26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference: Pop Culture in Dallas

26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference: Pop Culture in Dallas

Join us at the 26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Please register online at https://LegaciesDHC26.eventbrite.com to attend. The registration fee of $45 includes morning refreshments.

• 8:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Tables
• 9:00 a.m. Let’s All (Not) Go to the Movies: How the Dallas City Council Protected You from Hollywood by Kristi Nedderman
• 9:30 a.m. The Longhorn Ballroom: The Kitschy Icon of Dallas’ Music Scene by David Preziosi
• 10:30 a.m. Sump’n Else: Dallas’s Answer to American Bandstand by Steven Butler
• 11:00 a.m. Don Meredith and the Creation of the Modern Celebrity Athlete by Christina Jensen
• 11:45 a.m. Radio Station KKDA-AM: A Voice for the Black Dallas Community by Sultana Vest
• 12:15 p.m. Shot in Dealey Plaza: Kennedy Assassination Film Production in Dallas by Stephen Fagin

26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference Sponsors*
African American Museum
Dallas County Historical Commission
Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation (Aldredge House)
Dallas County Pioneer Association
Dallas Genealogical Society
Dallas Historical Society
Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Dallas Jewish Historical Society
Dallas Municipal Archives
DeGolyer Library, SMU
Legacy Dallas: A Virtual Museum of Dallas County History
Preservation Dallas
Preservation Park Cities
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Texas State Historical Association
William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU

*as of December 4, 2024