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DTEX 2024.001-4-2 Fiesta-On-The-Square, 2002-2009 fit} �N FIESTA-ON-THE-SQUARE Fiesta -on -the-Square 2002- 2009 �TIN��' o ct� * 1929 2002 FIESTA ON THE SQUARE .r'f0SrA-0x-rhr- S qamw& gmiow ee"w4w Friday, September 27 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Join us at the Denton Courthouse-on-the-Square FREE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE f ' A r Clemente Ramirez in 1918(age 16) Villanueva Family in 1936 Panel Discussion IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM,2—FLOOR COURTHOUSE Early Hispanic Families in Denton County Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva-Anderson,Emilio"Popo"Gonzalez, Tonnie Ramirez,Joba Ramirez,and Dr.Roland Vela jloa" dieA4,fd 42dwizoai Mariachis • Charros Ballet Folklorico Music BRING YOUR SUPPER AND HAVE A PICNIC ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN WHILE YOU ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT Historic Hispanic Families in Denton County COURTHOUSE-ON-THE-SQUARE MUSEUM Entertainment sponsors:Wells Fargo Bank,Denton Area Teachers Credit Union,Mi Casita Restaurants, La Mexicana Restaurant,Cantina del Sol Restaurant,Texican Grill,El Pariente,Sweetwater Grill&Tavern,Mike Cochran, McBride Music&Pawn,Denton-Record Chronicle,D.Jorge Urbina Event Sponsors:Denton Hispanic Chamber of Cormnerce,Denton LULAC Council#4366,Hispanic Friends of UNT, Fuego y A/rna,Courthouse-on-tire-Square-Museum,Denton County,City of Denton,Denton County Historical Connnission 110 West Hickory • Denton,TX 76201 • 940-349-2850 • www.dentoncounty.com/chos eX&Ada;09 de 14 qewaa4 q&A444 Viernes 27 de septiembre 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. En la plaza central de Denton Todo gratis Acesible para personas con limitaciones fisicas 1 4 r Clemente Ramirez en 1918(edad 16) I;amilia Villanueva en 1936 Foro y Presentacion EN LA SALA CORTE DE LOS COMISIONADOS SEGUNDO PISO Las primeras familial Hispanas en el condado de Denton Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson,Emilio"Popo"GonzUez, Tonnie Ramirez,Joba Ramirez y Dr.Roland Vela Deow.:e dee 96na V pw4& =e ;,t Mariachis • Charros Ballet Folklorico • Musica TRAIGAN SU CENA PARA HACER UNA NOCHE DE FIESTA EN LA PLAZA Vengan a ver una nueva exhibici6n de las primeras familias Hispanas en el museo de la plaza central de Denton Patrocinadores del entretenindento:Wells Fargo Bank,Denton Area Teachers Credit Union,Mi Casita Restaurants, La Mexican Restaurant, Cantina del Sol Restaurant Texican Grill, El Pariente, Sweetwater Grill&Taven►,Mike Cochran, McBride Music£s Pawn,Denton-Record Chronicle,D.Jorge Urbina Patrocinadores del evento:Denton Hispanic Chamber of Coannerce,Denton LULAC Council*4366,Hispanic Friends of UNT, Fuego y Abna,Courthouse-ori-tire-Square-Maseum,Denton County,Cihj of Denton,Denton Counhj Historical Conunission 110 West Hickory • Denton,TX 76201 • 940-349-2850 • www.dentoncounty.com/chos n .�-�- A � ' , -may`•�y` Tv M•� • {•P"��• '� +� � T � h j A 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 110 W. Hickory St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-2850 www.dentoncouM.com/chos Fiesta-on-the-Square: Hispanic Heritage Celebration On Friday evening, September 27 from 6:30-9:30 there will be a musical performance, panel discussion and exhibit in honor of our Hispanic Heritage in Denton County: Fiesta-on-the-Square: Hispanic Heritage Celebration The evening will have musical performances by mariachis, charms, and Ballet Folklorico as well as other entertainers on the courthouse lawn and in the courthouse foyer. Bring a picnic supper and a blanket and join us for an evening of entertainment. There will be a panel discussion in the Commissioners Courtroom, discussing the history of the Hispanic community in Denton County. Panel members include Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson, Emilio "Popo" Gonzales, Tonnie Ramirez, and Jova Ramirez. • Gloria Anderson grew up in Denton and attended Denton High School. Her many accomplishments are an excellent example of the role of the new Hispanic woman in today's culture. Many people will remember her grandparents, Antonio and Margurite Villanueva, who were business owners in Denton in the 1920s. • Popo Gonzales is well known in the community for his outstanding leadership and his work with the Catholic Church. He was one of the first Hispanics to move to Denton County in the early 1960s . • Tonnie Ramirez and his sister, Joba, grew up in the Tioga — Pilot Point area and have many interesting stories of his childhood and later life as a businessman in Denton County. The Ramirez's are lifelong residents of Denton County. As part of this celebration, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum invites the public to view a new exhibit, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County. This display will include historic information about the early Hispanic families in this county: • Photographs and memorabilia of early Denton families, including the Veanueva- Villanueva, the Ramirez and the Menchaca families. • Maps and information showing the original land patents in Denton County, some dating as early as 1850 and information about these grantees. • Information from the 1920 census indicating the names of the Hispanic men and their families that worked for the railroads, on the farms and ranches, for the brickyard, and in Denton businesses. 1 • Information about the cemeteries where early Hispanic residents of Denton County are buried, including a photograph of Murio Contreras' grave, dated 1916, in Cooper Creek Cemetery. This marker is featured in the book, Texas Graveyards, A Cultural Legacy. • Photographs and information about the Denton County Hispanic men and women who served in the military during World War H. This program is sponsored by the Denton LULAC Council # 4366, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Friends of UNT, City of Denton, Denton County, Denton County Historical Commission, and Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. Many Denton businesses helped fund or provided in-kind services for the entertainment: Wells Fargo Bank, Denton Area Teachers Credit Union, Mi Casita Restaurants, La Mexicana Restaurant, Cantina del Sol Restaurant, Texican Grill, el Pariente, Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, Mike Cochran, McBride Music &Pawn, Denton- Record Chronicle, and D. Jorge Urbina. All exhibits and lectures at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum are free and open to the public. The courthouse has handicapped parking and accessibility through the north entrance. The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is located in the historic Denton County Courthouse at 110 W. Hickory in Denton, TX. Please further information contact any of the following individuals: • John Cabrales, Denton LULAC Council#4366, john.cabrales@cibLofdenton.co 940-349-8509 • D. Jorge Urbina, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, jurbina@dentonlawyers.com, 940-243-2955 • Dr. Betty Copeland, Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, betty.copeland e,dentoncountv.com, or 940-349-2850. Other events that may be of interest: • Saturday, September 28, FUEGO Y ALMA 2002, the International Latino Music and Art Festival of North Texas, 11:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m. at Civic Center Park in Denton. See their website for more details, http://fuegoyalma.org. • Friday, October 4, Latinos and the Political Future of Texas, the 13'' Annual Hispanic Friends of the University of North Texas Conference, Division of Equity and Diversity, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. See their website for registration information, http://www,unt.edu/edo/hfuntconf htm. 2 - t. Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum March 24,2003 Denton LULAC Council #4366 P.O.Box 981 Denton,Texas 76202 Dear Members of LULAC: I am writing to you to express the gratitude of the Denton County Historical Commission and the Courthouse on the Square Museum for the efforts by your membership and the members of the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in the partnership we formed last year to develop the Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County permanent exhibit. This exhibit evolved into an annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration,Fiesta-on-the-Square,in the month of September to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic community of Denton County. As part of this celebration Hispanic community members spoke about their families who were early settlers in the county. As the project progressed,the LULAC members researched,visited,and photographed 19 different cemeteries to document the gravesites of Hispanic families. This primary research had not been done before and is an invaluable resource for future researchers. By sharing their family photographs and memorabilia with the Museum,LULAC and the Courthouse Museum are reaching out to the community in a way which has never been done before. School children as well as adults from the Hispanic community are able to see the visual evidence of their contributions to early Denton and take pride in their part in developing this county. Your organization is to be commended for this groundbreaking venture. We look forward to continuing and strengthening our relationship with your Council. J , 'a Kemp Caraway,PhDtive Director,The Dent Cou Museums I 110 W.Hickory,Denton,T\76201 * First Floor,Courthouse-on-the-Square oeninn90Gn • --I... . .-I ,,...,......._. - e,Sq aw e Friday, September 27 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Join us at the Denton Courthouse-on-the-Square FREE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE T. Y IV _ } k 1 .. Clemente Ramirez in 1918(age 16) Villanueva Family in 1936 Panel Discussion IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM,2Nn FLOOR COURTHOUSE Early Hispanic Families in Denton County Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva-Anderson,Emilio"Pogo"Gonzalez, Tonnie Ramirez,Joba Ramirez,and Dr.Roland Vela 57allaux�ff tke A44e1 dlec O44W Mariachis • Charros Ballet Folklorico • Music BRING YOUR SUPPER AND HAVE A PICNIC ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN WHILE YOU ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT Historic Hispanic Families in Denton County COURTHOUSE-ON-THE-SQUARE MUSEUM Entertainment sponsors:Wells Fargo Bank,Denton Area Teachers Credit Union,Mi Casita Restaurants, La Mexicana Restaurant,Cantina del Sol Restaurant,Texican Grill,El Pariente,Sweetwater Grill&Tavern,Mike Cochran, McBride Music&Pawn,Denton-Record Chronicle,D.Jorge Urbina Event Sponsors:Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,Denton LULAC Council#4366,Hispanic Friends of UNT, Fuego y Alma,Courthouse-on-the-Square-Museum,Denton County,City of Denton,Denton County Historical Commission 110 West Hickory • Denton,TX 76201 • 940-349-2850 • www.dentoncoun!3.com/chos His' panics From Page 1A Hispanics Offid:�' meeting at 6 p.m.Wednesday at health and civil interests of the the Martin Luther King, Jr. Hispanic population of the ■ Recreation Center, 1300 Wilaon United States. Uwat St Denton Hispanic Chamber of 'LUTAC here in Denton has a Commerce members also will membership that is admirable, atten& and in fact,we vvere voted as the �s "It's really just to get to know state council of the year,and one recep LIU" the county a little bit better and to of the reasons is that we show a recognize Mary Horn eon in membership that is very active in as the new county head adminis- scholarship fund raising and BY Tan Reedy trator,"said retired Denton busi- other community efforts,' Mr. staff Writer nessman and LULAC treasurer Urbina said. Rick Salazar. 'We often invite According to the 2000 census, Denton. CQun$� ,Hispanic,].waders will Rick officials in just to let them the county's Hispanic popuaton host a reception for County Judge Mary know who we are and what we increased 176 percent in the pre- Horn Wednesday that is open to the public. do." vious 10 The purpose is to gain greater eommunica- In addition far outstripping lion and�among county o$- addition to Ma statewide,Horn,other the b4 percent surge se,a aa}s and the eeta�)f�epanic population, county elect®d officialsvyere invit- fact that signals stronger political ed County aasrs Jim clout for Hispanics in the future, oars ssA Carter-and:Cthim a have he sand. The event, sponsored by the Denton the� dough we don't eleeewaril�► League of United Latin American Citizens, "I think ft-hke qf�to do call ourselves activists ftm the begins an hour before the group t�gular —,�=,-� this, atx! h pae dui being there,' rtandpoiat of civil rights or Mrs.Horn said. political influence, we certainly See HSPANCS an TA Denton I"w Jorge UrIma, want people to know they have LULAC a wcuctive council mem- these rights, and voting is cer- ber, said the event is purposely tainly one of those rights,' he ellzlB Z being kept-non-political. said. "It's just simply saying,Tlease Mr.Urbma said several mwlw- eome so we can get to know you ipal elected officials are members and you can get to know us;'he of LULAC. said. 