Feburary 18, 2011– LECTURE - Click Here for Printable FlyerImages of America: Carrollton
by Toyia Pointer
For Immediate Release: February 20, 2011
Carrollton, TX –
On Friday, February 18 from 12:15 - 1:00pm in the Courthouse-on-the-Square 1896 Room (3rd Floor) of the Denton Courthouse Museum, Toyia Pointer will discuss her book Images of America: Carrollton, a history of Carrollton, Texas.
Toyia Pointer serves as Curator of Carrollton’s A.W. Perry Homestead Museum. She gathered the images for this book from sources including the archives of the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum, the City of Carrollton, Peters Colony Historical Society members and other private collections.
“Over 160 years ago, bear and buffalo roamed the prairie and Wichita Indians camped on the banks of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Settlers from places like Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and as far away as England and Ireland began arriving in North Texas. Texas was not yet a part of the United States when Sam Houston, as president of the Republic of Texas, entered into an agreement with the Peters Colony Company to attract settlers to the area with the promise of free land. Carrollton likely received its name from one of these groups that emigrated from Carrollton, Illinois. The city grew as it became a railroad hub and later transitioned from a rural community to a prosperous Dallas suburb. In 1976, the city participated in many national bicentennial celebrations, and volunteers restored and opened a museum to honor its rural
beginnings and courageous settlers.”
All Denton Courthouse Museum exhibits and lectures are free and open to the public. The courthouse has handicapped parking and accessibility through the north entrance. There is an elevator available for public use. The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is located in the historic Denton County Courthouse at 110 W. Hickory in Denton, TX.
