HERITAGE
A PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
EST. 1954 SUMMER 1992
VOLUME 10 NUMBER 3
FEATURES COVER BOOK REVIEWS
Turning Controversy Into
History - Dallas' Sixth Floor
Exhibit
By Conover Hunt 13
The Sixth Floor Exhibit -- a historical
display of the life, death, and legacy of
President John F. Kennedy -- took 12
years, many of them filled with controversy,
to complete.
The Case of the Misplaced Brick
Slag: The Historical Mystery of
the Guyler Plantation
By David G. Robinson and
and Dan K. Utley 18
Modern-day archaeologists become detectives
of the distant past in an effort to
solve a 168-year mystery surrounding
black chunks of stone found in Austin
County.
Historic Tour of the PanhandlePlains
Historical Museum
By Linda J. Moreland 22
From the geological development of the
Southern Plains to the lives of the people
who called the area home, the PanhandlePlains
Museum in Canyon, near Amarillo,
preserves the heritage of the Texas
Panhandle region.
Amazing Grace
By Julie Napier 8
After six years of planning, fundraising,
and restoration efforts by the entire
community, the 83-year-old Grace
Hotel in Abilene has been transformed
into the new Grace Cultural
Center, home of an art, children's, and
regional history museum.
ON THE COVER
Pictured on the front cover is the newly restored,
state-of-the-art Grace Cultural Center
in downtown Abilene. Photograph by Julie
Klump.
Style Trends of Pueblo Pottery:
1500- 1840
By Harry P. Mera, new material by
Jonathon Batkin
From This Earth: The Ancient
Art of Pueblo Pottery
By Stewart Peckham
The Story of Casas Grandes
Pottery
By Rick Cahill
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CORNERSTONE
San Antonio Historical
Photography Exhibit Opens
Pioneer Sunday to Be Held In
September in San Antonio
Foundation Board Meets In
Houston in April
Living History Day Scheduled
For Historic Fort Stockton
Caddo Indians Join 1992
Field School
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HERITAGE magazine is published quarterly by the Texas Historical Foundation, pertaining to Texas heritage, culture, and preservation activities are given
P. 0. Box 50314, Austin, Texas 78763. 1992. Opinions expressed by contri- priority. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and photos or artwork
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Texas Historical Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization supported by dation unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope for return of documents
membership dues, contributions, and grants. Unsolicited articles not exceeding or literature, and photographs or drawings from archival storage. Typesetting by
2,000 words will be accepted by a review committee for publication. Articles Gene Krane. Printing by Whitley Company, Austin, Texas.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor, Gene Krane, Book Review Editor, John Peterson Historical Foundation, Conover Hunt, Julie Klump, Bonnie McKee,
CONTRIBUTORS John B. Meadows, Linda Moreland, Julie Napier,/Panhandle-Plains
Abilene Reporter-News, R. Ben Brown, Steve Butman, Dallas County Historical Museum, David Robinson, Bob Staples, Dan Utley
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