9th ANNUAL LEGACIES DALLAS HISTORY CONFERENCE

The organizers of the Ninth Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference invite you to

 Dallas Goes to War:
Life on the Homefront

When the Homefront was the Frontier:  Dallas County and the Civil War
Elizabeth York Enstam

"Over Here:"  World War I Pilot Training at Love Field
Erik D. Carlson

A Larger Housekeeping: Dallas Women During World War I
Melissa Prycer, Dallas Heritage Village

Mustangs Go to War:  SMU Campus Life During World War II
Pamalla Anderson, UTA

 Homefront Scouting During WW II: 
Participation by  Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts in the Civilian War Effort in Dallas County
Anita L. Mills-Barry, UTA

From Family Showplace to Teaming Apartment House: 
The WW II Housing Shortage and the Redefinition of East Dallas Homes
Evelyn Montgomery, Dallas Heritage Village

Women Pilots of the Ferry Command:  WAFs and WASPs at Love Field
Sarah Byrn Rickman

The Dallas Express and the Double V Campaign
Guy C. Vanderpool, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Reverend McElvaney's Unjust War:  Vietnam
Stephen Fagin, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Morning refreshments will be included in the registration fee of $30.  Patrons ($100) will be invited to a reception with the speakers the evening before the conference.  Registration forms will be mailed in December 2007.  For more information, please contact Conference Coordinator Michael V. Hazel at 214-413-3665 or email mvhazel@sbcglobal.net

These presentations will be published in a subsequent issue of Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas.

The Clements Center for Southwest Studies (Southern Methodist University) is one of twelve nonprofit groups that jointly sponsor the conference including Dallas County Historical Commission, Dallas County Pioneer Association, Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas Historical Society, DeGolyer Library (Southern Methodist University), Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture, Preservation Dallas, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library and Texas State Historical Association.