'We have our current mqw as 'We did that for the other a member, the roc nikyor as a elected officials, and we didn't member,and a numbwofcouncil have an opportunity to do that members and past council meum- with the county elected officials, beta are members,he said so this is just an extension of that." 7UMAM)Ycan be LULAC is a national organize- rwaW at.9af0,981-9l5a3.Hu tion founded to advance the eco- &magaddmas it iteedy@dew nomic, educational, political, tanrmmm. l i LULAC RECEPTION r Fe � Left to right, Emma Guzman, Deacon Popo Gonzales and Linda Leal. Y-{y I II i r LULAC held a reception to r honor Judge Mary Horn at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center August 14. Photos by Stacey Cooper/Denton Record-Chronicle � Left to right, Patrick Vasquez, Dr. Monica Mendez-Grant, Cori Trevino,Ceasar Gonzalez and Lewis Benavides. � ' w History loves company Exhibit, fiesta to mark Hispanic heritage By Tom Reedy Staff Writer The Courthouse on the Square turns into a Fiesta on the Square beginning Friday as mariachis,charros,and Ballet r+ a Folklorico join the count,/s museum to ' celebrate the Hispanic heritage of Denton County. In conjunction with the fiesta, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum will open a new permanent exhibit, "Historic Hispanic Families in Denton County,"and host a panel discussion on the role of Hispanics in the history-of the county. 10tarted out as iust the Panel and ` the ethihit..and the people from Denton LULAC [League of United Latin ' } Americatr Citizens] and Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce asked 3 z us if we would like to have a fiesta with it,'�said Betty Copeland, education quid tourism director for the museum. "Our response was that we didn't have the . money to pay, for it,and they said,don't worry,they'd find the funding.There's a x group of about 10 to 15 people who have been incredible helping us,just incredi- ble" Jorge Urbina,who is on the executive i := committee of LULAC and the chair- man-elect for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. was one of the people err instrumental in getting sponsors and helping to organize the event, Ms. Copeland said. "We want all of Denton to celebrate See HERITAGE on 15A Courtesy photo Above,a picture taken in Denton about 1913 shows Marguerite,Tony, �M- Ramona and Antonio Villanueva. ,�.-- Antonio's granddaughter,Gloria Anderson,provided photos for a _ permanent exhibit in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum,"Historic Hispanic 1 „Q Families in Denton County." Left, Betty Copeland, museum edu- " cation and tourism director,mounts i r photos for the exhibit,which opens - Sept.27. Other pictures were _r donated by the Ramirez family of r_ Pilot Point. Denton Record-Chronicle/Barron Ludlum Denton Record-Chronicle From Page lA Denton area Hispanic Heritage Month events Heritage WEDNESDAY 2 to 4 p.m.—"Closing the Gap,•a discussion panel about LIN1's projections this heritage, not Just the and strategies to increase the enrollment of minority students with specific Hispanic community," Mr. emphasis on Latinos,will take place at LINT on the third floor of the University Urbina said.lVe want everybody Union in the Golden Eagle Suite,one block west of Welch and Prairie streets. to realize how important our The event is free.Call 940-565-3424. downtown Square is and has FRIDAY been to otlr community. That's 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.—"Fiesta on the Square,'a Hispanic Heritage celebration, why we fbeused so much On this will feature musical performances by marlachis,charms and Ballet Folklorico efforC and a panel discussion on the history of the Hispanic community in Denton County.A new exhibit,Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County,will also Ms. Copeland'Said the volun- be on display at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.All events are free teers also helped put together the and open to the public at the Courthouse on the Square.Call 940-349.2850. new exhibit,which includes pho- tographs and memorabilia of SATURDAY early Denton Hispanic families, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.—A low-rider car show,sponsored by Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity,at Fouts Field at LINT is tree and open to the public.Call 940- copies of maps and the original 565-2648. land patents in Denton County U a.m.to 10:30 p.m.—"Fuego y Alma;'the International Latino Music and dating back as far as the early Arts Festival of North Texas,will feature Latino musicians and more than 50 1850s, and information about booths with craftsmen,artists and artisans reflecting a collection of Latino and photos of the Denton County cultures The event is at the Civic Center Park in Denton,on the corner of Bell and McKinney streets.An optional$3 donation is requested at the entrance. Hispanic men and women who Call940.898.3673. served in the military during World War II. OCT.2 "Members of LULAC went out Noon—Dr.Miguel Acevedo.a UNT professor of geology,will discuss collabo- rative environmental research with Latin America and Spain as a part of the as Learns to the cetnetei-ies,took "Each One Teach One"series at UNT in Room 418 of the University Union.The gbotographs and found addition- event is free and open to the public.Call 940-565-3424. al names," she said. "People helped us search census records OCT.4 from the 192t)s and found t11e 8 a.m.to 7 p.m.—"Latinos and the Political Future of Texas,'the lath annual Hispanic Friends conference,will present more than 15 state officials and names of people that worked fDr other speakers to discuss Latinos in politics.The registration fee,which the n6lroad, people that workM includes the cost of lunch,is$50 for college students with identification,$30 for the brickyard, people that for high school students and$80 for non-students.The event is at UNT on the worked on ranches, and people third floor of the University Union in the Silver Eagle Suite.Call 940-565-2456. the worked on the farms.Were OCT.8 also doing oral histories vvith 8 p.m.—"An Evening in Spain;'a gala concert by the UNT College of Music 9tlf the&M*& voice faculty will take place in the Winspear Performance Hall at the Gloria Alderson,whose maid- Murchison Performing Arts Center,on the comer of Interstate 35E and North en name was spelled both Texas Boulevard.The event is free.Call 940-565-3993. Villanueva and Veanueva by her OCT.16 family members,provided family Noon— 'Hispanics,Their Differences:Myth or Fact."part of the"Each One photos for the eyltibit.She is the Teach One"series at UNT will take place in Room 422 in the University Union, granddaughter Of Antonio oqe block west of Welch and Prairie streets.The event is free and open to the Villanueva and his wife public.Call 940-565-3424. Marguerite,who came to Denton OCT.22 in the early 1900s. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.—the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Her grandfather was also a League of United Latin American Citizens is sponsoring a tamale dinner schol- arship fund-raiser at the First United Methodist Church,201 S.Locust St.Call tamale vendor and owned a 940-243'2955 restaurant in the basement of the Plaza Theater on the downtown OCT.24 Denton Square, where Andy's 10:30 a.m.—The 7th annual Academic Kick-off for high school juniors,sen- Subs and Pizza is now located. iors and community college students will offer workshops on admissions, financial aid and campus life.The free event will take place at UNT on the 'He would leave the cooks third floor of the University Union in the Silver Eagle Suite,one block west of there and take his cart and 90 Welch and West Prairie streets.Call 940-565-3424. around to the businesses and sell tamales around the Square,"Ms. 3 p.mCT.25 Anderson said. "There were no 3 p.m.—The Spanish film"Frida"will be shown by the foreign language department at UNT in Room 107-A of the Language Building•on the corner of stores in town in Denton at that Avenue A and Hickory Street.The film showing is free and open to the public. time that had supplies to make Call940.565-2648. tamales; they had to go to Fort OCT.28 Worth. There was no mass, no 7 to 10 p.m.—Latinos Music Show,sponsored by the Lattinos Student corn shucks. My mother said Organization at UNT,features Latin bands from UNT and the Dallas-Fort Worth when she came to Denton she area playing traditional music.The cost is$3.Location is pending.Call 940- had to learn how to make flour 565-3993. tortillas instead of corn." Fiesta, new museum exhibit to mark Hispam*c heritage By TOM REEDY sion on the role of Hispanics in lo- "We want all of Denton to cele- Dent"n Record-Chronicle cal history. brate this heritage, not just the The Courthouse on the Square "It started out as just the panel Hispanic community,"Mr.Urbina turns into a Fiesta on the Square and the exhibit, and the people said."We want everybody to real- beginning Friday. from Denton LULAC and Denton ize how important our downtown Mariachis, charros and Ballet Hispanic Chamber of Commerce square is and has been to our ccim- Folklorico will join the county's asked us if we would like to have a munity.That's why we focused so museum to celebrate Denton fiesta with it,"said BettyCopeland, much on this effort." County's Hispanic heritage. education and tourism director for Ms. Copeland said the volun- Hispanic Heritage Month be- the museum. teen also helped put together the gan on Sept.15. Jorge Urbina,who is on the ex- new exhibit,which includes pho- In conjunction with the fiesta, ecutive committee of the League tographs and memorabilia of early the Denton County Courthouse- of United Latin American Citizens Hispanic families and maps ofthe on-the-Square Museum will open and is chairman-elect of the His- original land patents in Denton a new permanent exhibit,"Histor- panic Chamber of Commerce, County dating back as fay as is Hispanic Families in Denton helped organize the event, Ms. County,"and host a panel discus- Copeland said. See HISPANIC Page 2df Hispanic heritage THISWEEKSl" HIGHLIGHTS is focus of mont i " Wednesday,2," 4 iscu— Closing the Gap,"a discussion panel about UNTs projections (,'onh*7wed..rcrm Page JAI Pizza is now. and strategies to increase "He could leave the cooks minority enrollment.Third floor of the early 1850s. there and take his cart and go the University Union in the Golden "People helped us search cen- around to the businesses and sell Eagle Suite,one block west of sus records from the 1920s and ta.rnales around the square," Ms. Welch and Prairie streets.Call found the names of people that Anderson said. Tamale supplies 940-565-3424. worked for the railroad,"she said, had to be brought from Fort •Friday, the to are. 11 evm.ents — Festa on the Square.All events people that worked for the brick- Worth. are free and open to the public at yard, people that worked on Ms. Anderson said many of the Courthouse-on-the-Square. ranebes and people that worked her childhood memories involved Call 940-349-2850. on the farms. We're also doing the square. ■Saturday. 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.— oral histories with some of the "My dad and my mother and I I A low-rider car show,sponsored families." would go to the Dreamland The- by Lambda Theta Phi Latin Gloria Anderson,whose maid- ater on the east side of the Fraternity at UNT's Fouts Feld,is en name was spelled both Villa- square,"she said. free and open to the public.Call nueva and Veanueva by family "As you walked in the door,the 940 565 2648. members,provided family photos screen would be at your back. ■Saturday, 11 a.m.to 10:30 for the exhibit. She is the grand- There was one gripey old lady p.m.