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Wylie Finds a Dinosaur
Come to Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center to Meet the Author and Illustrator of “Wylie Finds a Dinosaur,” the true story of a 4-year-old who found a dinosaur bone that changed history!
You’ll enjoy a reading of the book, chat with the author and illustrator, dig for dinosaur fossils with the Cedar Hill Museum of History, and meet Wylie himself.
Register online for this FREE public event.
Texas History Beneath Our Feet
Andre LuJan, Director of TEXAS THROUGH TIME museum in Hillsboro.
87th Country Day on the Hill
87th Annual Country Day on the Hill, the second Saturday of October.
Old Settlers' Reunion
Don’t miss the Old Settlers’ Reunion on Friday, October 11 at 5:30 p.m. and enjoy a light supper, free bingo, prizes, and the crowning of the King and Queen of the Hill.
North Texas Giving Day 2024
The Communities Foundation of Texas announced Thursday, September 19, as North Texas Giving Day 2024. Mark your calendar and be on the lookout for details on how you can support the Cedar Hill Museum of History.
Texas Lakes Trail Meeting
The Cedar Hill Museum of History will host the Texas Lakes Trail board meeting Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the new Traphene Hickman Library, 450 Pioneer Trail in Cedar Hill. The public is welcome to attend.
Stories of the Pioneers
Dallas County Pioneers Association President, Mike Judd, and Historian M.C. Toyer, bring Stories of the Pioneers to the Cedar Hill Museum of History Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 2:00 pm on the lower level of the Traphene Hickman Library. M.C. Toyer will chronical the history of the Peters Colony and Mike Judd will share stories of the area’s earliest settlers.
A descendant of Dallas pioneer Beeman and Glover families, M.C. Toyer attended schools in Wheatland and Oak Cliff, is an Army veteran and semi-retired carpenter. The Three Forks region of North Texas, which includes the Peters Colony, is his primary research interest, and he has written and published several articles on the subject.
Mike Judd is a graduate of the University of North Texas and has been a financial crimes investigator for a large downtown Dallas bank since 2007. His interest in Dallas County history led him to the Pioneer Association.
MUMENTOUS
The closest you’ll ever get to seeing someone actually wear their heart on their sleeve is in Texas, every fall, at the local high school homecoming game.
Experience MUMENTOUS, a visual history of homecoming mums from their humble beginnings in the 1920s to today’s supersized varietals. But just like every tradition that stands the test of time, someone is keeping the tradition alive. Someone like Mom.
Bones, Teeth, and Other Fossil Finds
Tim Brys - Teaching Collections Manager, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Tim Byrs, North Texas Master Naturalist and Teaching Collections Manager for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, brings his joy of exploring and his 10 years of experience helping care for 200+ invertebrate species found in Texas, to the Cedar Hill Museum.
Rummage Sale
Items of all shapes and sizes, some old, some newer, will be for sale Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the museum office 409 Texas St. Arrive early for the best deals and plan extra time to visit the Cedar Hill Farmer’s Market, one block west at 300 Houston St.
Both events are open at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All Rummage Sale proceeds benefit the Cedar Hill Museum of History.
