Welcome to our online museum.
Pull up a chair and come on in to explore Southlake’s rich history.

Southlake Historical Society President Connie Cooley, Ronald W. Davis II, Curator of American History at the Witte Museum, and Tracy Watts, a Jones descendant, at the June 20, 2024, opening of the revised “Black Cowboys: An American Story” exhibition at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.

Southlake’s Bob Jones is now part of  “Black Cowboys: An American Story.” 

The exhibition at the Witte Museum in San Antonio transports visitors through time to meet Black cowboys and gain a greater appreciation of their deep impact on American history. 

The exhibition runs June 15, 2024, through February 9, 2025 at the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209. 

The Witte is a Smithsonian affiliate.  


Crooked Lane at Southlake Boulevard in the 1960s. Courtesy of C.M. Gordon family.

The Southlake Historical Society is dedicated to archiving historical materials, gathering oral history interviews, presenting exhibits that showcase the events and lives of folks who came before us and working to preserve and protect Southlake’s history.

The society meets at on the second Monday of each month. If you would like to join us, please email southlakehistory@gmail.com.

Awards received by the Southlake Historical Society include:

Winner, 2021 AASLH Leadership in History Award for “Bob and Almeady Chisum Jones: A True Story of Resilience, Courage and Success” exhibit.
Winner, 2013 Corey Award recognizing primarily volunteer-operated historical organizations that best display the qualities of vigor, scholarship and imagination in their work.
Recipient of the 2021 William E. Jary, Jr. Memorial Award given in recognition of exceptional efforts in preserving or collecting the history of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
Winner, 2021 Award of Excellence in Preserving History for the “Bob and Almeady Chisum Jones: A True Story of Resilience, Courage and Success” exhibit.

Do you have history in Southlake?
We invite you to tell your story!