—"Fuego y Alma."the daughter of Antonio Villanueva who took tickets and would go, International Latino Music and and his wife, Marguerite, who 'Shhhhh!' if you were talking. Arts Festival of North Texas.The carve to Denton in the early That was in the late '30s, early event is at the Civic Center Park in 1900s. '40s; I was,just a little girl at the Denton,on the comer of Bell and Her grandfather also was a ta- time." McKinney streets.An optional$3 male vendor and owned a restau- donation is requested at the rant in the basement of the Plaza This story also appears in the entrance.Call 940-898-3673, 'Theater, where Andy's Subs and Denton Record-Chronicle. XI0_' � "�J'L ) ->L Z1��S �/? ,/Z G tortillas in of corn' -- J -- Ms. Anderson's grandfather bought property at Withers and Squarer she said.As you walked Square are the Denton LULAC B_4.qb*ets-in-1903,she said,._- -in the_dom_She screen would-be—_Council#4366,_Denton Hispanic "He'died before I was born,but at your back. There was one Chamber of Commerce,Hispanic I knew my grandmother,she was gripey old lady who took tickets Friends of UNT, City of Denton, widowed with nine children and and would go, `Shhhhh!' if you Denton County, Denton County she lived there. My dad and his were talking.That was in the late Historical Commission and the brothers and sisters were all edu- 30s, early 40s; I was just a little Courthouse-on-the-Square cated here and born in Denton" girl at the time. Museum. she said. A period of time devoted to Wells Fargo Bank, Denton Her father worked for the vet- Hispanic lieritages in the U.S. Area Teachers Credit Union, Mi erinarians in town,starting with began in 1968 as a weeklong eel- Casita Restaurants,La Mexicana Dr. Jack Skiles in 1934. Her ebration. Twenty years later, Restaurant, Cantina del Sol mother, whose name was President Ronald Reagan signed restaurant, Texica.n Grill, el Melquiades,instead went by the a law establishing Hispanic Pariente, Sweetwater Grill & name of Mildred and worked at Heritage Month, to begin Sept. Tavern, Mike Cochran, McBride Texas Woman's University for 22 15, Independence Day for five Music & Pawn, the Denton- years,she said. Hispanic countries—Costa Rica, Record Chronicle and D. Jorge Ms.Anderson said many of her El Salvador, Guatemala, Urbina helped fund or provided childhood memories involve the Honduras and Nicaragua_ In in-kind services for the event. Square. addition, Mexico achieved inde- 'My dad and my mother and I pendence on Sept. 16 and Chile 7UMREEDYcan be reached would go to the Dreamland on Sept.18. at 940-381-9593.His e-mail Theater on the east side of the Sponsors for the Fiesta on the address is treedy@dentonrc.com. THE VILLANUEVA FAMILY ANTONIO VILLANUEVA CAME TO TEXAS FROM MEXICO IN THE 1920s. HE WAS A WIDOWER WITH A YOUNG DAUGHTER, RAMONA. FRIENDS ARRANGED FOR A YOUNG WIDOW, MARGUERITA TO COME FROM MEXICO AND MEET HIM. THEY MARRIED AND HAD EIGHT CHILDREN: ANTONIO, BRALEY, TRINA, MARGARET, SAM, BEN, DELORES, AND JOSEPHINE. THREE OF THE SONS — BEN, SAM, AND BRALEY — AND ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS, MARGARET, SERVED IN THE MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR II. ANTONIO WAS A BUSINESS OWNER. HE WORKED WITH .JUAN MENCHACA AT HIS RESTAURANT AND HE WAS ALSO A VENDOR. IN THE 1940s, THE FAMILY BEGAN TO SPELL THEIR LAST NAME TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, VILLANUEVA AND VEANUEVA. THE VILLANUEVA FAMILY IN WORLD WAR 11 THREE SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER OF MARGUERITA AND TONY VEANUEVA SERVED IN THE MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR 11. PFC BEN VEANUEVA ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. HE WENT OVERSEAS IN 1944 AND SERVED IN HAWAII. CPL SAM VEANUEVA ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1942. HE WENT OVERSEAS IN 1943 AND SERVED IN FRANCE. CPL MARGARET VILLANUEVA, ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. SHE TRAINED AT CAMP LEE IN VIRGINIA. TI5 BRALEY VILLANUEVA ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1941 . HE WENT OVERSEAS IN 1942 AND SERVED IN GERMANY WITH THE 5T" ARMY. HE WAS AWARDED THE INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, RECEIVED MANY CITATIONS AND WAS LAUDED FOR HIS RECORD. HE LATER SERVED IN KOREA. IN THE 1 940S, THE FAMILY BEGAN TO SPELL THEIR LAST NAME TWO DIFFERENT WAYS,VILLANUEVA AND VEANUEVA. THE MENCHACA FAMILY .JUAN MENCHACA CAME TO DENTON IN 1920. HE OWNED A CAFE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE WHERE HE SOLD TAMALES FROM HIS BUSINESS LOCATION AND FROM A CART. JUAN WAS MARRIED TO CANDIDA GALINDO MENCHACA. SHE WAS THE AUNT OF BEN VILLANUEVA'S WIFE, MILDRED GARCIA. IN 1932, JUAN AND CANDIDA RETURNED TO MEXICO. AFTER HIS DEATH IN THE MID- 1940S, CANDIDA RETURNED TO DENTON AND LIVED HERE UNTIL HER DEATH. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES SHE HAD TO CONFIRM HER CITIZENSHIP AND CERTIFY THAT SHE HAD BEEN BORN IN CAMERON, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS. THE RAMIREZ FAMILY CLEMENTE RAMIREZ WAS BORN IN WEBBERVILLE, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS IN 1902. HE WAS MARRIED TO PEARL GARCIA WHO WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA. THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN: JOHN, JOVITA, TONNIE, AMELIA (MOLLY), ROSITA, AND VICTORIA. HIS PARENTS, SERAPIO AND CLEMENCIA RAMIREZ EVENTUALLY MOVED TO THE NORTH TEXAS AREA, LIVING IN MCKINNEY. CLEMENTE, KNOWN AS MIKE, WAS A RANCHER IN HUNT COUNTY. THEN, IN 1942 HE MOVED TO TIOGA IN GRAYSON COUNTY WHERE HE WORKED FOR THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD. IN 1957, THE FAMILY MOVED TO DENTON. HE RETIRED AFTER WORKING FOR T&P FOR 35 YEARS. THE .DOSE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY THE .LOSE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY LIVED IN AUBREY. THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN: ANNA MARIA, JOHN, MARINO (KNOWN AS BABE), ANGELA, AND CARMEN. ALL OF THE CHILDREN, EXCEPT ANNA MARIA, ATTENDED AUBREY SCHOOLS IN THE 1930S AND 1940s. THE TWO SONS SERVED IN THE MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR 11. CPL JOHN RODRIGUEZ ENTERED THE SERVICE IN OCTOBER 1942 AND WENT OVERSEAS IN OCTOBER 1943. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, THE EAST INDIES, THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. M/SGT MARIANO RODRIGUEZ ENTERED THE SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 1944 AND WENT OVERSEAS IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. HE WAS AN ARMED FORCES RADIO OPERATOR IN THE MEDICAL BATTALION AND SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND GERMANY WITH THE 7TH ARMY. i - �`" �_ _ .� � '� 1 n 'ems • �� .r+ - t 's s a- - it.'.i� Print Document - America's News Page 1 of 2 America's News Fiesta, new museum exhibit to mark Hispanic heritage Dallas Morning News. The (TX) (Published as The Dallas Morning News) - September 25, 2002 Author. TOM REEDY, Denton Record-Chronicle The Courthouse on the Square turns into a Fiesta on the Square beginning Friday. Mariachis, charros and Ballet Folklorico will join the county's museum to celebrate Denton County's Hispanic heritage. Hispanic Heritage Month began on Sept. 15. In conjunction with the fiesta, the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum will open a new permanent exhibit, "Historic Hispanic Families in Denton County," and host a panel discussion on the role of Hispanics in local history. "It started out as just the panel and the exhibit, and the people from Denton LULAC and Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce asked us if we would like to have a fiesta with it," said Betty Copeland, education and tourism director for the museum. Jorge Urbina, who is on the executive committee of the League of United Latin American Citizens and is chairman-elect of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, helped organize the event, Ms. Copeland said. "We want all of Denton to celebrate this heritage, not just the Hispanic community," Mr. Urbina said. "We want everybody to realize how important our downtown square is and has been to our community. That's why we focused so much on this effort." Ms. Copeland said the volunteers also helped put together the new exhibit, which includes photographs and memorabilia of early Hispanic families and maps of the original land patents in Denton County dating back as far as the early 1850s. "People helped us search census records from the 1920s and found the names of people that worked for the railroad," she said, "people that worked for the brickyard, people that worked on ranches and people that worked on the farms. We're also doing oral histories with some of the families." Gloria Anderson, whose maiden name was spelled both Villanueva and Veanueva by family members, provided family photos for the exhibit. She is the granddaughter of Antonio Villanueva and his wife, Marguerite, who came to Denton in the early 1900s. Her grandfather also was a tamale vendor and owned a restaurant in the basement of the Plaza Theater, where Andy's Subs and Pizza is now. "He would leave the cooks there and take his cart and go around to the businesses and sell tamales around the square," Ms. Anderson said. Tamale supplies had to be brought from Fort Worth. Ms. Anderson said many of her childhood memories involved the square. "My dad and my mother and I would go to the Dreamland Theater on the east side of the square," she said. httn-//infnweh newshank com/resources/doc/nrint?n=NewsBank&docrefs=news/0F64C454._. 2/18/2015 Print Document - America's News Page 2 of 2 "As you walked in the door, the screen would be at your back. There was one gripey old lady who took tickets and would go, 'Shhhhh!' if you were talking. That was in the late '30s, early '40s; I was just a little girl at the time." This story also appears in the Denton Record-Chronicle. Caption: PHOTO(S): (Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum) Early families such as (from left) Marguerite, Tony, Ramona and Antonio Villanueva - shown in a pre-1913 Denton photo - are being honored in Hispanic Heritage Month. CHART(S): THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS. Edition: SECOND Section: DENTON COUNTY Page number. 1M Record: 4414444 Index terms: COMMUNITY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Copyright Copyright 2002 The Dallas Morning News http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doe/print?p=NewsBank&docrefs=news/0F64C454... 2/18/2015 qw"& gm4w Friday, September 26 6:30 — 10:00 p.m. Located on the parking lot adjacent to the Bayless-Selby House Museum 317 West Mulberry * Denton,TX BRING}'OUR LA ff 7V CKAIRS AND HA f E A PICNIC SLIPPER * ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE BAND _r F 'M �r n -r TWU Ballet Folklorico Bruce Davis,Photographer Charros Unidos de Dallas *Mariachi Benjamin * Grupo Eternidad Luis Nava Ballet Folklorico * TWU Ballet Folkorico In case of rain,the celebration will be moved to the gpm at lire Martin Luther King,Jr.Recreation Center* 1300 ff?Ison Street * Denton FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Signature Sponsors Denton Area Teachers Credit Union The Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild,The Texas Commission on the Arts,and The National Endowment for the Arts Entertainment Sponsors: Alike('ochron,UcBrlde Haw-and fawn.Uenlon Record-('hronrc•le,(uv of Denton Firelighters Iivent Sprnlsors: 1)ennur V'1_4('Council -43Gh,l knmon h ighinic Chamber nfcanrnterc•e.('ourthnn�r nr-rhe-Si/nan Mu.venm,HaYless-Selh,House Museum, Nenuor('wmn'.( li 011 h•num,and Notion Comm,Hawruul Conrnnc.um For further information,contact lite Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 * www.dentoncountv.com/chos �3 �loxslr, A- _ x ZA--FZA Z &&Aacto❑ ,t We & qvwNa4 qua Viernes 26 Septiembre 6:30 — 10:00p.m. Adjunto el estacionamiento de el Museo de la Casa Bayless-Selby House 317 West Mulberry * Denton,TX FAVOR DE TRAER SILLAS Y TENER UNA CENA ESTILO"PICNIC" Y DIVERTIRSE CON EL ENTRETENIMIENTO Y BANDA DE BAILE . r � f � ris 7WV Ballet Follclorico Bruce Dmds,Photographer Charros Unidos de Dallas *Mariachi Benjamin Grupo Eternidad Luis Nava Ballet Folkl❑ ❑ ❑orico * TWU Ballet Folkl❑ ❑ L orico En caso de lluvia,to celebration sera en el Centro de Martin Luther King,Jr. * 1300 11 flson Street * Denton TODO GRATIS * ACESIBLE PARA PERSONAS CON LIMITACIONES FISICAS Patrocinadores Principales Denton Area Teachers Credit Union The Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild,The Texas Conunission on the Arts,and The National Endowment for the Arts Patrocinadores del entretenimiento: Mike Cochran,McBride Music and Pawn,Denton Record-Chronicle,City of Denton F mfighrers Patrocinadores del evenro: Denton LU1AC Council F4366,Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,C'ounhouce-on-the-Square Museum. Havless Selby House Museum,Denton County.01),of Denton,and Denton County Historical Commission Para mas infnrmaci3n fmsn de rlanmr a el Atusm de to Carte 940-349-2850 ' www.dentoncounty.com/chos AR J PROGRAM SCHEDULE Fiesta-off-the-Square Friday, September 26 6:30— 10:00 p.m. 6:30-7.00 TWU Ballet Folklorico, a part of the university's International Folk Dance Company 7.00-7.30 Luis Nava Ballet Folkldrico 7.30-8:00 Charros Unidos de Dallas 8:00-8:45 Mariachis Benjamin 8:45-9:00 Welcome from Denton L ULAC Council#4366, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Courthouse-on- the-Square Museum 9:00-10:00 Grupo Eternidad(dance band) Master of Ceremonies—D. Jorge Urbina Display Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County located near the L ULA C-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce booth Bayless-Selby House Museum Open 6:00-9:00 p.m. Bayless-Selby House Museum Gardens Master Gardeners 6:00-9:00 p.m. �c�n3 LY 1929 2003 FIESTA ON THE SQUARE I FIESTA-OFF-THE-SQUARE Tentative plan,as of 6/23/03 • Sponsored by Denton LULAC Council#4366,Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,and the Denton County Courthouse-on- the-Square Museum and the Bayless-Selby House