by Robert emery
In July of 2011, Jack Evans and George Harris proposed the idea that “someone ought to collect the GLBT history of Dallas.” On Thursday, August 25, 2011, at 4PM, Jack hosted a meeting at Resource Center Dallas where he shared his idea with 17 curious attendees, who, in turn, shared colorful stories of their own. A follow-up meeting was scheduled for Thursday, Sept 15, 2011 at 6pm in the Great Room at the ilume, located at 4123 Cedar Springs (room reservation arranged by Tony Vedda, Chairman of the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce). 31 enthusiastic people attended this meeting. This informal meeting was repeated, monthly, on October 20, November 10, and December 8 of 2011. Carl Parker, who realized we needed a smaller group to meet more often than the larger monthly community group meetings, gathered Mike Anglin, Buddy Mullino, and Robert Emery, along with Jack & George.
Founders: Left to Right: Mike Anglin, Robert Emery, Carl Parker, Jack Evans, George Harris, Buddy Mullino
This “group of 6” met weekly, in between the monthly community meetings, to develop initial organization structure necessary for the creation of a new non-profit. Mike Anglin agreed to handle all business related to obtaining a Texas non-profit corporation charter and becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit, while Robert Emery volunteered to be our Secretary/Historian.
During the September community meeting, Stan Aten suggested we call ourselves: The Dallas Way, since the Dallas gay and lesbian community has always had a uniquely effective, orderly, cooperative, strategic, cohesive, and dramatic way of doing things. Louise Young suggested our name be enhanced by a descriptive subtitle: the GLBT history project. We all agreed, and we had our name. When Rafiq Salleh created our Logo, our name formally coalesced into The Dallas Way: a GLBT history project. Bruce Monroe established a Facebook presence, as a gateway to collecting stories: http://www.facebook.com/groups/257817754259165/
The Dallas Way was chartered as a Texas Non-Profit Corporation on Oct. 11, 2011. Mike Anglin did the legal work. On Nov 15, 2011, Carl Parker opened a bank account for the organization. Robert Emery, as agent, signed the original By-Laws document.
The third general planning meeting held on Thursday, November 10, 2011 (6pm 4123 Cedar Springs -- Great Room at the ilume) was attended by the following members of the GLBT community to give input on organizing strategies: Jack Evans, George Harris, Mike Anglin, Buddy Mullino, Carl Parker, Robert Emery, Stan Aten, Bruce Monroe, Karen McCroklin, TJ Wilson, Jay Forte, Mike Grossman, George Amerson, Mark Vosvick, Rick Vanderslice, Truett Davis, Dreanna Belden, Spencer Keralis, Sue Parks, Mark Sadlek, Paul J Williams.
Our January 17, 2012, meeting, at Park Towers Condominiums, marked our first official meeting with a sitting Board of Directors: Jack Evans, President; George Harris, Vice-President; Rebecca Covell, Secretary; Carl Parker, Treasurer. Board members were: Mike Anglin, Robert Emery, Buddy Mullino, Anne Fay, Bruce Monroe, Dennis Coleman, Evilu Pridgeon, Mike Grossman, Stan Aten, and Jay Forte. Shortly, Jay Forte needed to resign, and Steve Atkinson was voted in as his replacement. We created our Mission Statement during this first meeting: The mission of The Dallas Way is to gather, organize, store, and present the complete GLBT history of Dallas, Texas. On January 19, 2012, we received our first press coverage in The Dallas VOICE: http://www.dallasvoice.com/lgbt-history-project-focus-1099245.html The Dallas Way received its 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the IRS on April 20, 2012.
