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Thursday, 09 September 2010
Promoting the preservation, understanding and appreciation of Southlake history
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It may surprise you!
Pictured: Old Union residents Cantrell Vining Willey and his family.
Packed with over 175 photographs and maps,
Southlake tells the story of our area from 1840-1970.
Its author is Connie Cooley of Southlake, a writer, teacherand first vice president of the Southlake Historical Society.
A great gift for friends and family!A great gift for businesses to give clients!
Chapter by chapter, the history of our area unfolds in Southlake:1. This Was the West, 1840-1860 2. The Area West of Grapevine, 1860-1900 3. New Generations, Texas-born, 1900-1920 4. Lessons to Learn, 1920-1935 5. A Rich Past, a Prosperous Future, 1935-1970
Interested in having a book signing?All money we earn directly benefits the Southlake Historical Society.
Email us or call 817-223-9606
We have been having some great book-signings.
Thanks to:
Barnes & Noble
(both in Southlake and
across from NorthPark Center in Dallas),
the Southlake Public Library,
Roxann Taylor and Associates,
the Southlake Chamber of Commerce and
the Southlake Senior Center.
And thanks to everyone who came to our "kickoff" event at
the Feedstore BBQ.
Special thanks to the Lafavers family.
Read more about the history of Feedstore BBQ:In 1950, six years before Southlake incorporated, Earl W. Bailey opened Bailey’s Grocery, selling groceries and pumping gas. In 1972, William and Reba Miller bought it and commented that customers who frequented Bailey’s were like friends. Ten years later, the business was sold to Dee Curry, who added feed and tack supplies and renamed it Dee’s Hitchin’ Post. Curry sold it to the Lemieux family, who renamed it Southlake Feed and Tack and operated it until 1997, when William Lafavers and his family bought it. Today, loyal Feedstore customers say the Lafavers greet them just like Earl Bailey did — more like friends than customers.
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