Upcoming events: 

Please join us for the Southlake Historical Society's

2012 Spring Speaker Series

Southlake Town Hall • Third floor meeting room

7:00 pm 

April

Monday, April 16, 2012

"The Making of Southlake Town Square"

with guest speakers, Rick Stacy and Frank Bliss

Come hear former mayor Rick Stacy and Frank Bliss, president of Cooper and Stebbins, reminisce about the planning, the politics and the people involved in the making of Southlake Town Square. 

 

May 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

"Grapevine Lake"

with guest speaker, Dale King,

Grapevine lake natural resource manager

Mr. King has a long relationship with the lake beginning as a lake park ranger in 1975, and he'll share stories of what was there before the lake was built in the late 1940s, how it came to be, and what the lake has meant to our area.

All programs are open to the public.  Donations at the door are greatly appreciated. The Southlake Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) organization.  

Questions?  Call Connie Cooley at 817-223-9606. 

  

What's been going on?

 

Abiding Grace Lutheran Church will tend to Hood Cemetery

Historic Hood Cemetery sits inside the Coventry Manor sub-division (off Peytonville Road) with markers dating back to 1855.

The cemetery's historic marker reads: "This cemetery was established on the farm of Peters Colonist Thomas H. Hood (ca. 1823-1859), who came to Texas from Missouri about 1845.  The earliest marked grave is that of Urias Martin (1795-1855)...In 1871 Thomas Hood's family formally set aside the one-acre cemetery tract..."

Since the 1990's the Coventry Manor HOA has maintained the cemetery grounds, but earlier this month members of a new church in the communty -- Abiding Grace Lutheran Church  -- approached the Coventry Manor HOA about making the Hood Cemetery one of their community "missions".  The two groups are working out the details and plans are underway to begin a spring cleanup. 

   

Southlake Baptist Church is on a mission 

Carroll School was built in 1919, but it recently got a facelift.

This "significant educational and civic landmark for Southlake and Tarrant County," according to SHS president Anita Robeson, was "built during a time when the state and county were making important efforts to improved educational opportunities for children in unincorporated rural areas."

And through the years, our community's only historic public building has fallen into serious disrepair.

On July 1, a group of members from Southlake Baptist Church -- also known as SWAT: Southlake Working as a Team -- moved in to make repairs to the exterior of Carroll School.

According to lead pastor, Clayton Reed, SBC members will begin holding their Sunday services in CISD's Carroll Intermediate School on Sunday, August 7th. Part of the agreement between the district and the church included putting SWAT to work making repairs to the partially-vacant CIS and historic Carroll School next door.

While SWAT's immediate work is done to the exterior of Carroll School, like any remodeling project, repair work on one part of the building turned up other problems.

While replacing the two front door jambs and thresholds, volunteers discovered more termite activity inside the building; MId-Cities Pest Control (please read below to learn about MId-Cities Pest Control's contributions toward saving Carroll School) came to the rescue and treated the area. The SHS is most grateful to the continuing efforts by Mid-Cities Pest Control.

If your group would like to step up and make a difference in Southlake, call Connie Cooley at 817-223-9606.

 

Mid Cities Pest Control is helping us save the 1919 Carroll School

Termites were endangering the 1919 Carroll School, and Mid Cities Pest Control of Bedford treated it for termites on Monday, May 16. FANTASTIC! Special thanks to the personable and knowledgeable Jennifer Collins, who worked with us to plan an effective treatment, gave us a great price and did much of the work. Also key were Alan Miles and Daniel Mumford. Find Mid Cities Pest Control at www.thebugdude.com or call 817-354-5350. For more information about the school (pictured above in the early 1920s), see "This Place Matters" at right. Help us spread the word to every Dragon fan about how important this historic schoolhouse is to our community

Thank you to the Captain Molly Corbin Chapter Of The Dar, Grapevine, for giving the Southlake Historical Society its

National Historic Preservation Recognition Award

Special thanks to Mary Goodman of Southlake, who nominated us. See the award at the Southlake Library, near the Local History section. 

 

We'd love to tell your church or community group about the history of southlake

The SHS welcomes the opportunity to address any business, group or organization about the history of our community.

If your group would like to find out more about SHS presentations, call Connie Cooley at 817-223-9606 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

  

Thank you for your support

The SHS thanks the following groups and organizations for their continued support and interest in the history of Southlake.

The Southlake Newcomers Club is open to all residents of Southlake and neighboring communities and serves as a social civic club. Visit the Southlake Newcomers Club at www.southlakenewcomers.com.

The Southlake Executive Forum is an organization created to keep Southlake business and community leaders up to date on what's going on in Southlake. Visit them at www.southlakeexecutiveforum.com