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Title A name given to the resource Shannon Education Center Subject The topic of the resource High Schools Alternative Schools Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-09-26 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/0ced6201cc9f9364b3872c7e58e6a0ec.tif 1ea5df7a8ef3a3bfd071ac491b336bfc https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/baf88bf3c2afbc23b744b55180dcda5a.tif 2c8522dcda6dfb400fa798bb30cc4996 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/419680acc4574e94fc2ce137ae1cde26.tif d1331d6438297bb2200b1913b72aa845 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid Cities Daily News Photography Description An account of the resource This collection is primarily comprised of scanned 35mm negatives from the Mid Cities Daily News. Images from this collection range in date from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s and are thought be the only surviving copies from the paper. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pete Geren Reception Subject The topic of the resource Legislators--United States Government Campaigns Description An account of the resource Pete Geren seen here at a reception at the beginning of his career as a member of the US House of Representatives. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trinity High School Pep Rally Subject The topic of the resource High Schools School Sports Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-09-08 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/c2e76baf501a25727839150af95a9c0e.jpg 1b87b1e887d755c594d0c9c800818dd1 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/1b36fd930b93224fa107f9ec2c0abbed.jpg 6c0b416643f43abc5c8effed09eaa98e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Richland Hills History Subject The topic of the resource History; Texas; Description An account of the resource Photos of life in North Richland Hills taken from archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laura Bush and Former Library Director Steve Brown Subject The topic of the resource Libraries Awards First Ladies Description An account of the resource Mrs. Laura Bush (then the first lady of Texas) poses with Steve Brown after the North Richland Hills Public Library was awarded the 1997 Texas Book Festival Award. 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Title A name given to the resource Texas Book Festival Grant Certificate Subject The topic of the resource Libraries Description An account of the resource The North Richland Hills Library was awarded the Texas Book Festival Grant in 2000. This document was signed by First Lady of Texas, Laura Bush, just prior to becoming the First Lady of the United States. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-04-04 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/a34cf39eed47631e4589328ec4a0147b.jpg 511a93d59082894f102f1bcb72b19704 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/e2d42528bbdf87d1825e1fb24326a63f.JPG 78073ed89f87b86355a95f207299b362 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Richland Hills History Subject The topic of the resource History; Texas; Description An account of the resource Photos of life in North Richland Hills taken from archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Slick & Guinness World Record Certificate Subject The topic of the resource World Records Libraries Description An account of the resource David Slick set the record for the longest duration juggling three objects at the North Richland Hills Library. His record of 12 hours and 5 minutes stood until May of 2023. According to the Guinness World Records website he listened to his MP3 player, mostly stood, and occasionally sat during his feat. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-duration-juggling-three-objects- Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009-07-22 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/c1d816700aa5dd293343c5abfe1fa976.jpg f1631a92d553c0cb6b24b780954a53c9 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/6fd7b605d91e1a6e23d2243e3d32e876.jpg b388028ebb285e115d787eaaacb7e7cf https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/11bfc1e3deb61beb0519986face80780.jpg 1a3b5ec06f2f9176d90fbd99e14beaba https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/819aa4ca4632c0391d7d5a47dbe47991.jpg c9021ee3349556fbddb6c30dcbaa4ea8 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/d4592a7dd0b50df594ee4d24fbc732f1.jpg a834c8cfd032ce2091da15bfa6127e29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Richland Hills History Subject The topic of the resource History; Texas; Description An account of the resource Photos of life in North Richland Hills taken from archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jim Cavender Subject The topic of the resource Farmers Pioneers Description An account of the resource Written by Michael E. Patterson: James "Jim" C. Cavender farmed, lived for many years, and died near the present-day Birdville Church of Christ on Birdville Hill. Throughout most of his life, he was known as "Uncle Jim." He was my great-grandfather's brother. Uncle Jim was born in 1869 in Walker County, in north Georgia, not far south of Chattanooga, Tenn. He was the oldest of seven children born to Joseph M. Cavender (1835-1902) and his wife Mary Ann Bryan Cavender (1841-1918). Joe Cavender had joined the Confederate Army with a Tarrant County regiment and had returned to Georgia after the war. He and Jim's mother were married in 1868. When Jim was still a small child, his father moved the family to Bellefonte, Arkansas, where they lived until about 1879. In that year, Joe Cavender and his brother-in-law, W.A. Clements, moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, for a few months, but moved again in 1880 and settled on Big Bear Creek south