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Communities,Regional / Texas,Historical Marker to commemorate the 1936 Texas Centennial, now located at the historic downtown courthouse.

Two historical markers moved to new locations

Posted Wednesday, February 11

The Rockwall County Historical Commission in conjunction with Rockwall County Historical Foundation recently requested permission from the State and County to move two historical markers in the area.. Continue reading »

Arts & Entertainment,Books / Literature,Living,Schools & Education,Volunteers,Historical Relay for Life: Sheri Fowler and daughter, Grace, in February 2014

Relay for Life: Sheri Fowler and daughter, Grace, in February 2014

Rockwall Loses Cherished Historian and Author

Posted Friday, January 30 by Sharon Lewis

Rockwall County has lost one its most devoted civic servants. After an extended battle with colon cancer, Sheri Stodghill Fowler Parks passed away on Thursday, January 22. Continue reading »

Living,Communities,City of Rockwall,Regional / Texas,Historical Metal rings embedded in the wall continue to baffle researchers

Our Rock Wall - The Mystery Continues

Posted Sunday, December 28

Last year's episode of the History Channel's "America Unearthed" featuring evidence "proving" that Rockwall's namesake is a natural phenomenon put the long-running controversy to rest. Or did it? Continue reading »

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Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum

RCHF Museum open for tours during Rockwall’s 4th of July Celebration

Posted Monday, June 23

The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will be open for visitors and conducting free tours on July 4, in conjunction with the special events planned at Harry Myers Park for the 4th of July Celebration. Continue reading »

Arts & Entertainment,Events,Living,Kids,Outdoors,Communities,City of Rockwall,Historical Dutch oven cooking by the Chuck Wagon

Rockwall Founders Day: See History Come to Life!

Posted Monday, May 05

Living History Exhibitors will perform blacksmith chores, spin yarn, and make toys. Experiences include, butter churning, washing on a scrub-board, separating cotton seed from cotton bolls, and bee tinning. Continue reading »

Arts & Entertainment,Events,Living,Special Features,Communities,Regional / Texas,Historical Two day program “The Holocaust: Days of Remembrance”

The Holocaust: Days of Remembrance Coming to Commerce

Posted Thursday, April 10

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Political Science along with the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance will present “The Holocaust: Days of Remembrance” on April 21 & 22. Continue reading »

Arts & Entertainment,Events,Living,Lake Ray Hubbard,Outdoors,Special Features,Communities,Regional / Texas,Historical Tom Biscardi (right) and his team in Rockwall.

Tom Biscardi (right) and his team in Rockwall.

In search of Sasquatch: Bigfoot hunters come to Rockwall

Posted Monday, March 17

Bigfoot hunters were in Rockwall after receiving a call from a local retired police officer who claimed to have seen three hairy creatures on wooded land north of Lake Ray Hubbard. Continue reading »

Living,Special Features,Communities,Regional / Texas,Historical Caddo Indians Plaque Dedication at Texas A&M

A&M-Commerce Honors Caddo Indians

Posted Tuesday, February 04

Texas A&M University-Commerce pays tribute to the memory of the Caddo Indians who lived in the Commerce area until their relocation to the Oklahoma Territory. Continue reading »

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The Bankhead Highway - Rockwall’s Route 66

Posted Tuesday, January 28 by Bob Lewis

"Route 66" wasn't the only transcontinental highway to make transportation history in the U.S. Rockwall County had stops on an equally important early roadway. Continue reading »

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