Museum • Signature Sponsor,Denton Area Teachers Credit Union • In Cooperation with the City of Denton,Denton County,and the Denton County Historical Commission • With partial support from the Greater Denton Arts Council,The Arts Guild,The Texas Commission on the Arts,and the National Endowment for the Arts Tentative Performance Schedule for Friday,September 26,2003: Time Group Cost Contact 6:30-7:15 Mariachis $400 Mary Alice and Rudy Moreno 7:15-7:45 Ballet Folkorico,TWU 200 Jean Hinojosa 7:45-8:15 Charros, with horses 200 John Cabrales 8:15-8:45 Ballet Folklorico, Luis Nava 200 Jean Hinojosa 8:45-9:00 LULAC, Hispanic Chamber n/a Emma Guzman,Jorge Urbina, of Commerce,Courthouse- Georgia Caraway on-the-Square Museum 9:00-10:00 Dance Band 600 Rick Salazar,Jorge Urbina ACTUAL EXPENSES: Entertainment $1,600 Rental,portable toilets 310 Total Expenses $1,910 ACTUAL FUNDING: Signature Sponsor, Denton Area Teachers Credit Union $1,000 Grant to the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum from GDAC for dance band and rental of portable toilets L000 Total Funding $2,000 IN-KIND DONATIONS: • Stage from Mike Cochran • Stage set-up from LULAC and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce • Sound Equipment from McBride Music and Pawn • Advertising from Denton Record-Chronicle • Lights and Generator from City of Denton Fire Department • Hose down parking lot,City of Denton Fire Department • Logistical Support from Operations,Denton County • Advertising Design from Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum,Denton County • 3,000 Flyers to Denton County teachers from Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum,Denton County(as part of routine fall mailing to the public schools) • Flyers to Denton businesses,copying,Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum a Distribution of flyers to businesses,LULAC and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce volunteers • Flyers,Spanish translation,Jorge Urbina and Jean Hinojosa • Performance Site and Parking from Denton County 1 o3 Heritage enhancement r 1 � 7 d. Denton Record-Chronicle/Hiroyuki Komae Ashley Burton-Bowers,left,and Theresa Barnes,Texas Woman's University Ballet Folklorico members,dance during the Hispanic Heritage Celebration Fiesta-Off-The-Square on Friday at the Bayless-Selby House Museum. I L w ti HISTORIC , r - � HISPANIC FAMILIES -- J� OF ��-_--•- �J, j DENTON COUNTY -_ A .f �a a., ,., i;,� , R _ i '{{ ------- � � 1 I -.` �' 4 ` 1. I'' R'- � �.� ,y 'f+`•''t � �r �� J ..�... - :; - ...�--— + A � � e •� �*I��'t••s�• 1��V � '1�. �Y . � j � J r �%' FIESTA —OFF—THE—SQUARE q . qv"i9e ee"UW490 Friday, September 24 6:30 — 10:00 p.m. Located on the parking lot adjacent to the Bayless-Selby House Museum 317 West Mulberry x Denton,TX BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AND HAVE A PICNICSUPPER *ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT I ; t;t- 'l• S t• t � � y f�. r WU International Folklorico Company Bruce Davis,Photographer UNT Mariachi Aguilas * Ballet Folklorico Mexico Magia y Folklor Association Charros Unidos de Dallas TWU International Folklorico Company FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Signature Sponsors Denton Area Teachers Credit Union The Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild,The Texas Commission on the Arts,and The National Endowment for the Arts Entertainment Sponsors: AkBride Alusic and Pawn.Denton Record-Chronicle.Denton Counq•Connection, Ciq•or Denton Firefighters,and Bruce Davis,Photographer Event Sponsors: Denton L ULAC Council 4366. Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Courthouse-ors-the-Square.7fitsettnt,Bayless-Selhp House hhrsenmt,Denton County. City o(Denton,and Denton Counq Historical Commission Forfurther information,contact the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 * www.dentoncounty.com/chos FIESTA OFF -THE S UARE q . 4 Friday, September 24 6:30 — 10:00p.m. Located on the parking lot adjacent to the Bayless-Selby House Museum 317 West Mulberry x Denton,TX BRING YOUR LAWN CH4IRSAND HA PEA PICNICSUPPER * ENJOY THE ENTER TAINAIENT FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE k Fyn:. '1• £'r }• � L Y j M TWU huernanonal Folklorico t btnpcaty Bruce Davis,Photographer UNT Mariachi Aguilas * Ballet Folklorico Mexico Magia y Folklor Association Charros Unidos de Dallas TWU International Folklorico Company D AT C U Signature Sponsors G CREDIT UNION Denton Area Teachers Credit Union AP The Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild, The Texas Commission on the Arts, and The National Endowment for the Arts Entertainment Sponsors: McBride Music and Pawn.Denton Record-Chronicle,Denton County Connection, City of Denton Firefighters,and Bruce Davis,Photographer Event Sponsors: Denton L ULAC Council#4366,Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Courthouse-on-the-Square Aluseum,Bayless-Selby House Museum.Denton Counn•.On-of Denton.and Denton Counn•Historical Commission For further information,contact the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 " wwe.dentoncountv.com/chos M_11./ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Fiesta-off-the-Square Friday, September 24, 2004 6:30— 10:00 p.m. 6:30 - 6:45 Welcome D. Jorge Urbina 6:45— 7:15 TWU International Folkl6rico Company Gladys Keeton 7:15 — 7:30 D. Jorge Urbina 7:30 — 8:00 UNT Mariachi Aguilas Donna Emmanuel 8:00—8:15 D.Jorge Urbina 8:15—8:45 Ballet Folkl6rico Mexico Magia y FoUdor Luis Nava 8:45—9:00 D. Jorge Urbina 9:00—9:45 Association Charros Unidos de Dallas John Cabrales 9:45— 10:00 Closing Comments D.Jorge Urbina i J a.OF ,MO lit COUNCIL RIC 4366 C ` 1 9403873 940381-( � � f e _ k — �' .max "�h��h'%WaM�..•tw�11+CwW�'�'' ..7W-....nv.�ay....ns.i-- �ri-. !'.�.a+,�j� � .. �f ,�Y±±�I¢¢•• � do ;� �� /ar'� a*41 ti,Y� fk �1_ ,`, > ��4� [7' f�.i H_�. ~�'S'MI iN-NR'- .-,• � �'. f !� r DENTOFFjSPAN-le OF COMMERCE HISTORIC 1. DENTpN \ COUNCIL V v i RION Hispalic COUNCIL "DENT Of. COMMERCEOR , COMMISS 1 s 6. :s ..� a 1 j r M - aL I r t LA STOR i / ALM, Iii ®. 4366 ............................ LA ICA cDM DE�TO, N ,1 ■ /%1 � i UERTON COUNTY RCI ISSION DE � rlgl 9 y 1 6 _ t % l DENTON HISPANIC ON C ;:` >couNcrL BEF. COMMERCE ISTORICAL C MISSION �ENT�N� q n 436& —-- I 4 � . �170 I S9P,'":t:�..rvrr•hrra x�• - ct� DIT UNION i�~ � •tire- 'f. � 'i ---- -. _11 - ,.1 1 ton Area Teachers+, �•jf11r'r� �e ��v"� ^`j` �`t.Ys �`� 'YbtF�. '�yy`,: t, - 'iv r,,�`'�•; ..,? _.II {r�Jj�„• �': .�..j•� 't:�r ��•� Lc( * +mac �.-,��s 1 OR 10 DENT 01 �i� a d • E .w • 11 Or �,�,. DHCC Board of Directors / Officers G B D. Jorge Urbina, Chair O Law Office of D. Jorge Urbina / Title Company ■ Rudy,Moreno, Vice-Chair PointBank 0 Rick Salazar, Treasurer _ O Denton S. Properties, LLC Z Arlene Lewis, Secretary Bill Utter Ford Frances AI-Waely Denton Area Teachers Credit Union Mariella Cudd Cudd Realty, Inc. / Denton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center DENTON HISPANIC Ray Bejarano CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Simon Property Group / Golden Triangle Mall Manuel ("Manny") Uceda DENTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BankSource Mortgage P.O. Box 2536 - Denton, Texas 76202 Tel 940-383-2901 Yesenia ("Yesi") L. Byard www.dentonhoc.org Advantage Mortgage Network Larry Bailey Membership Appreciation & Awards Gala Insurance Services Agency Mia Terry Friday, March 12, 2004 Keller Williams Realty Tony Soto Bill Utter Ford "Celebrating Diversity in the Marketplace" "Celebrating Diversity in the Marketplace" Recognition of DHCC 2004 - 2005 Board & Officers v D. Jorge Urbina, Chair DHCC DENTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Recognition of DHCC 2004 Award Recipients "Celebrating Diversity in the Marketplace" D. Jorge Urbina, Chair DHCC State of the City - - Gala Social from 6:30 to 7:00 - - Mayor Euline Brock, City of Denton Cash Bar Guest Comments Mariachi Aguilas Judge Mary Horn, Denton County LINT Mariachi Ensemble Donna Emmanuel, Sponsor Closing Comments D. Jorge Urbina, Chair DHCC Gala Dinner at 7:00 - - Benediction - - "De Colores" Welcome & Introductions Natalia Novoa Rudy Moreno, Vice-Chair DHCC Guitarist /Vocalist Invocation Mariachi Aguilas Frank Cudd, Member LINT Mariachi Ensemble Donna Emmanuel, Sponsor Buffet Service Natalia Novoa - - Gala Dance Class at 8:30 - - Guitarist / Vocalist International Folkdance Company - - Gala Program - - TWU Dance Ensemble Gladys Keaton, Sponsor Recognition of Guests & Sponsors Luis Canales, Student Rudy Moreno, Vice-Chair DHCC - - Gala Dance from 9:00 to 11:00- - Recognition of DHCC 2003 - 2004 Board & Officers HenryMunoz Falsero D. Jorge Urbina, Chair DHCC a in Ensemble FIESTA-ON-THE-SQUARE Friday, September 23, 6:00-10:00 pm Courthouse-on-the-Square 3:00-5:00 pm Visual Arts Center La Vida Denton A reception to introduce TWU, UNT, NCTC students to faculty, staff, and administrators from the universities and colleges and to local community leaders. Sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and First United Bank. 6:00-7:00 pm Commissioners Courtroom Lecture: The Story of the Early Hispanics in Denton County Panel including Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson, Rodney Fleming, Andy Garza, Dr. Roland Vela, and Mariella Cudd Sponsored by the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 6:00-9:00 pm Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (1" Floor) Museum Exhibit: Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County Hallway Cases: Artifacts from Mexico and Books about Mexico Sponsored by the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 6:00-9:00 pm 1896 Room (3r`' Floor) Art Exhibit: Hispanic Art Sponsored by Visual Arts Society of Texas. 7:00-10:00 pm Courthouse Lawn FIESTA-ON-THE-SQUARE University of North Texas Latina Jazz Ensemble and Mariachi Aguilas Texas Wonzan 's University International Folklorico Company Charros Unidos de Denton Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, enjoy the music. Sponsored by Denton LULAC Council#4366, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Opening Doors Immigration Services,Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton Area Teachers Credit Union, City of Denton,and Denton County All events free, open to the public, handicapped accessible. n nn C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 110 W. Hickory St. Denton,TX 76201 940-349-2850 www.dentoncounly.com/chos Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Denton County Friday,September 23,will be a day of celebration in Denton County with many organizations working in partnership to honor our Hispanic heritage. The highlight of the evening will be the entertainment—two groups from the University of North Texas,the Latina Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas,the Texas Woman's University International Folkl6rico Company,and the Charros Unidos de Denton.There will be events in the Courthouse-on-the-Square including a panel discussion,Hispanic Art Exhibit,and updated Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County exhibit. La Vida Denton begins at 3:00 p.m.at the Center for Visual Arts.Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,this event is a reception and mixer to introduce students from the University of North Texas,Texas Woman's University and North Central Texas College to faculty,staff,and administrators from the universities and college and to local community leaders.This event is funded by the First United Bank. From 6:00-7:00 p.m.,the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is sponsoring the talk,Early Hispanic Families of Denton County.Organized by Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson,this lecture will feature a panel of Denton County residents who can trace their roots back to the early days of the county. The panel members include Ms. Anderson,the daughter of Ben Veanueva and the granddaughter of Tony and Margurite Villanueva;Dr.Roland Vela,professor emeritus from the University of North Texas,Mariella Cudd, local Latina businesswoman;and Rodney Fleming,retired NASA scientist and the son of Leo and Jo Villanueva Fleming and the nephew of Ms.Anderson.The talk is in the Commissioners Courtroom on the 2nd Floor of the Courthouse. This talk is in conjunction with the exhibit,Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County that is housed in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This permanent exhibit,which first opened in 2002,has been updated with new photographs and artifacts.The display features the Villanueva-Veanueva_and Menchaca families from Denton,the Ramirez family from Pilot Point and Denton,and Rodriquez family from Aubrey as well as information about the early empresarios.The museum will be open that evening from 6:00-9:00 p.m.and is located on the I"Floor of the courthouse. Both the lecture and exhibit are sponsored by the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum in cooperation with the Denton County Historical Commission,Denton County and the City of Denton. Simultaneously with the talk and museum exhibit,the Visual Arts Society of Texas will sponsor an exhibit of Hispanic-related art in the 1896 Room on the 3`d Floor of the Courthouse.This exhibit will be open from 6:00-9:00 p.m.and is in cooperation with the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum,Denton LULAC Council #4366 and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Then,the main event of the celebration, the Fiesta-on-the-Square,begins. This fourth annual event is from 7:00-10:00 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. This fiesta features performances by four different groups. A new group will be participating in the Fiesta this year,the award winning University of North Texas Latina Jazz Ensemble.This band will have their CDs available for purchase.Another group from the University of North Texas, Mariachi Aguilas, will perform traditional music from Mexico. The Texas Woman's University International Folkl6rico Company will perform dances from different areas of Mexico. The costumes worn by this group reflects the region of Mexico in which the particular dance originated. The 1 2r9n 5 2005 Courthouse Lectures Friday,January 21, 12:15-1:00, Commissioners Courtroom Courthouse-on-the-Square Back Home Again! A Discussion and Tour of the Restored Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square by panel including County Museum staff,Public Facilities Director Danny Brumley,and Denton County Historical Commission member Tun Heath. Friday,February 18, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom,Courthouse-on-the-Square History of the African Americans of Denton County and the Creation of the Denton County African American Museum by Kim MCCoig Cupit.Acelebration in honor of Black History Month Monday,March 7, 1:00-2:00,Commissioners Courtroom,Courthouse-on-the-Square Our Gift from Spain: Colonial Farming and Ranching in Texas by author Bill Dunmire. This slide-illustrated talk will relate the story of how Old World cultivated plants and foods made their way from pre-Columbian: Spain to the colonial frontier of the Greater Southwest with emphasis on colonial Texas. This lecture is based on Mr.Dunmire's new book,Gardens o New Spain:How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Cim nged America The book will be available for sale after the lecture. Friday, April 15, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom,Courthouse-on-the-Square Lt.N. O.Reynolds and the Pursuit of Sam Bass by Chuck Parsons. Author Chuck Parsons,known for his books about lire Texas Rangers,will discuss this famous lawman and his pursuit of Sam Bass.Mr.Parsons will have copies of his books available for sale.Also, local author Bill James will have his book on hired killer Jim Miller available for sale. Friday,May 20, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom, Courthouse-on-the-Square Genealogy,How to Use Local and National Resources by George Hubbard Local author and genealogist,George Hubbard will discuss the resources available to local researchers,especially those materials available in the Family History Center at the Church of Jesu s Christ of Latter Day Saints. Friday,June 17, 12:15-1:00,Corrunissioners Courtroom, Courthouse-on-the-Square Denton County Memorabilia by Tim Bolz Local collector Jim Bolz will discuss his most recent acquisitions related to Denton County. Friday,July 15, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom, Courthouse-on-the-Square Here's What's Cookin': Texas Woman's University Cookbook Collection by Ann Barton Ms.Barton is a staff member in the Woman's Collection at the Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Library and is responsible for the Cookbook Collection. Friday, August 12, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom, Courthouse-on-the-Square The Story of the Cherokees in Denton County by Bouncer Goin and Jackie Walp Mr.Goin writes a weekly column for the Aubrey Town Charter pertaining to local heritage.Both Mr. Goin and A,& Walp are instrumental in the organization of the Cherokee Heritage Days. Friday, September 23,6:00-7:00 pm.,Commissioners Courtroom,Museum,and Courthouse Lawn Hispanic Heritage Celebration: The Story of Early Hispanics in Denton County by a panel including Gloria Veneaueva-Villaneuva Anderson,in conjunction with the 4m Annual Fiesta-on-the-Square A celebration in cooperation with the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum,Denton LULAC Council#4366,and the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Friday,October 14, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom, Courthouse-on-the-Square The Story of Hanging Sam by Bob Montgomery Local civic leader Mr.Montgomery will discuss the life of World War H General Samuel T. Williams,known as Hanging Sam. Friday,November 18, 12:15-1:00,Commissioners Courtroom,Courthouse-on-the-Square Marking the Trail: The Story of the History of Texas Woman's University by Dawn Letson Lis.Letson is head of the Woman's Collection at the Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Library. Friday,December 9(tentative date), 12:15-1:00, Commissioners Courtroom Courthouse-on-the-Square The 4th Annual Community Sing-a-Long: Make a Joyful Noise with music by Denton County employees Bing Burton and Leslie Willingham , R� ep n rrtc ..... .... .. 1 i A u �� U-9 LAW OFFICE DENTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF OF D. .JORGE URBINA COMMERCE Blue Star Title 620 West Hickory 620 West Hickory Denton,Texas 76201 P.O.Box 2536 Denton,Texas 76201 Tel 940-666-1919 Fax 940-565-1917 Denton,Texas 76206 Tel 940-665-1919 Fax 940-565-1917 Metro 972-434-3855 Metro 972-434-3856 Tel 940-383-2901 Fax 940-565-1917 Metro 972-434.3855 Metro 972-434-3866 CBO Events Calendar: Celebrating Diversity in the Marketplace Community Events Calendar: Chamber Events Calendar: ODIS "Mexican Supper" Arts,Antiques&Autos September 10,2005, Trinity Presbyterian Church, September 10. Courthouse on the Square, 10:00 AM to 5:00 to7:00PM, $ DHCC Board Meeting& Member Breakfast 5:00 PM, Free September 9, Ruby's Diner, 7:30 AM, Dutch Treat GDAC Reception "Mexican Markets&Gardens" Denton Black Chamber of Commerce Blues Fest September 16, Center Visual Arts,6:30 to 8 OOPM. Free DCC Membership Mixer September 17, North Texas Fairgrounds, Call September 15, LINT Athletic Complex.5:00 to7 00, Free Aids Services of NTexas "Hearts& Heroes Banquet" Fiesta on the Square September 24, LINT Gateway. 6 00 PM, $100 Denton Black Chamber of Commerce Blues Fest September 23, Courthouse on the Square. 6:00 to 10:00 September 17, North Texas Fairgrounds, Call PM, Free Friends of the Family Reception September 27, Center Visual Arts, TBD Texas Disparity Study Seminar(HUB) Fuego y Alma Festival September 21, LINT Gateway, 10:00 tol2:00, Free October 8, Civic Park, 10 00 AM, Call Denton Housing Coalition Seminar October 6. Center for Visual Arts,9 00 to 1:00,$10 DCC "Business to Business Expo" September 22, Civic Center. (TBD) Benefit League "Sensational Settings" October 13, LINT Gateway Center,6 00 to 8:00 PM. $30 DHCC "La Vida Denton" September 23, Center for the Visual Arts, 3:00 to 5 30 DHCC-LULAC Tamale Dinner PM, Free October 27 Location TBD. Call DHCC "Fiesta on the Square" The Arts Guild "Thanks a Million"Auction September 23, Courthouse on the Square, 6:00 to 10:00 November 12, Center for Visual Arts,TBD PM, Free DHCC—LULAC Christmas Party DHCC - LULAC Tamale Dinner December 7, Location TBD, Free October 27, Location TBD, Call DHCC Board Meeting& Member Breakfast October 14,Ruby's Diner, 7.30 AM, Dutch Treat a r - 1 TWU Ballet Fiesta-on— Folklbrico Group �.. the-Square ; Enjoy the sights, sounds, " and colors of this celebration of Hispanic heritage in ti h Denton County. By Dr. Betty D. Copeland of the Courtbouse-on-tbe-Square Museum FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 23, will be a day of celebra- tion with many organizations working in partner- j 'i• ship to honor our Hispanic heritage. ; La Vida Denton begins at 3 p.m. at the Center for Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic 0 Chamber of Commerce and funded by First United +- Bank,this event is a reception to introduce students from ; UNT,TWU,and NCTC to school faculty,staff,and adminis- trators as well as local community leaders. From 6 p.m.-7 p.m.in the Commissioners Courtroom, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is sponsoring the PHOTO PROVIDtb a sRUCE DAVIS talk,Early Hispanic Families of Denton County.The lecture fancy roping skills and will bring their horses (weather will feature Denton County residents with roots tracing permitting). The newly organized mariachi group from back to the early days of the county.The panel members UNT,Mariachi Aguilas,will also perform.Ballet Folkl6rico include: Dr. Roland-'Vela, professor emeritus from UNT; Mexico Magia y FolMor and the TWU International Mariella Cudd, local Latina businesswoman; and Rodney FoWd6rico Company will also dance. Fleming,retired NASA scientist and the son of Leo and Jo This event is sponsored by Denton LULAC Council Villanueva Fleming. #4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The talk is in con- Opening Doors Immigration Services,DATCU,the Greater junction with the His- DentonArts Council,The Arts Guild,the Texas Commission tonc Hispanic Families on the Arts,the National Endowment for the Arts,the City of Denton County of Denton,and Denton County. exhibit housed in - �' All events are free,open to the public,and handicapped the Courthouse-on- _ accessible. The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is the-Square Museum. �; located at 110 W. Hickory The permanent ex- in Denton. For more infor- hibit originally opened ;r mation, please use the in 2002 and has t� Clemente following contact informa- been updated with Ramirez,. tion. For La Vida Denton, new photographs age 16 contact D. Jorge Urbina at and artifacts.The dis- 940.565.1919. For the play features the { ;a, _l Lecture and Exhibits at Villanueva-Veanueva J _.. the Courthouse-on-the- and Menchaca fami- Square Museum, contact lies from Denton,the Villanueva Family, Dr. Betty Copeland at Ramirez Family from T; = 1936 www dentoncounty conVchos Pilot Point and or 940-349.2850. For the Denton,and the Rodriquez family from Aubrey as well as Hispanic Art Exhibit, information about the early empresarios.The museum will contact the Visual Arts be open from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. that evening. Also from Society of Texas at 6 p.m.-9 p.m.,the Visual Arts Society ofTexas will sponsor 940.566.5507. For the an exhibit of Hispanic-related art in the 1896 Room on the Fiesta-on-the-Square, con- 3rd floor of the courthouse. tact Gloria Anderson at Be sure to enjoy the main event of the celebration,the 940.206.4871. 4thAnnual Fiesta-on-the-Square.Held from 7 p.m:10 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, on the courthouse lawn,the fiesta features many exciting '` -- blankets,and food and enjoy performances.The Charros Unidos de Denton,who cele- the entertainment while celebrating the Hispanic heritage brate traditional Mexican cowboys,will demonstrate their in Denton County. �' tzoos DENTON BUSINESS Now-, Hispanic Heritage Celebration in T Yton County Sept. 23 Friday,September 23,will be a day of celebration in as information about the early empresarios.The mu- Denton County with many organizations working in seum will be open that evening from 6:00.9:00 p.m.and partnership to honor our Hispanic heritage. The high- is located on the 1st Floor of the courthouse. light of the evening will be the entertainment—two Both the lecture and exhibit are sponsored by the groups from the University of North Texas,the Latina Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum in cooperation with Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas, the Texas the Denton County Historical Commission, Denton Woman's University International Folklbrico Company, County and the City of Denton. and the Charros Unidos de Denton.There will be events Simultaneously with the talk and museum exhibit, in the Courthouse-on-the-Square including a panel dis- the Visual Arts Society of Texas will sponsor an exhibit cussion,Hispanic Art Exhibit,and updated Historic His- of Hispanic-related art in the 1896 Room on the 3rd Floor panic Families of Denton County exhibit of the Courthouse.This exhibit will be open from 6:00- La Vida Denton begins at 3:00 p.m.at the Center for 9:00 p.m.and is in cooperation with the Courthouse- Visual Arts.Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic Cham. on-the-Square Museum,Denton LULAC Council#4366 ber of Commerce,this event is a and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. reception and mixer to intro- A9k Then,the main event of the cel- duce students from the Uni- E" ebration, the Fiesta-on-the- versity of North Texas, Square, begins. This fourth an- Texas Woman's University - nual event is from 7:00.10:00 p.m. and North Central Texas on the courthouse lawn. This fi- Coilege to faculty,staff,and esta features performances by administrators from the um four different groups. A new versities and college and to group will be participating in the local community leaders. r Fiesta this year, the award win- This event is funded by the ning University of North Texas First United Bank. Latina Jazz Ensemble.This band From 6:00.7:00 p.m.,the will have their CDs available for Courthouse-on-the-Square ' purchase.Another group from Mug-ni is sponsoring the the University of North Texas, tal Hispanic Families Mariachi Aguilas,will perform tra- of L a County.Organized ditional music from Mexico.The by Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson,this lecture Texas Woman's University Inter- will feature a panel of Denton County residents who national Folkl6rico Company will perform dances from can trace their roots back to the early days of the county. different areas of Mexico.The costumes worn by this The panel members include Ms.Anderson,the daugh- group reflects the region of Mexico in which the gar- ter of Ben Veanueva and the granddaughter of Tony ticular dance originated.The charros,Charros Unidos and Margurite Villanueva;Dr.Roland Vela,professor de Denton,will perform again this year. Their fancy emeritus from the University of North Texas,Mariella roping skills celebrate the traditional Mexican cowboy. Cudd, local Latina businesswoman; and Rodney Bring your lawn chairs,blankets,food,and enjoy Fleming, retired NASA scientist and the son of Leo the entertainment. and Jo Villanueva Fleming and the nephew of Ms. This event is sponsored by Denton LULAC Council Anderson.The talk is in the Commissioners Courtroom #4366,the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, on the 2nd Floor of the Courthouse. Opening Doors Immigration Services,the Denton Area This talk is in conjunction with the exhibit,Historic Teachers Credit Union,the Greater Denton Arts Coun- Hispanic Families of Denton County that is housed in cil,The Arts Guild,the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This perma- the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of nent exhibit,which first opened in 2002,has been up- Denton,and Denton County. dated with new photographs and artifacts.The display ll of the events are free,open to the public,and handi- features the Villanueva-Veanueva and Menchaca farm- capped accessible. The Courthouse-on-the-Square is lies from Denton,the Ramirez family from Pilot Point located at 110 W.Hickory in Denton,TX. and Denton,and Rodriquez family from Aubrey as well e — ft��e X4 -41 dole qv"age edA4MW Friday, September 22 6:00 — 10:00 p.m. Courthouse-on-the-Square inside the Courthouse-on-the-Square 6:00-8:00 p.m. Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County Exhibit sponsored by the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum and Art Exhibit sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas on the courthouse lawn 7:00-10:00 p.m. UNT Mariachi Aguilas TWU International Folklorico Company UNT Latin Jazz Ensemble and much more BRING YOUR LA WN CHAIRS AND ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Sponsored by Denton L ULAC Council#4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Opening Doors Inmrigration Services, DATCU Credit Union, the Greater Denton Arts Council, the Texas Commission on the Arts,the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ch),of Denton, Denton County and the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Forfurther information,contact the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 ` www.dentoncountv.cum/rhos �-QoW 4 i rr � • • • • Friday, September 22, 2006 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Courthouse on the Square Sponsors hion Recorffhrooicle D AT C u o TL, CREDIT UNION M �� oDe c�id Oi� s Dail►''p uwar5 iow�t�s ®r Entertainment Event DATCU Denton Hispanic Chamber Commerce Greater Denton Arts Council LULAC Council # 4366 The Arts Guild Opening Doors Immigration Service The Texas Commission on the Arts Courthouse on the Square Museum The National Endowment for the Art Visual Arts Society of Texas Denton Record-Chronicle / Walmart Denton County Historical Commission McBride Music & Pawn Denton County/ City of Denton Enj • fraditional Hispanicdance .: : ♦ arf TWU .: ' : • •: rolklorico icon. pang .: ♦ M. • : r FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 110 W.Hickory St. Denton,TX 76201 940-349-2850 www.dentoncouniy.com/chos Fiesta-on-thc-Square, Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Denton County Friday,September 22,will be a day of celebration in Denton County with many organizations working in partnership to honor our Hispanic heritage. The celebration begins at 3:00 p.m.with La Vida Denton at the Center for Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,this event is a reception and mixer to introduce students from the University of North Texas,Texas Woman's University and North Central Texas College to faculty,staff,and administrators from the universities and college and to local community leaders.This event is funded by the First United Bank. From 6:00-8:00 p.m.historic and art exhibits will be on view in the Courthouse. The exhibit,Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County is housed in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This permanent exhibit,which first opened in 2002,features the Villanueva-Veanueva and Menchaca families from Denton,the Ramirez family from Pilot Point and Denton,and Rodriquez family from Aubrey.The museum is located on the I"Floor of the Courthouse.The art exhibit,sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas will feature quilts in the first floor hallway of the Courthouse. Then,the main event of the celebration,the Fiesta-on-the-Square,is from 6:00-10:00 p.m.on the courthouse lawn. This fiesta features performances by four different groups. The highlight of the evening will be the entertainment— two groups from the University of North Texas,the Latina Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas,the Texas Woman's University International Folkl6rico Company,and a very special group performing for the first time at the Fiesta,the ballet folkl6rico group from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Bring your lawn chairs,blankets,and enjoy the entertainment. This event is sponsored by Denton LULAC Council #4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Opening Doors Immigration Services, the Denton Area Teachers Credit Union, the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Denton, and Denton County. All of the events are free,open to the public,and handicapped accessible. The Courthouse-on-the-Square is located at 110 W.Hickory in Denton,TX. For further information about the events,contact the following individuals: • For La Vida Denton: D.Jorge Urbina,Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,djurbina(i�texstar.us,940- 565-1919. • For the Art Exhibit:Visual Arts Society of Texas at hgp:Hvastarts.org or 940-566-5507. For the Fiesta-on-the-Square: LULAC member Carmen Grant at carmen. ant ,cityofdenton.com. • For the historic exhibit at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: Dr. Betty Copeland,Tourism and Education Director,bgM.copeland@dentoncouniy.com,or 940-349-2850 or the museum website, www.dentoncounty.com/chos. Ovv0 o�- P oT Ao Committee 0 Carmen Grant, Chair © o I` 0 (DHCC/City of Denton) 0 0 0 D. Jorge Urbina OQ (DHCC/LULAC/Urbina Law&Title) !� n/ Betty Copeland �!'l� (LULAC/Courthouse on the Square Museum) �r�dary, Se�f&weA a 22, 6:00-10:00 ;l Michelle Cunningham (DHCC/LULAC/City of Denton ) &cuew"e-o f-tfie-Squaw Georgia Caraway V ew*w, 7mo4 (LULAC/Courthouse on the Square Museum) Evelyn Lopez Corum Hosts (DHCC/Cross Timbers Architects) Dorothy Martinez Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ("DHCC") (LULAC) Denton LULAC Council #4366 Sue Thomson Opening Doors Immigration Service ("ODIS") (Opening Doors Immigration Services) Courthouse on the Square Museum Kevin McGinnis Visual Arts Society of Texas ("VAST") (DHCC/LULAC/City of Denton) Denton County Jo Williams City of Denton (Visual Arts Society of Texas) Frances AI-Waely Sponsors* (DHCC/ LULAC/DATCU) WAL*MART'XI * Fiesta on the Square Committee ALWAYS LOW PRICES.R�, -' also gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following businesses for in-kind donations — DATCU Denton Record-Chronicle CREDIT UNION McBride Music 81 Pawn Denton County Connection Urbina Law & Title CY Anaid's Fiesta Rentals _/kE? Home Depot GDAC and The Arts Guild, The Texas Commission on the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts 9190& .,,.�V,� �a• - - .1 ��'�..: .�'y 1. � �\'_. � .�� . .� ':�� s f` 7i�+ `' _kv � .- � � la l� _ . � . � ... ' a � �� „ r � s� , �� r � ` .:s N r' Y + ,• i }tir �V vat 41 awk F r.. 7 Ifs �Ai• .. .�..� a 4 r t _ _ '.� J't ;yam )' �' X:,•'= s:� A .r��4 �..•�_'•.'r"ice .�� s� .:r• III �•' 'ti• r I � � 4 • • • Friday, September 21 , 2007 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Courthouse on the Square J4 Sponsors cou®RIJ � Y ._ vp % h1op Ree N-0ronicie D AT C U WAL MART P �7< .Rl UIT UNION 40t 0 /R4• « .• 1 AIWAYSIOwc _• 3 �b� • Entertainment Event DATCU Denton Hispanic Chamber Commerce Greater Denton Arts Council LULAC Council#4366 The Arts Guild Opening Doors Immigration Service The Texas Commission on the Arts Courthouse on the Square Museum The National Endowment for the Art Visual Arts Society of Texas Denton Record-Chronicle/ Walmart Denton County Historical Commission McBride Music & Pawn Denton County/City of Denton UNT Latin a & UNTAariach, i Aquilas. 1 international• • • • Companj Woodrow Wils • ballet 5olklorAco and • 0 O Celebrate 4s*$ September 15 - October 15 Visit the permanent exhibit in the Museum Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Free and Handicapped Accessible For more information, visit w-A,",.dentoneounty.com/rhos U O �9� The Beginning of the Fiesta-on-the-Square In the late spring of 2002, the museum decided to organize a display of the Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County. We knew that the Hispanic population of Denton County was relatively small prior to 1949 and that we would have to research the exhibit. In the beginning we thought that we would have just enough information for a temporary display case, but we were in for a surprise. The museum organized a committee from the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, LULAC Council #4366, members of the Hispanic community including family members of the Villanueva-Veanueva and Ramirez families, and faculty from the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University. We researched early patent, census and Denton County World War II. records. Members of LULAC and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce surveyed cemeteries and photographed old tombstones, The committee, at their own request, met every three weeks and by the end of the summer, the museum had enough information for a permanent display including photographs of the Villanueva-Veanueva and Menchaca families from Denton, the Ramirez family from Pilot Point and Denton, and the Rodriguez family from Aubrey as well as artifacts. As part of the opening of the exhibit, the museum wanted to have a panel discussion with members of the early Denton County Hispanic families participating. We were discussing how sometimes we had a large attendance at lectures and that at other times a smaller crowd. In the back of the room, the presidents of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and LULAC started to whisper. Then, they said, "how about a little music too." And, that was the beginning of the Fiesta. The first year, about 600 people attended. Now, more that 1,000 people attend the event and it is growing bigger every year. This has continued to be true partnership involving many different groups including the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, LULAC Council 44366, the Courthouse-on- the-Square Museum, the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild, the Texas Endowment for the Arts,the National Endowment for the Arts,the Visual Arts Society of Texas, the Denton Record-Chronicle, DATCU, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, McBride Music, Denton County and the City of Denton. This year's event will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21. The Courthouse-on- the-Square Museum will be open and you can see the beginning of it all—the Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County exhibit. The Visual Arts Society of Texas will have a display in the first floor hallway. The entertainment on the courthouse lawn will include two groups from the University of North Texas, the Latin Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas, the Texas Woman's University International Folklorico Company, the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Ballet Folkl6rico and much more. Non-profit organizations will have food and information booths, plus many of the businesses on the square will remain open for the event. Bring your lawn chairs, enjoy the entertainment, and become part of the Fiesta that is becoming a Denton tradition. dool-7- �ut�lia.