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Latest southlake history News

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Jul 16, 2024

Southlake Historical Society’s Research Assists with Bob Jones’ Induction into Exhibit at the Witte in San Antonio

Bob Jones was recently added to a prestigious exhibit with the help of the Southlake Historical Society’s research.
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Mar 22, 2021

Southlake Names Open-Space Park in Honor of a Carroll School Founder’s Family

Honoring a founder of the Carroll school and his family’s exceptional contributions to the community, the City has named the new open-space park in the Metairie subdivision the John R. (J.R.) and Ora Graham Shivers Park. The Metairie development is set on 29 acres of land located at the southwest corner of the White Chapel…
Jul 13, 2020

Exhibit Tells the Story of Bob Jones, a Well-Known Name in Southlake

In Southlake, Bob Jones’s name is on a park, nature center and road, but who was he? An exhibit now open through September 4 at Southlake Town Hall, presented by the Southlake Historical Society, will tell the remarkable story of Bob Jones (1850-1936) and his wife, Almeady Chisum Jones (1857-1949). It’s called “Bob and Almeady…