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. The event will be held on the 7th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library from 9-12:30 PM.

The registration fee of $45 includes morning refreshments.  Online registration through Eventbrite will be available in early December. For more information, contact Conference Coordinator Jann Mackey at LegaciesDHC@gmail.com.

• Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Tables: 8:00 a.m.
• Conference: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Conference Presentations (alphabetically by presenter):

Steven Butler 
Sump’n Else: Dallas’s Answer to American Bandstand

Stephen Fagin
Shot in Dealey Plaza: Kennedy Assassination Film Production in Dallas

Christina Jensen
Don Meredith and the Creation of the Modern Celebrity Athlete

Kristi Nedderman
Let’s All (Not) Go to the Movies: How Dallas City Council Protected You from Hollywood

David Preziosi
The Longhorn Ballroom: The Kitschy Icon of Dallas’ Music Scene

Sultana Vest
Radio Station KKDA-AM: A Voice for the Black Dallas Community
 

26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference Sponsors*
The African American Museum
Dallas County Historical Commission
Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation (Aldredge House)
Dallas County Pioneer Association
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
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Texas State Historical Association
William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU

*as of December 1, 2024