of Grapevine. There, Jim's father died in 1902. Jim was married to Lena Cobb, a girl who lived near him in the Bear Creek/Pleasant Glade neighborhood. They had one child, May Cavender [Annie May "Maie" Cavender], who lived in Tyler, Texas, in later life. Jim was murdered at his home on Birdville Hill in 1930. He had recently sold a large amount of farm produce, and his family suspected robbery was the motive. His body was hidden under a pile of oats. Jim was living alone at the time. His neighbors heard his milk cows bawling the morning after his death, and when they went to see why Uncle Jim hadn't done his morning milking, they found his body. Since only one person outside the family knew he had the money, family members have always suspected they knew the murderer's identity. No one was ever arrested or brought to trial. Uncle Jim lies buried in an unmarked [now marked] grave in Birdville Cemetery. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890 and later. https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/60b573c3a4de251868cca7f0fd840268.jpg 8360c94a02fc7062bd6d99aec5907f0b https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/c2f84c321829386a26531c4d06d15d46.jpg ea50da7e169d12a7bc952ac7a27e0960 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/1d8e6596f0894727b1bacadbc8d43a03.jpg 1788f3fd4a47e770e0af4179a89e1637 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NRH Family Histories Description An account of the resource Written family histories originally collected for the book "The History of North Richland Hills: Where Families Live, Work, Worship, and Play." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burney Calloway Brown Subject The topic of the resource Pioneers Farmers Ranchers Description An account of the resource Burney Calloway Brown was born September 9, 1902, in Smithfield, Texas. He was the son of Louia B. Brown and Halice Calloway Hightower Brown. Burney helped his father and four brothers in the cattle business. They bred and raised purebred livestock and exhibited their Shorthorn cattle at Fort Worth's Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. In 1925, Burney married Louise Quayle, born January 21, 1907, daughter of Macon F. Quayle and Mittie Belle Mitchell Quayle of Smithfield, Texas. Both Burney and Louise married under a tree in Weatherford, Texas, rather than at home as was the custom of the time. They made their home in the Riverside section of Fort Worth when first married, but later moved back to Smithfield where they lived with Burney's parents. Three daughters were born to this union. Joanne died as an infant on December 10, 1932. Shirley Louise was born August 14, 1935, and Linda Kay was born July 12, 1944. The Browns were members of Smithfield Methodist Church, and both were active in the Smithfield community. Burney raised cattle and farmed the homeplace until 1946 when he bought 60 acres on a hill east of Davis Boulevard on Shirley Drive, south of Newman Drive. They built a new home, and Burney went into the dairy business there. At this time, Shirley was 11 years old and Linda Kay was 18 months. After several years, Burney developed a serious and disabling illness, and the Browns traded their farm for a home in Haltom City owned by Early and Ada Newman. The Newmans would one day become Shirley's in-laws. At this time, Shirley was in high school at Amon Carter Riverside, and Linda Kay was in first grade at Smithfield Elementary. To prevent Linda Kay from being moved from familiar surroundings, her mother drove her to Smithfield from Haltom City each day to attend school. After two years in Haltom City, however, the Browns realized they belonged in Smithfield and moved back. They built a home at the corner of Lewis Land and Newman Drive. By this time, Burney was working for Tarrant Count's Precinct 3 for County Commissioner Jess Holder and later for Commissioner Dick. Louise was a homemaker and a salesperson for Jackson's and for R. E. Cox Department Store in Fort Worth. She was an accomplished seamstress. Louise was also a Tarrant County Election Judge in Smithfield, following in the steps of her father, M. F. Quayle. She was very active in the school, serving as PTA President, and in the church as President of the United Methodist Women. Burney died on April 23, 1973. Louise died on August 17, 1979. Both are buried in the family plot in Smithfield Cemetery. https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/f0b659be71d64e3be61b328aaace9a8d.jpg eedc78b3c0df025fb843fe8b944bc975 https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/6093bd3b70daf467e3b3003b65a389ec.jpg 4df6d8e0cbf065ea190663cea94f40bd https://nrhtxhistory.com/files/original/b9f15b83d3a372d40fff430397f876f8.jpg afcbd3e6437a3c569cf411d78cb010fc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Richland Hills History Subject The topic of the resource History; Texas; Description An account of the resource Photos of life in North Richland Hills taken from archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Redding Family Subject The topic of the resource Families Genealogy Description An account of the resource Vera Abbott worked her way through college during the Great Depression. She was studying to be a teacher at Commerce State College in Commerce, Texas. After she earned her teaching certificate, Vera moved to Smithfield, Texas, to live with her brother, E. Foy Abbott and his family. At the time, Smithfield was a small town surrounded by a large rural area. There were no conveniences. Five-to-10 people used the same telephone party line. The streets were just dirt, with the exception of Smithfield Road, which was hot-topped. It still had plenty of chug holes, however. Water from a well at the schoolhouse was piped through very small pipes into the homes. When someone on the north side of the school took a bath, the people on the