•r�e ��ze�'a�e . S J \ 1 - i Friday, September 26 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Courthouse-on-the-Square (inside the Courthouse) Historic Hispanic Families of Denton Count), Exhibit sponsored by the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Art Exhibit sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas (on the Courthouse lawn) UNT Mariachi Aguilas * TWU International Dance Company Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Ballet Folklorico Guyer High School Ballet Folklorico UNT Latin Jazz Ensemble * and much more Food and Information Booths FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Sponsored by Denton LULAC Council#4366,the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,Opening Doors Immigration Services, DA TCU, Wal Mart,Greater Denton Arts Council,the Texas Commission on the Arts,the National Endowment for the Arts,the City of Denton,Denton County and the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum and other businesses and organizations Forfurther information,contact the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 * www.dentoncounty.com/rhos _ a alp Friday, September 26, 2008 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Courthouse on the Square Sponsors �Oul (�o 3,� Ef Pdopkord-Oropj(je Dv ' WAS MUS T r AYS �� CREDIT�I\IUD AP VAS ^ o.,.s. Entertainment Event WALMART Denton Hispanic Chamber Commerce DATCU LULAC Council #4366 Greater Denton Arts Council Opening Doors Immigration Service The Arts Guild Courthouse on the Square Museum The Texas Commission on the Arts Visual Arts Society of Texas The National Endowment for the Art Denton County Historical Commission Denton Record-Chronicle Denton County McBride Music & Pawn City of Denton Eno• fradlitional His- ranic n. w sic. danct and 1 bring farmilj & fr itnd;S, lawn chairs fro#A I . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 110 W. Hickory St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-2850 www.dentoncounty.com/chos 7th Annual Fiesta-on-the-Square, Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Denton County On Friday, September 26, 6:00-10:00 p.m.,join us for the 71h Annual Fiesta-on-the-Square. This will be a day of celebration in Denton County with many organizations working in partnership to honor our Hispanic heritage. The celebration begins at 3:00 p.m. with La Vida Denton at the Center for Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, this event is a reception and mixer to introduce students from the University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University and North Central Texas College to faculty, staff, and administrators from the universities and college and to local community leaders. This event is funded by the First United Bank. From 6:00-8:00 p.m. historic and art exhibits will be on view in the Courthouse. The exhibit, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County is housed in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This permanent exhibit,which first opened in 2002, features Hispanic families that settled in Denton County prior to 1949 including the Villanueva- Veanueva and Menchaca families from Denton, the Ramirez family from Pilot Point and Denton, and Rodriquez family from Aubrey. The museum is located on the Vt Floor of the Courthouse. During the Fiesta, an art exhibit, sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas,will be located in the first floor hallway of the Courthouse. The main event of the celebration, the Fiesta-on-the-Square, is from 6:00-10:00 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. This fiesta features performances by different groups. The highlight of the evening will be the entertainment—two groups from the University of North Texas, the Latin Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas; the Texas Woman's University International Folklorico Company, two dance groups from the Denton Independent School District,the Guyer High School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Ballet Folklorico groups, and much more. Non-profit organizations will have food booths selling tamales, drinks and desserts.The Denton Public Library, LULAC, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, sponsors Wal-Mart, DATCU, and Anaid's Fiesta Rentals, City of Denton and Denton County, and other non-profit organizations will have information booths. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and enjoy the entertainment. This event is sponsored by Denton LULAC Council#4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Opening Doors Immigration Services, the Denton Record-Chronicle, DATCU, Wal-Mart, Verizon, McBride Music, Home Depot, Anaid's Fiesta Rentals, The Visual Arts Society of Texas, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts,the City of Denton, and Denton County as well as other businesses and organizations All of the events are free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible. The Courthouse-on-the-Square is located at 110 W. Hickory in Denton, TX. For further information about the events, contact the following individuals: • For La Vida Denton: D. Jorge Urbina, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, diurbina(cDtexstar.us, 940- 565-1919. • For the Art Exhibit: Visual Arts Society of Texas at http://vastarts.or.q or 940-566-5507. • For the Fiesta-on-the-Square: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce member Janie Torres at 940-390-2143. • For the historic exhibit at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: Dr. Betty Copeland,Tourism and Education Director, betty.copeland(a)dentoncounty.com, or 940-349-2850 or the museum website, www.dentoncounty.com/chos. Ov"� • 6,71 '.xd�e - f A'O r L � 1(51 1' D Friday, September 25 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Courthouse-on-the-Square (inside the Courthouse) Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County Exhibit sponsored bl,the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Art Exhibit sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas (on the Courthouse lawn) UNT Mariachi Aguilas * TWU International Dance Company Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Ballet Folklorico Guyer High School Ballet Folkl6rico UNT Latin Jazz Ensemble * and much more Food and Information Booths FREE * HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Sponsored by Denton L ULAC Council#4366,the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,Opening Doors Immigration Services, DATCU, Wal Mart, Greater Denton Arts Council,the Texas Commission or the Arts,tine National Endowment for the Arts,the City of Denton,Denton County and the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum and other businesses and organizations Forfurther information,contact the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 940-349-2850 * www.dentoncountv.com/rhos I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 110 W. Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201 940-349-2850 www.dentoncounty.com/chos 8tn Annual Fiesta-on-the-Square, Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Denton County On Friday, September 25, 6:00-10:00 p.m.,join us for the 8"'Annual Fiesta-on-the-Square. This will be a day of celebration in Denton County with many organizations working in partnership to honor our Hispanic heritage. The celebration begins at 3:00 p.m. with La Vida Denton at the Center for Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, this event is a reception and mixer to introduce students from the University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University and North Central Texas College to faculty, staff, and administrators from the universities and college and to local community leaders. This event is funded by the First United Bank. From 6:00-8:00 p.m. historic and art exhibits will be on view in the Courthouse. The exhibit, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County is housed in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This permanent exhibit, which first opened in 2002, features Hispanic families that settled in Denton County prior to 1949 including the Villanueva- Veanueva and Menchaca families from Denton. the Ramirez family from Pilot Point and Denton, and Rodriquez family from Aubrey. The museum is located on the 151 Floor of the Courthouse. During the Fiesta, an art exhibit, sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas, will be located in the first floor hallway of the Courthouse. The main event of the celebration, the Fiesta-on-the-Square, is from 6:00-10:00 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. This fiesta features performances by different groups. The highlight of the evening will be the entertainment—two groups from the University of North Texas, the Latin Jazz Ensemble and the Mariachi Aguilas; the Texas Woman's University International Folklorico Company, two dance groups from the Denton Independent School District,the Guyer High School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Ballet Folklorico groups, and much more. Visit the exhibit in the museum, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County, and view the art exhibit in the 1st floor hallway sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas. Enjoy the entertainment on the Courthouse lawn including ballet folkl6rico groups. mariachis, Latin jazz ensemble, and much more. A celebration in cooperation with the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, Denton LULAC Council#4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, DATCU. and other community organizations and businesses. This program is in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This event is sponsored by Denton LULAC Council#4366, the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Opening Doors Immigration Services, the Denton Record-Chronicle, DATCU, Wal-Mart, Verizon, McBride Music, Home Depot, Anaid's Fiesta Rentals, The Visual Arts Society of Texas, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Denton, and Denton County as well as other businesses and organizations. This year, Fiesta-on-the Square will be the kickoff event for World Fest-on-the-Square. WorldFest-on-the-Square begins Saturday September 26, with a Parade of Nations around the Denton Courthouse-on-the- Square at 10:00 am. There will also be a bike race. This festival celebrates the diversity of Denton County. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and enjoy the entertainment. All of the events are free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible. This event is for non-profit organization only and there will not be any retail (for profit) booths. The Courthouse-on-the-Square is located at 110 W. Hickory in Denton, TX. For further information about the events, contact the following individuals: • For La Vida Denton: D. Jorge Urbina, Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, djurbina@texstar.us, 940- 565-1919. • For the Art Exhibit: Visual Arts Society of Texas at http://vastarts.org or 940-566-5507. • For the Fiesta-on-the-Square: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce member Janie Torres at 940-390-2143. • For the historic exhibit at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: Sara Dee, Tourism and Education Director, sara.dee(c-)dentoncounty.com, or 940-349-2850 or the museum website, www.dentoncountV.com/chos. Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County Exhibit 2002 Updated 2005 a' I Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County In the fall 2002, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum opened a new permanent exhibit, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County. This exhibit was completed in partnership with the Denton LULAC Council #4366 and the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Members of these organizations searched census records, visited cemeteries and documented graves of early Hispanic families, searched land patent grants from the late 1800s, and collected information, photographs, and memorabilia about historic Hispanic families of the county. 