Local History Collections

The collection contains 104 picture postcards sent to Alice and Maud Ballard approximately between the years 1905-1917. There are six Fort Worth Postcards, 46 from around the State of Texas, 40 from places outside of Texas, and 12 with general greetings.

This collection of digital files began in 1998 when Don Pyeatt volunteered to assist a group of local aircraft workers preserve and display a vintage B-36 "Peacemaker" bomber aircraft in a Fort Worth museum devoted to aviation history. Having no background in aviation, he was assigned the task of compiling a history of aviation in North Texas which would be used for display planning purposes when the new museum was built. Unfortunately, the museum did not succeed. However while doing research for the project Mr. Pyeatt collected a considerable mass of material on local aviation history and local Fort Worth and Tarrant County history in general. Mr. Pyeatt’s research included a variety of sources. Some items were loaned to Mr. Pyeatt to scan and digitize, others were obtained from websites that he searched for information. Still others are his personal photographs, videos and scans of his personally-owned items. A few full-length (copyrighted) video movies are included to depict historical accounts of certain events and/or eras. Other video movies are public domain due to their age or by virtue of their production by, or under contract from, governmental agencies and/or contractors.

The Local History Manuscript Collection consist approximately 2,500 documents, manuscripts, genealogies, family histories, oral histories, and miscellaneous records relating to the institutions, businesses and communities of Tarrant County and Northeast Tarrant County in particular.

The Personal Papers, Family Histories and Institutional records were donated to the College by various individuals and historical societies in Northeast Tarrant County. These records reflect the history of the various municipalities located in the Northeast Quadrant of the County, primarily the towns of Hurst, Bedford and Euless. North Richland Hills and Colleyville are also represented

The WWII papers were initially collected by a paper boy during the 1940-45. He apparently realized the importance on the war in a historical sense and saved the front pages or front sections each day. After the war he donated them to Euless Public Library. The collection was transferred to the heritage Room between 1982 and 1985.