-6 p.m. and feature Quanah’s great-great-grandson Lance Tahmahkera, who will share family artifacts and stories he was told, according to a press release.
For more information about the exhibit or the Southlake Historical Society, visit SouthlakeHistory.org.