24th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference

Join us at the 24th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The event will be held on the 7th floor of the Dallas Public Library downtown from 9-12:30 PM.

The registration fee of $40 includes morning refreshments.  There is no cost to attend the Dallas History Book Sale, which supports the Dallas History & Archives Division of the Dallas Public Library, in the McDermott Study Room. 

• Registration: 8:00 a.m.
• Conference: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Conference Presenters (in alphabetical order):

Samantha Dodd, "Louise Ballerstadt Raggio: Legendary Lady of the Law"

Jack Duncan, "Dock Rowen: Legendary Black Entrepreneur"

Frank Jackson, "Tex Avery: Cartoonist, Animator, Director"

Teresa Judd, "The Lakewood Rats: Deconstructing the Myth"

Panel discussion: "The Myths of the DFW Rivalry," featuring historians:
Robert B. Fairbanks, Darwin Payne, and Richard Selcer, moderated by Walter L. Buenger, Chief Historian, Texas State Historical Association