south side had no drinking water. There was no form of transportation or fire protection, except for the “tow-sack brigade.” There was a post office, a grocery store, a barber shop and a telephone office. The fire that ravaged the city earlier, burned the rest of it. The city of North Richland Hills had not yet been born. Vera’s first teaching position was at Glade Elementary. Her $70-a-month salary added to the family income. Ruth Walker was her assistant. Ruth taught the lower grades, and Vera was principal. Ruth, from another pioneer family, was the daughter of Edd Walker. Teaching at the Glade school was difficult for both Vera and Ruth. They roomed and boarded with Sidney and Lottie Gilbert. Sidney was on a special vegetable, no-salt and no-seasoning diet. Vera and Ruth went on the same diet - unwillingly. Ruth had a car. When they didn’t walk the four miles home, they used her car. Every Friday they went to Fort Worth and ate a chicken-fried steak dinner after school. That luxury was expensive and left a hole in their paychecks. But the treat was worth every penny of the 25 cents it cost. In 1934, A. D. Roach, the county school superintendent, got Vera a place in Bedford to teach. It was there Vera fell in love with teaching. The Bedford people were proud of their school and loved their teacher. Each evening after the day’s work was done, the teachers were invited to have dinner in someone’s home. Vera taught in Bedford nine years. While teaching in Bedford, Vera also fell in love with Bernice C. Redding, a native son. After five years of stormy courtship, she married him. That meant moving out of the Abbott family home to the other side of the tracks, as B. C. built a grocery store on Main Street across from where they lived in Smithfield. Vera kept on teaching. B. C. was christened Bernice C. Redding in 1902. When his family moved to Fort Worth, he and his father, Eugene, worked for Armour’s Meat Packing Company. But Uncle Sam called Eugene to service, so B. C. moved with his family to the country where he supported his mother by growing tomatoes and milking cows. Armour’s didn’t pay a boy of 15 very much. In 1937, the family moved to Smithfield where B. C. met Vera, and they were married in 1941. B. C. remodeled the old blacksmith shop, making it into a grocery store. When the economy improved, he bought more property, at the corner of Main Street and Smithfield Road from the Lewis family where he built the cream brick store still standing, and a new home just east of the store. Prior to his marriage, B. C. and friends followed the various government projects and did plumbing work. On one of the jobs, B. C. fell and injured his back and hip, an injury which would later cause the army to reject him for service. When World War II was declared in 1941, B. C. enlisted, but was sent home because of the old injury. So he went to work building airplanes at General Dynamics. The Depression had eased by now and there was money to be made. The bread and soup lines had disappeared. Many who could not go to war, worked in the war plants. Vera moved to the Smithfield school to teach so that B. C. could have her gasoline coupons. Everything was rationed, food, gasoline, clothing, etc. Everything was reserved for the Armed Forces. It was very unpatriotic for women to wear hose or for families to buy white flour and sugar. Although Vera had married, she was still deeply involved with her Abbott family, and B. C. had his own parents to be concerned about. Vera was called by Birdville school Superintendent Wiley G. Thomas to come to Birdville to teach. That meant $100 per month. “I don’t want to interview you,” Mr. Thomas told her. “I want you to go to work!” She did, taking her brother Foy’s two boys, Tommy and Don, with her. As the boys progressed grade-wise, Vera moved up a grade. When asked why, she told people, “Eula is not well. Foy works from light to dark. Someone has to keep up with Tommy and Don.” Vera spent the next 25 years teaching in Birdville. With his marriage, B. C.’s interest in Smithfield grew. After his dog, Bozo, and his wife, Vera, B. C.’s greatest love was the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, which he, with the combined efforts of the volunteers, helped to organize from scratch. With sheer grit, and a determination that Smithfield would never burn again, the volunteers stretched their credit to buy a fire engine which they dubbed “Old Red,” and to build “The Smithfield Volunteer Fire Station No.1.” With barbecues, races, public rallies, and other activities, they paid off their debt. College professors came in and taught the volunteers how to fight fires and give first aid. The community was knitted together by their loyalty to the fire department. B. C. gave 23 of the best years of his life to the fire department and to the up-building of Smithfield. In return, he received many honors. When he retired from the fire department in 1972, he was made Honorary Chief for Life. B. C. Redding was a breed of man who made “Old Smithfield” a special place in which to live. Outwardly, he was blunt, salty, crusty, independent and matter-of-fact. However, under his tough exterior was a warm, caring person who was always there for you. Being Irish from his toes up, he was full of wit and humor. His word was his bond. His motto was “fairness, honesty, and hard work.” His philosophy was “Do your best, then don’t worry.” B. C. was a Christian man, and had the respect of all who knew him. He was known affectionately in the community as “Uncle Burney.” Vera Redding was active in Smithfield Church of Christ for 50 years, and she taught the church’s young people for most of that time. Vera, who still lives in her home on Main Street in the Smithfield section of NRH, retired from Birdville schools in 1969 to care for her ill mother. B. C. passed away in 1980. Submitted by Vera Redding