First Board of Directors - January 17, 2012 -- Our 1st year
Second Board of Directors - May 10, 2013 -- Our 2nd year
Fourth Board of Directors - Feb. 4, 2015 -- Our 4th year
Fifth Board of Directors - Jan. 10, 2016 -- Our 5th year
Seventh Board of Directors. - January 14, 2018. -- Our 7th Year
Speaker Series & Annual Fundraising Brunch
2012
Outrageous Oral, Volume 1
Featuring Michael Doughman, Jack Evans & George Harris
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 2
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Hosted by Rebecca Covell;
Featuring Don Maison, Penny Krispin, Monica Greene and Bruce Monroe
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 3
October 11, 2012, at UNT
2013
Outrageous Oral, Volume 4
Thursday, Jan 17, 2013
Featuring William Waybourn & Sherry Jacobson
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 5
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Featuring Steve Atkinson, Candy Marcum, Nell Gaither, Darryl Baker, Hardy Haberman, and Cordell Adams
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 6
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Featuring Kay Wilkinson, Rodd Gray, Harryette Ehrhardt, Paul J. Williams, and Ann Brown
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 7
Thursday, Sept 26, 2013
Featuring Bruce Jaster, Mike Grossman, Karen McCrocklin, & Mike Anglin
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 8
October 17, 2013, at UNT
Featuring Nell Gaither, Dr. Gilda Garcia, Dr. Chwee Ly Chng, and Bruce Monroe
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Inaugural Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Nov 24, 2013 … 11:30AM – 2PM
Hosted by Mark Shekter at The Centrum, 3111 Welborn, Suite 1601
2014
Outrageous Oral, Volume 9
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Featuring Vivienne Armstrong and Louise Young, David Taffet, and Terry D. Loftis
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 10
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Featuring Molly Behannon, George Keaton, Jr., Leslie McMurray, & Randy Potts
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 11
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Alpha Thomas, Paul Pizzo (AKA: Polly von Acoker), Ron Zimmerman (AKA: Master Z), Pamela Curry
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 12
Thursday, Sept 25, 2014
Hosted by Dee Pennington; Featuring Cece Cox, Emma Colquitt, & Lory Masters
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 13
Thursday, Oct 9, 2014 at UNT
Hosted by Robert Emery; Featuring Dr. Clark A. Pomerleau, AJ Aquinaga, Karen Wisely, Eric Duran, & Rafael McDonnell
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2nd Annual Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014
Hosted by Dr. Steve Pounders and Jimmy O'Reilly at 3525 Turtle Creek Blvd.
2015
Outrageous Oral, Volume 14
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Hosted by Robert Emery; Featuring Veletta Forsythe Lill, Barbara Rosenberg, Leza Mesiah, Buddy Mullino
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 15
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Hosted by Steve Atkinson; Featuring Sheriff Lupe Valdez, Mark Arthur Shekter, Ed Oakley and Kathy Bowser
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 16
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Hosted by Rabbi Steve Fisch;
Featuring Mark Pharriss & Vic Holmes; Peggy Evans & Stella Hess; Durward Watson & Michael Kaufman; Sherry Briggs & J’aime Joiner
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“One Night Only”
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Featuring Paul J Williams as Sister Helen Holy, Michael Doughman as Michael Lee, Richard D Curtain as Edna Jean Robionson, and Rodd Gray as Patti Le Plae Safe
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 17
Thursday, Sept 17, 2015
Hosted by Michael Doughman
Featuring Kathy Jack, Chris Luna, Patti Fink, & Evilu Pridgeon
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Outrageous Oral, Volume 18
Thursday, Oct 15, 2015 at UNT
Featuring Oliver Blummer, Jake Mangum, KD Van Zandt, E. Tamplin, & Edra Bogle
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3rd Annual Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Dec 6, 2015
Hosted by Dickie Weaver & Steve Arnn at Park Towers Condominiums
2016
Volume 19
Thursday, Jan 28, 2016 in The Rose Room @ S4
Hosted by Mike Anglin
Featuring Dick Peeples, Pam Buchmeyer, and Maggie (Baker) Watt
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Since the May 21, 2015 “One Night Only” was not properly numbered as Volume 17, we are correcting the numbering now; starting with…
Volume 21
Thursday, May 12, 2016 @ The Round-Up Saloon
Hosted by Robert Emery
Featuring Michael Doughman, Mary Mallory & Dickie Weaver
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Volume 22, One Night Only
Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ The Round-Up Saloon
Hosted by Kay Wilkinson
Featuring the Turtle Creek Chorale
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Volume 23
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 at UNT
Hosted by Dreanna Belden
Featuring Adrian Cooks / Alex Eller / Reverend Colleen Darraugh
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4th Annual Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Dec 4, 2016
Hosted by Richard Shampain & Jeff Henderson.
