Heritage Association of Frisco, Inc. » 2010 » March

CEMETERY RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

rbeaver — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:59:59 +0000

If you enjoy genealogy and family history searches, the Publications Committee needs your help to move the Bethel Cemetery book forward. Pam Schuler is compiling information including photos of headstones, inscriptions, obituaries, death certificates and family histories of all those interred in the historic Bethel Cemetery. She needs help with the following:

1. Researching obituaries and news items on microfilm at the McKinney Library (2-3 hours once a week).

2. Online research of family lines.

3. Searching online for missing death certificates.

4. Scanning documents, photos and looking through photos on file.

Knowledge of some online web sites such as ancestry.com is helpful but not necessary for all of Pam’s needs. Anyone can be taught how to look at microfilm and use a scanner. Please consider helping on this worthwhile project to research and record all we can about the historic Bethel Cemetery of Frisco.

Contact Pam Schuler at Pam@newschu.com.

Heritage Association March Meeting

rbeaver — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:07:23 +0000

The Heritage Association of Frisco will meet, Tuesday, March 30, at 7pm at the Frisco Heritage Museum located at 6455 Page Street. The program will be presented by Jim Ryan with the Collin County Historical Commission on the Historic Asset Survey Project being initiated to locate and catalog any an all historic sites in the county.

To assure the widest possible inclusion of sites contacts are being established in communities to assist in finding individuals who have an interest in local history and would be interested in volunteering to collect information on these sites.

Please come and be a part of this exciting project.

Kelly Miller Circus Sunday Show Cancellations & Refund Policy

rbeaver — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:57:20 +0000

Due to the inclement weather, the 2 & 5 PM shows for Sunday March, 21st have been canceled. While we made every attempt to keep the Big Top open, the heavy rain and snow presented unsafe conditions for the public , animals, and performers.

The Heritage Association will be happy to refund your pre-paid admission tickets, at the Heritage Museum from 10-2, Thursday March 25th, Friday March 26th and Saturday March 27th. Refunds will be provided in the Heritage Office only. Please remember that the Museum is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Please do not attempt to receive a refund from Tom Thumb or the Heritage Museum gift store as they are set up as pre-sale only establishments. Should you wish you donate your ticket funds to the Heritage Association, we would greatly appreciate your continued support.

Thanks again for your support and understanding. The Heritage Museum is located at 6455 Page Street, Frisco TX 75034 – Right next to Babe’s.

EARLY TEXANS ASK “WHERE’S THE BEEF?”

rbeaver — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:14 +0000

Texans didn’t find their money growing on trees, but they certainly found bovine gold roaming the countryside free for the taking. Easy money on the hoof presented incredible profit opportunities for many Texans if they could get herds to northern markets.

Collin County Cattlemen recounts the incredible true stories of this iconic period in Texas history presented by Randy Farmer, historian and author, at the Frisco Heritage Museum on Saturday, March 27, from 2- 3:30 p.m. in the museum’s Heritage Theater located at 6455 Page Street.

The State of Texas dominated the United States cattle trade during the boom years from 1865 to 1892, and many of the “Cattle Kings” of Texas got their start in Collin County. Learn about the cattle industry in Collin County, an early center of both legal and illegal cattle trade from the 1840s until 1874 when the Chisholm Trail opened further west.

The program is free with Museum admission. ($4 for adults; $2 for children, ages 5-18; or $8 for a family)

FHM Volunteer Notes – Feb 2010

rbeaver — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:51:18 +0000

FHM Volunteer Notes