The Grapevine Historical Society is committed to bring residents, friends, and visitors a wide spectrum of feature programs monthly. They cover exciting and interesting information regarding the past, present and future of the area and how it continues to impact the interaction of people with our culture and the world around us.
Meetings are normally held monthly on the 4th Monday, with the exception of December, unless otherwise stated. Most meetings are held at "The Vine" Arts & Events Center, 225 W. Worth Street, at 7 PM - although members are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 for refreshments and pre-presentation conversation.
Programs are FREE and always open to all. The public and visitors are welcome to join in light refreshments before the meetings. To offer suggestions and comments, contact the Program chair by clicking on the highlighted word "program".
February 23
March 23
April 27
June 22
July 27
August 24
September 28
October 26
Since 2021 meetings have been digitally archived on the GHS Youtube Channel.
Before that, meetings were videotaped and are available for viewing on DVD at the Grapevine Public Library.
Our speaker, RICHARD B. McCASLIN, PhD, exposed the overlooked and surprisingly interesting story of Texas cotton's role in the Civil War. Scholars have ignored or dismissed the importance of the cotton trade in Texas at that time. But in fact one-third of all the cotton that left the Confederacy was Texas cotton. Texas and Confederate agencies secured more than $478 million from cotton sales, shipping to buyers in Europe and the northern States. Confederate officials, aware of this, tried to harness the profits for the support of their military. The history of their effort is one of the great untold stories of Texas in the Civil War -- until now. Richard B. McCaslin, PhD, is the Texas State Historian, the Director of Publications for the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), author or editor of twenty-two books, and a regular favorite speaker of the Grapevine Historical Society.