The Landmark Museum at Heritage Crossing is proud to announce its newest program entitled “Travels in History – a lecture series presented at the Garland Landmark Museum.”
Each lecture will present a different topic related to Garland. Wine and coffee will be provided and there will be opportunities to socialize with other history nerds before and after.
This month’s topic is “Cities Molded by Fire: 1860 Dallas versus 1899 Garland.”
Lectures are FREE for Landmark Society Members or $10 for non-members. Join Landmark Society at the door for $20.
About: Heritage Crossing is four quadrants of land at the intersection of Sixth and Walnut Streets in Downtown Garland. The southwest quadrant contains the Landmark Museum located in Garland’s 1901 Santa Fe Depot, a refurbished 1910 Pullman Coach Car and the 19th-century Tinsley-Lyles House. The remaining three quadrants contain walking paths with markers describing Garland’s history. Heritage Crossing is a significant representation of the importance of history and heritage to the City of Garland.
About: The Landmark Museum, which has resided in Garland’s former Santa Fe depot since 1974, displays local artifacts from early settlers, old newspapers, farm tools, quilts, clothing, commerce and industry and more. The museum is located at 393 N. Sixth Street and is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special arrangements can be made for private group tours as well as private appointments for the at-risk population. Please email Heritage@GarlandTX.gov to make arrangements.
About: Established in 1972, the Landmark Society collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets historical elements of our community’s unique heritage. That mouthful of mission supports an educational effort to enlighten and entertain the public, so it’s natural that our volunteers operate in discovery mode. Garland is a special place to live and work, and it’s important to understand what made it that way. Landmark’s program of work emanates from the Landmark Museum, now situated at 393 N. Sixth Street. Dedicated in 1974, the museum is housed in the vintage 1901 Santa Fe depot, owned and maintained by the City of Garland. Inside it are Garland-specific historical artifacts and documents, all donated to and maintained by the Society. This collection, representing decades of diligent solicitation effort, focuses on the period between 1850 and the present