History of the Southlake Historical Society

The Southlake Historical Society was created in 1992 when area residents answered the call of an ad placed in the Grapevine Sun newspaper. Local resident Gary Fickes challenged readers to create a preservation group as a way to gather and preserve Southlake’s history.

Since that time the Southlake Historical Society has been dedicated to archiving historical materials including scanning historical photos, gathering oral history interviews, helping in the research of both family and area business histories, developing programs for teachers and students, and working as the community advocacy group to preserve and protect Southlake’s history.

The Southlake Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the Community Center meeting room in Bicentennial Park, 400 N. White Chapel, in Southlake. This is a business-type meeting, although people are welcome to discuss historical topics at the end of the meeting.