Rockwall County Historical Foundation

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Please help support our Foundation while you enjoy the Rockwall Founder's Day Festival this year!  Come visit our museum and enjoy entertainment and activities for the entire family.  Then, board a shuttle to a local farm to hear a presentation on the Rock Wall and catch a glimpse of the formation that gives our town its name.  This is an event you will not want to miss!  Saturday, May 18th from 1-3 pm.  Shuttle will leave the museum at Harry Myers at scheduled intervals and seating is limited.  Tickets will be sold for $10.  Tickets on sale now! Available at the Museum during regular business hours:  Saturday & Wednesday 10am - 3pm.  Cash and check only.

Brown Bag Lectures
The Brown Bag Lecture Series is free and open to the public. All programs are from noon until 1 p.m. in the second floor courtroom at the historic courthouse in downtown Rockwall. All programs are related to topics of interest regarding Rockwall County history.
 

Friday, May 10

ROCKWALL REMEMBRANCES AND RECOLLECTIONS
LaVeron and Charles Falls share personal photos and memories of Rockwall.  LaVeron was born and raised in the area and Charles and she owned the Rockwall Ice House and did home delivery as well as delivery to all the business in Rockwall.

JUNE-AUGUST: SUMMER BREAK

Friday, September 13

ANNUALS, ADS AND CLASS PICTURES WE WOULD LIKE TO FORGET
Our annual back-to-school program will take a walk down memory lane as we look at photos and ads from decades of Rockwall High School annuals. Featuring photos from the twenties to the seventies, this program is sure to make you laugh as we see how fashion, hairstyles, and even businesses have evolved in Rockwall.

Friday, October 11

TALKING TOMBSTONES
Residents from Rockwall’s past come to life to tell their own stories.

Friday, November 8

CELEBRATING ROCKWALL’S CENTENNIAL
This program will focus on a recently discovered home movie featuring local residents celebrating the city of Rockwall’s 1954 Centennial. The film, found by the Presbyterian Church and donated to the Rockwall County Historical Foundation, is an amazing look back in time.

Friday, December 13

THE ROCK WALL REVISITED
This popular annual program will re-examine the history of the rock wall and the on-going debate regarding whether it is a manmade or natural formation.

 

 

2012-2013 KROGER NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM Our Foundation has re-enrolled in the Kroger Neighbor-to-Neighbor Donation Program available to non-profit organizations. To participate, all you need to do is open and print this page and take it with you when shopping at a Kroger store and present it to the Cashier upon checkout. The cashier will scan the barcode along with your Kroger Plus Card. After the bar code is scanned once, you will be linked to the Rockwall County Historical Foundation for the program year ending April 30, 2013. Each time you use your Kroger Plus Card, KROGER WILL CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF YOUR ELIGIBLE PURCHASES TO OUR KROGER NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR FUND. Please note that although our barcode is unchanged from last year, you will need to have it scanned again to remain enrolled in the program for this new program year. Only one organization can be linked to your Kroger Plus Account, so we hope that we can count on your participation and support of the Rockwall County Historical Foundation.

 

Do you have a GPS? and Have an interest in Treasure Hunting? If so, we invite you to hunt for our geocache location.  Simply go to to www.geocaching.com and type in our zip code.  You won't be disappointed!

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Our very own Cotton Pickin' Patch Video

Click on the picture to view a video of a local girl enjoying the cotton patch.