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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: BERACHAH HOME/THE LOST CEMETERY OF INFANTS – Arlington, Texas

Sometimes you find amazing things almost in your backyard – this is one of those times. In 1894, Reverend JT Upchurch established the Berachah Rescue Society in Waco, Texas with the purpose of redeeming and aiding prostitutes and other fallen women.  In 1903, after being driven from Waco by angry fellow Methodist church members who opposed his aiding […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HELP RESCUE HISTORIC TEXAS DANCE HALLS

Scattered throughout rural Texas there are hundreds of historic dance halls.  Some of these are still operating today while many are in disrepair. These halls were and continue to be an important part of our history and our TEXAS Heritage.  You will not find these halls off the Interstate Highways – you must detour onto […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – Burton Texas

  During the 19th century a type of fiddle music began to emerge in Texas.  Other string instruments like banjos and guitars joined the fiddles.  Fiddle sessions sprung up everywhere from living rooms, porches, and also in local Texas Dancehalls.   The influence reflected the diverse population of the post Civil War Texas including, African-American, […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: 95.9 THE RANCH BASH 2015 – PANTER ISLAND (FW) TEXAS

It is impossible to FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS without the music of the backroads. The Ranch 95.9 and Masha Milam Music presented their annual Texas Country Music Festival, celebrating the radio stations birthday, which features some of todays biggest names in Texas country music.  RANCH BASH is an annual  one day music festival held this year at Panther Island […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS

On January 30,1886, a group of Dallas business leaders chartered a private corporation; The Dallas State Fair and Exposition, which was to become THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.  Immediately there were was a disagreement over where to locate the site – resulting in a split into two separate groups; on the Dallas State Fair and […]

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