Hill County Genealogical Society

06/21/2026

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

06/21/2026

Hill Regional Hospital Celebrate the 4th of July

Hill Regional Hospital Senior Center is planning an event you don’t want to miss!!

🇺🇸 Join us Wednesday, July 1st for a special 4th of July celebration 🇺🇸

Come enjoy a classic American summer lunch and a spectacular performance by our talented special guest entertainer Rick Paul Puckett!

We will also be sharing information with you about upcoming events at the Hill Regional Hospital Senior Center, and will have some local senior resource organizations available to answer questions and share info as well!

🗓 Wednesday, July 1st | ⏰ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | 📍 HRH Sr. Center

Be sure to come out, bring a friend, and show your patriotic pride by wearing your favorite red, white, and blue outfit! 🇺🇸

RSVP to 254-580-8888

06/21/2026

The Pegasus on top of the Magnolia Petroleum Company

The Magnolia Petroleum Company’s Pegasus, a forty-foot long and thirty-foot high red neon horse, was placed atop a 50-foot tower anchored to the roof of the Magnolia Building in 1934. At the time, the Pegasus and its 1,000 feet of neon tubing rotated every minute and a half.

It was the city’s tallest point for almost a decade and remains one of its most famous landmarks. Soon after its installation, Dallas citizens could claim that the city, still considered a provincial outpost of cowboys and cattle by the rest of the nation, was no longer a one-horse town.

The Magnolia Building was completed in 1922, at the time the 16th-tallest building in the country, and housed the offices of the Magnolia Petroleum Company.

The building’s architect, Sir Alfred Charles Bossom, British royal baron and member of Parliament, created a blend of Beaux-Arts classicism and modern 20th-century high rise in his design for the building.

Today, the building serves guests as the Magnolia Hotel in the heart of downtown Dallas. The building and its red Pegasus are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is considered a Texas Historic Landmark.

📸: Dallas Public Library

06/21/2026

July 1776 - July 2026 (250 years for the U.S.)

Design commemorates 1776–2026, featuring a vintage-style illustration of a Revolutionary War patriot holding the early American flag

06/20/2026

Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research

ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER FOR IGHR WEEK 2026! Remember: even if you've got conflicts that week, all sessions are recorded for watching during the following month. Check out the detailed course descriptions and schedules at https://ighr.gagensociety.org/ighr-courses/. Don't miss out on the fun this year!

06/20/2026

Interested in Irish history? Here is a story about the RMS Lusitania sinking, people who died and some survivors.

On the afternoon of May 7 1915 a German submarine fired a single torpedo at the RMS Lusitania eleven miles off the coast of County Cork.

The ship sank in eighteen minutes.

Of the 1,959 people on board, 1,198 died. Among them were 291 Irish passengers and crew. The Irish coastline was visible from the water where people were drowning.

The survivors who made it into lifeboats were brought ashore at Queenstown — now Cobh — the same port from which so many Irish emigrants had departed for new lives in America. Local fishermen, tugboat crews, and ordinary people launched anything that would float to pull survivors from the water.

The bodies of those who didn't survive washed ashore on the Cork coastline for days afterward. Many are buried in the Old Church Cemetery in Cobh.

The sinking of the Lusitania outraged America and helped shift public opinion toward entering the war. For the people of Cork it was something more immediate — a catastrophe that happened within sight of home.

06/20/2026

From Genealogy Resources: Gather as many documents, photos, census records, etc., to make an informed decision and prove that it is accurate to the best of your exhaustive research.

What's your go-to first step when verifying a new fact? Let us know below! 👇

Looking for more tips about how to ensure accuracy in your research? Watch our virtual event to learn more expert tips and tricks: https://bit.ly/4dOM5b0

06/20/2026

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