We raised $9,370 and presented a check to UNT in the amount of $30,000.00
2017
Volume 24
Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 at the Rose Room at S4
Hosted by Robert Emery
Featuring the DFW Federal Club and Dallas’ LAMBDA Group
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Volume 25
Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Rose Room at S4
Hosted by Paul J Williams,
Featuring Mica England, Sheriff Lupe Valdez, and Major Barbara Hobbbs
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Dallas City Hall foyer -- June 2017
June 2017
Partnered with UNT Special Collections & the LGBT Employee Association of Dallas to create the Dallas LGBT History Exhibit at City Hall.
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Volume 26
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017 in Willis Library at UNT
Hosted by Dreanna Belden
Featuring Dr. Chwee Lye Chng, Brandon Corpus, Bart Poché, Diane Reeve
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Nov 9, 2017
- TDW participates in the “Equality Forum” at SMU
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Fifth Annual Fundraising Brunch
5th Annual Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Dec 3, 2017
Hosted by Richard Shampain & Jeff Henderson:
4060 Cochoran Chapel, Dallas, 75209. We raised $4,300
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Mission Statement
2018
Volume 27
Thursday, April 5, 2018 - Rose Room at S4
Hosted by Robert Emery
Featuring Dr. Wesley Phelps (The History of Baker v Wade), Betty K. Neal, Gary Garcia
dDonated archives, ready for curating by The Dallas Way
The mission of The Dallas Way is to gather, organize, store, and present the complete GLBT history of Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2011, TDW has led the effort to preserve the untold and under-told history of one of the most vibrant and productive communities in the City of Dallas. TDW’s valuable archive collections of photographs, news clippings, court documents, correspondences, speech transcripts, personal notes and memoirs, organizational documents, and video speeches and video interviews have been donated to TDW by individuals and organizations across the City, curated by TDW, and then forwarded to the UNT where they are permanently preserved, as well as painstakingly analyzed, described, and scanned into digital documents which are then uploaded to UNT’s “Portal to Texas History” making those unique and invaluable archives available over the internet to researchers and scholars around the world. To date, TDW has funded $50,000 of the cost of this large-scale digitization project at UNT, which is the largest LGBT project underway anywhere in the world today
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FUTURE EVENT SCHEDULING
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Volume 28
Thursday, Sept 13 - Rose Room at S4 – TBD
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Volume 29
Oct 11 – UNT
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6th Annual Fundraising Brunch
Sunday, Dec 2, 2019 11AM – 2PM
Hosted by Lory Masters
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The Dallas Way ADMINISTRATIVE History
October 2011
The Dallas Way was chartered as a Texas Non-Profit Corporation on Oct. 11, 2011. Mike Anglin did the legal work. On Nov 15, 2011, Carl Parker opened a bank account for The Dallas Way. Robert Emery, as Agent, signed the original By-Laws document.
January 2012
Our January meeting, at Park Towers Condominiums, marked our first official meeting with a sitting Board of Directors: Jack Evans, President; George Harris, Vice-President; Rebecca Covell, Secretary; Carl Parker, Treasurer. Board members were: Mike Anglin, Robert Emery, Buddy Mullino, Anne Fay, Bruce Monroe, Dennis Coleman, Evilu Pridgeon, Mike Grossman, Stan Aten, and Jay Forte. Shortly, Jay Forte needed to resign, and Steve Atkinson was voted in as his replacement.
January 2013
President – Buddy Mullino
Vice President – Steve Atkinson
Secretary – Robert Emery
Treasurer – Carl Parker
January 2015
President – Evilu Pridgeon
Vice President – Steve Atkinson
Secretary – Sherry Briggs
Treasurer – Stella Hess
January 2017
President – Evilu Pridgeon
Vice President – Steve Atkinson
Secretary – Mike Anglin
Treasurer – Sherry Briggs
January 2018
President – Evilu Pridgeon
Vice President – Robert Emery
Secretary – De'An Olson
Treasurer – Mike Anglin