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The purpose of the Grand Prairie Historical Organization is to promote and preserve the history of Grand Prairie, Texas by collecting, preserving and interpreting that history through committed volunteers who translate that to others while maintaining the highest standards of excellence.

Please join us as we celebrate the great heritage that we all share. 

We meet 4 times a year at the Ruthe Jackson Center. Please see our newsletter for details.

Memberships start at just $25.00 per year.  

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!


Upcoming Events

Our next meeting will be November 17th. We are going to Grapevine to take a historic tour and walk through the Grapevine Historical Museum tour. Details of this meeting are included in the attached newsletter.

Transportation to Grapevine is on your own, and not included. You may want to carpool with someone. Those of us that want to leave at the same time will be leaving from the Grand Prairie Historical Organization Museum at 11am on the 17th in our own vehicles. If you need directions, go to Google Maps and type in Palace Theater Grapevine Texas.

The menu for lunch on the 17th will come with water/chips and your selection of bread, meat and cheese (see the newsletter) for $11. It will be catered by Weinberger's Deli, which is outstanding. If you want to come and leave before lunch, that’s fine. We just need to know your order by the 14th if you plan to eat.

Rocky Gribble will be joining us at 11:30 on the history of the Palace Theater. I promise you, that alone is worth the price of admission (which by the way is free). If you would like to check out some history on the Palace Theater (and some great old pictures), click here.

Meet in Grapevine at the museum (train station on Main St) 11:30 am. http://www.grapevinehistory.org/

Please call Angela Giessner by Nov. 14th for reservations, 972-262-5151 so we will know how many to expect.

Click here for more information.

   
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