23rd Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference - Dining & Drinking in Dallas

The Dallas Public Library is the virtual host for the 23rd Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference which will feature a behind the scenes tour of the Dallas History & Archives Division and presentations by local historians including 7th floor librarian and archivist Brandon Murray, who will be discussing the post-war era west Dallas dining and entertainment landmark Pappy's Showland in his talk “Do It for Pappy: The Legacy of Pappy’s Showland and C. A. ‘Pappy’ Dolsen”.  Learn more and register at https://legacies23dhc.eventbrite.com

Speakers (in order of presentation)

“The Architecture of Eating: Dallas’s Delectable Dining Establishments”
By David Preziosi, FAICP, Executive Director, Preservation Dallas

“Do It for Pappy: The Legacy of Pappy’s Showland and E. A. ‘Pappy’ Dolsen”
By Brandon Murray, MLIS, CA, Dallas Public Library

“The Origins of Dallas’s Old Warsaw”
By Natalie H. (“Schatzie”) Lee

“The Worldly Restaurateur: Nick DeGeorge Showed Dallas a Thing of Two”
By Evelyn Montgomery, Ph.D., Executive Director, Old Red Museum of Dallas History & Culture

“The Enduring Influence of Shoemaker’s Barbecue”
By Daniel Vaughn, Barbecue Editor, Texas Monthly

Panel Discussion
The Cultural Aspect of Food: Identity, Community, and Creating a Sense of Home in North Texas

Kim Pierce, Dallas food journalist, moderator
Betsy Brody, Ph.D., Collin College, Plano
Alberto Gonzales, Cofounder, Dallas Mexican-American Historical League
Deah Berry Mitchell, Dallas Historical Society