Membership Page

Membership in the North Fort Worth Historical Society returns a lot of value for the very reasonable yearly dues. Meetings are announced and Society news is spread through the mostly-monthly newsletter that is also available by email.

Society members receive a 15% discount on items from the Museum Store

The Society has ten meetings per year plus a gala Christmas Party. Meetings feature excellent programs that are very entertaining and informative. A question and answer sessions follows and light refreshments are served. Recently authors, local personalities, and even a few historical personalities that have come to life have shared their experiences with us. Occasionally meetings are held in locations other than the Livestock Exchange Building. Recently one of the meetings was at a local ranch and included dinner and some demonstrations of western riding in a beautiful setting.

Other society events include trips and outings to places of historical interest, participation in the many Stockyards events like the yearly Forts Day, and other fund raising events to support the Society programs. The Society also works with Oakwood Cemetery to produce the annual Oakwood Tour, which draws thousands of visitors each fall.

The NFWHS is very serious about its role in helping to preserve the legacy of the history of North Texas and is represented on many commissions and boards. The Society often takes a public position on issues of historical preservation.

Dues: For new members and those that would like to renew their yearly North Fort Worth Historical Society membership we have included this safe, encrypted payment page that will let you pay quickly, safely and simply with a credit card. The North Fort Worth Historical Society is a chartered 501c3 non-profit organization and your membership may be tax deductable.

Please select your membership level and then click the button. Instructions will appear on the screen to guide you through the simple payment process. Please have your Visa or MasterCard ready if you don’t already have a PayPal Account

Membership renewals, please click on the appropriate button to pay for 2010 dues. New memberships, please click on the form and mail with your payment to NFWHS.

Donation to NFWHS (Any amount):

Membership Meetings

NFWHS meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Livestock Exchange Building. Programs featuring local authors, historians and historical characters entertain and enlighten us. We also discuss programs and special events we planning.

As always, memberships are open to anyone interested in the history of the stockyards and North Fort Worth. The Museum is run by volunteers, so do consider us when planning your 2010 schedule.

Thanks to the many members of the NFWHS for their volunteer service to the Stockyards Museum during 2010. The following people have given their time to help at the museum either as a docent for visitors, running the cash register or helping in the office with cataloging and filing. Without their help, the museum would not be able to be open six days per week (seven days in the summer).

Carole Barbee                                                Sarah Biles                                              Carol Blais                                                                       Keith and Judy Bridwell
Sandy Bunch                                                 George Butler                                          Diane and Jimmy Carter                                                Jan Ford Motley
Morgan Harding (HS Volunteer)                  Sue Ann Hayley                                       Skip and Marty Humphrey                                             Melissa and Paul Hunter
Gayla Kokel                                                   Walter Moten                                          Bill Pokluda                                                                     J. J. Pueblo
Patricia Simpson                                           Tom Wiederhold                                     Hannah Williams (HS Volunteer)                                  Jerrie Jo Young
College Interns for 2010 are Don Gross (UTA) and Jake Blackwell (TCU).

Last Update: 12/30/2011

Wow—What a surprise we had at the October meeting. Glen Campbell, the young Australian cowboy who won the 2009 Fort Worth shotgun raffle, showed up at the museum. He was introduced to those attending the meeting and then he and
Tom Wiederhold and other board members discussed the transfer of the shotgun to him.

Glen Cameron Picks Up
2009 His Raffle Prize

Volunteer and Board Member, George Butler, Remembered

George A. Butler, 71, passed away Monday,
November 8 after a brief illness. The family requests donations to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or the American Heart Association.

George graduated from Northside High School in 1957. After retiring from Bell Helicopter, he devoted his time serving on the Fire Department board and volunteering with the Hurst Citizen Police Patrol and the North Fort Worth Historical Society and Stockyards Museum. For the past few years, George had been 2nd Vice President (Membership) for NFWHS and was a wonderful volunteer on Thursdays in the museum.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; son, Chuck and son-in-law, David Morrison; brother Wayne and five adored grandchildren.