1920 Census Hispanic Families in Denton County The 1920 census lists families living in Denton that were born in Mexico. These families lived primarily in the Denton, Roanoke,Justin, Sanger, Slidell, and Bolivar. • In the city of Denton, the heads of the families are listed as restaurant owners or workers or as food dealers. There are only four families listed in Denton. • In the Roanoke and Justin area, the census lists families as well as single individuals. Although there are some farm laborers the majority of the workers were section laborers, laborers, or wood cutters for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. The majority of the families arrived between 1910 and 1919 although there were some families that arrived as early as 1898. • West of Decatur in Denton County, a large group worked as laborers for either a brickyard or possibly the railroad. The name of the town is smudged on the census sheet but it could be Acme addition. • In the Sanger area, the families worked either as farm laborers or section hands for the Santa Fe railroad. • In the Bolivar area, several of the families lived near the Waide and other ranches. They may have been ranch workers as well as farm laborers. Some Prominent Hispanic Families in Early Denton County The Menchaca Family in Denton Juan Menchaca came to Denton in 1920. He owned a cafe on the South side of the Square where he sold tamales from his business location and from a cart. Juan was married to Candida Galindo Menchaca. She was the aunt of Ben Villanueva's wife, Mildred Garcia. t . r In 1932, Juan and Candida Menchaca returned to Mexico. After his death in the mid- 1940s, Candida returned to Denton and lived here until her death. When she returned to the United States she had to confirm her citizenship and certify that she had been born in Cameron, Milam County, Texas. The Ramirez Family in Timm Pilot Point, and Denton Clemente Ramirez was born in Webberville, Travis County, Texas in 1902. He was married to Pearl Garcia who was born in California. They had six children: John, Jovita, Tonnie, Amelia(Molly), Rosita, and Victoria. His parents, Serapio and Clemencia Ramirez eventually moved to the North Texas area, living in McKinney. Clemente, known as Mike, was a rancher in Hunt County. Then, in 1942 he moved to Tioga in Grayson County where he worked for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. In 1957, the family moved to Denton. He retired after working for T&P for 35 years. The Jose Rodriguez Family in Aubrey The Jose Rodriguez Family lived in Aubrey. They had five children: Anna Maria, John, Marino (known as Babe), Angela, and Carmen. All of the children, except Anna Maria, attended Aubrey schools in the 1930s and 1940s. The two sons served in the military during World War II. The rillanueva-Veanueva Family in Denton Antonio Villanueva came to Texas from Mexico in the 1920s. He was a widower with a young daughter, Ramona. Friends arranged for a young widow, Marguerita to come from Mexico and meet him. They married and had eight children: Antonio, Braley, Trina, Margaret, Sam,Ben,Delores, and Josephine. Antonio was a business owner. He worked with Juan Menchaca at his restaurant and he was also a vendor. Three of the sons—Ben, Sam, and Braley— and one of the daughters, Margaret, served in the military during World War 11. Ben Veanueva worked for Dr. Jack Skiles in his veterinarian office. Hispanic Men and Women Serving During World War H from Denton County Two of the men were brothers from Aubrey and were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rodriquez: • M/Sgt Mariano Rodriquez,U.S. Army M/Sgt Rodriguez entered the service in February 1944 and went overseas in September of the same year. He was an Armed Forces radio operator in the medical battalion and served in England, France, and Germany with the 7t'Army. • Cpl. John Rodriguez, U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl Rodriguez entered the service in October 1942 and went overseas in October 1943. He was assigned to the Army Air Corps and served in New Guinea, the East Indies, the Netherlands, and the Philippine Islands. 2 Although they choose to spell their name two different ways, three of the men and the woman were the children of Marguerita Veanueva and the late Antonio Veanueva of Denton: • Pfc Ben Veanueva,U.S. Army Pfc Veanueva entered the service in 1943. He went overseas in 1944 and served in Hawaii as well as other areas. • Cpl Sam Veanueva, U.S. Army Cpl Veanueva entered the service in 1942. He went overseas in 1943 and served in France. • T/5 Braeley Villanueva,U.S. Army T/5 Villanueva entered the service in 1941. He went overseas in 1942 and served in Germany with the 5t' Army. He was awarded the Infantryman's Badge, received many citations and was lauded for his record. He later served in Korea. • Cpl Margaret Villanueva,W.A.C. Cpl Villanueva entered the service in 1943. She trained at Camp Lee in Virginia and served in various locations. Note: In the 1940s, the family began to spell their last name two different ways, Villanueva and Veanueva. Sources for the Exhibit Information The information and photographs of the early Hispanic families was provided primarily by family members: • Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson, the daughter of Ben Veanueva, shared stories, photographs, and memorabilia about her family and the Menchaca.family. Her mother,Mildred, was Candida Manchaca's niece. • Tonnie and Joba Ramirez, two of the children of Clemente and Pearl Ramirez, provided information, photographs, and memorabilia for the exhibit. • Mary Alice Redding, from Aubrey and a local member of the Denton County Historical Commission, provided the school photographs and information about the Rodriguez family. • The photographs and information about the members of the Armed Forces during World War II were taken from the book, The Men and Women in World War 11 from Denton County. 3 LAND PATENTS GRANTED IN DENTON COUNTY TO PERSONS WITH HISPANIC SURNAMES PERSON RECEIVING DATE DATE DATE SOLD LAND PATENT ISSUED FILED OR OTHER ASSIGNEE OR HEIR GUADALUPE CARDENAS SEPT 1 2,1 859 SEPT 12,1876 SEPT 12,1859 RICHARD W.ALLEN,ASSIGNEE FRANCESCO CARBIER OCT 29,1 859 DEC. 10,1 877 SEPT 26, JACOB RITTER,ASSIGNEE 1860 CARLO CHACON JULY 6, 1 859 FEB 1, 1 881 JULY 6, 1 859 J.M.SMOOT,ASSIGNEE JUANA CURBELLO AUG 28, 1 856 MAR 21, 1945 MAR 21, J.PINCKNEY HENDERSON, 1945 ASSIGNEE DOMINGO DIAZ AUG 20, 1872 JUNE 7, 1 876 DUNE 7, 1 876 MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT, ASSIGNEE DOMINGO DIAZ AUG 26, 1 872 OCT 1, 1 901 OCT 1, 1 901 MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT, ASSIGNEE SANTIAGO DIAZ Y GUARRARA DEC 20, 1 847 JUNE 8, 1876 JUNE 8, 1 876 J.PINCKNEY HENDERSON, ASSIGNEE IGNACIO ELDE JAN 31, 1859 OCT 1 3, 1 877 SEP 3, 1 860 HEIRS JOSE GoNzoLA NOT INDICATED NOT INDICATED NOT MAP ONLY INDICATED ANTONIO HERNANDEZ DEC 10, 1 862 JUNE 8, 1 876 SEPT 8, 1855 M.CARTWRIGHT,ASSIGNEE (MAY BE SAME AS MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT) PHILIPPE JAIME NOT INDICATED NOT INDICATED NOT MAP ONLY INDICATED ANTONIO MENCHACA NOT INDICATED NOT INDICATED OCT 1, 1875 AFFADAVIT (MAY BE HEIR OF CARMEL MENCHACA) CARMEL MENCHACA MAY 15, 1 857 APR 14, 1 876 Nov 6, 1 875 PLAT SURVEY Nov20, 1874 HEIRS CARMEL MENCHACA MAY 1 5, 1857 NOT INDICATED Nov 7, 1 875 PLAT SURVEY Nov 20, 1 874 HEIRS SEFARINo NAIZAR NOT INDICATED NOT INDICATED NOT MAP ONLY INDICATED EuZANO PIZANO MAY 10, 191 1 MAY 10, 191 1 MAY 13,191 1 M.W.ALLEN,ASSIGNEE ELIZANO PIZANO JULY 25, 1 91 0 AUG 5, 191 O AUG 5,1 91 0 M.W.ALLEN,ASSIGNEE TEODORE RODRIQUEZ DEC 20, 1 847 JUNE 8, 1 876 JUNE 8, 1 876 J.PINCKNEY HENDERSON, ASSIGNEE JOSE MARIA Ruiz JULY 20, 1 873 Nov 23, 1876 FEB 20, 1 873 HEIRS OF SAMUEL A. MAVERICK IGNACIA SANCHEZ NOT INDICATED NOT INDICATED NOT MAP ONLY INDICATED FRANCISCO TRAvINO Nov 8, 1 845 FEB 14, 1 922 FEB 14, 1 91 1 SAMUEL A.ROBERTS&JOEL LEE,ASSIGNEE THE INDIVIUDALS WHO RECEIVED LAND PATENTS AND ASSIGNED IT TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD MAY HAVE BEEN EMPRESARIOS THAT NEVER LIVED IN DENTON COUNTY. FURTHER RESEARCH MAY DISCOVER THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY LIVED IN DENTON COUNTY (RED TYPE). DENTON COUNTY EARL Y LOCATION CEMETERIES HISPANIC GRA VES BOLIVAR 2 WEST OF SANGER, OFF FR455 COOPER CREEK 12 EAST OF DENTON, OFF COOPER CREEK (INCLUDING 1910 GRAVE) RD. DENTON STATE SCHOOL 4 ON SCHOOL PROPERTY IN DENTON EAKINS 1 OFF FR156, BETWEEN PONDER AND JUSTIN GOOD HOPE 5 NORTH OF US 380,ON GOOD HOPE RD. I.O.O.F. 3 IN DENTON, OFF CARROLL BOULEVARD JACKSON 4 SOUTH OF KRUM,OFF FM 156 JUSTIN 2 SOUTH OF JUSTIN,OFF FM 156 LITTLE ELM 12 IN LITTLE ELM, OFF KINGS RD. IN DENTON BETWEEN E. SYCAMORE AND E. OAKWOOD 4 PRAIRIE STREETS WEST OF LEWISVILLE,SOUTH OF FR407, ON OLD HALL 3 MCGEE LANE PILOT POINT 9 NORTH OF PILOT POINTAND WEST OF US 377 PRAIRIE MOUND 2 1-35W TO FR 407,WEST OF FR 407 ST.THOMAS 2 NORTH OF PILOT POINT,TO ST.JAMES ST. SANGER 13 IN SANGER, OFF MCREYNOLDS RD. SOUTH OF DENTON ON HWY 377, EAST ON SHILOH-BARTONVILLE 2 FR1171 ON DENTON-TARRANT COUNTY LINE, I-35W TO SWEET CHAPEL 2 KELLER-HASLET RD.,OFF OLD DENTON RD. SWISHER 5 IN LAKE DALLAS,OFF SWISHER RD. EAST OF DENTON IN OAK POINT, NOW IN TAYLOR 1 EMERALD SOUND ADDITION TOTAL CEMETERIES WITH EARLY HISPANIC: 19 TOTAL GRAVES: 88 f920 CENSUS HISPANIC DENTON COUNTY FAMILIES' OCCUPATIONS DENTON 3 (9) RESTAURANT OWNERS AND WORKERS 1 (8) FOOD VENDOR EAST OF DECATUR IN 12 (20) BRICKYARD LABORERS DENTON COUNTY FOR ACME BRICK JUSTIN 5 0 4) RR SECTION LABORERS FOR THE GULF, COLORADO SANTA FE RAILROAD ROANOKE 2 (2) FARM LABORERS 5 (5) RR WOODCUTTERS 12 (26) RR LABORERS FOR THE GC&SF RAILROAD SANGER 6 RR SECTION HANDS 1 RR WOODCUTTERS 1 RR LABORER (SANTA FE RAILROAD) 2 FARM LABORERS BOLIVAR 3 FARM LABORERS (POSSIBLY RANCH, LIVED NEAR WAIDE RANCH) SLIDELL 2 FARM LABORERS *NOTE: THE SMALLER NUMBER IS THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS. THE NUMBER IN PARENTHESIS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON THE CENSUS. SOME OF THE FAMILIES WERE SINGLE YOUNG MEN, OFTEN THEY BOARDED WITH OTHER WORKERS. OTHER FAMILIES INCLUDED THEIR WIFE AND CHILDREN. SOME OF THE FAMILIES ARRIVED AS EARLY AS 1892, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE FAMILIES HAD BEEN IN DENTON COUNTY LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WERE LISTED AS HAVING BEEN BORN IN MEXICO. SOME OF THE CHILDREN WERE BORN IN TEXAS. ALL OF THE FAMILIES LISTED THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AS SPANISH. ON THE CENSUS RECORDS,THE NAMES SEEM TO BE SPELLED PHONETICALLY. Denton Recordimchroniele DentonRC.com Vol. 101, No. 348/40 pages, 3 sections Saturday,July 16, 2005 Denton, Texas 25 cents SATURDAY ' I h I IN DENTONFami y asp ayed a b 'ig role in town a= Partly warm sunny, in -g the men as he learned En He's one of the first, if not the High:92 V I I a n U evd$ nl a�/ 1 h,too. first, permanent Hispanics of ys j Low:75 have been Denton's They even offered to bring him Denton,according to historians. . Weather report,Page 9-4 to Denton and help him build a The Villanueva family gained earliest Hispanics new life. prominence in a city where many By the early 1900s,Villanueva didn't recognize the presence of MARKET By Cliff Despres was selling tamales out of the Hispanics before World War II or Denton Record-Chronicle/Barron Ludlum SUMMARY Staff writer basement of a downtown Square before their population boomed Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson holds a copy of the sum- Antonio Villanueva served as a building, where Andy's Bar is in the 1960s, said Rod Flenung, mer edition of Museline, which features a portrait of her fami- A Dow Jones:Up 11.94 guide to white men who came to currently located, and raising a one ofVillanueva'sgrandchildren. ly, in front of a display about her family at the Denton County points to close at 10,640.83 Mexico on hunting and fishing family in a home on Withers Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. The Villanuevas are Den- A Nasdaq:Up 3.96 points to trips in the late 1800s,befriend- Street,his descendents say. See VILLANUEVA on 9A ton's oldest traceable Hispanic family. close at 2,156.78 rrorn rage iH ARTIFACT EXHIBIT CULTURAL FEsrivaL Villanueva What:Historic Hispanic Families What:Fiesta-on-the-Square,an of Denton County Exhibit,an ongo- annual festival "We assumed there's always Ing display of Hispanic artifacts Where:downtown Square in Denton been a Hispanic community Where:Denton County When:Sept.23 -e, said Fleming of Houston, Courthouse-on-the-Square 6 to 7 p.m,—Panel discussion about merly of Denton. "It was sur- Museum,110 W.Hickory St. the story of early Hispanics in Denton prising to find out that the only When:10 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. County ones were us." weekdays;11 a.m.to 3 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m.—Historic Hispanic The Villanueva family is the Saturdays Families of Denton County Exhibit is oldest traceable Hispanic family Admission:Free open in Denton, said Betty Copeland, Contact 940-349-2850 6 to 9 p.m.—Visual Arts Society of tourism and education director at Texas exhibit of Hispanic art the Courthouse-on-the-Square SOURCE:Denton County couru,ouse-on- 7 to 10 p.m.—Mariachis,dancers Museum. the-Square Museum and other activities on the Square The family is featured in a His- panic history exhibit at the muse- um. They had eight children be- nity.She said she never faced dis- Also,a 1936 portrait of the Vil- tween 1903 and 1929. crimination. lanueva family is on the cover of Antonio worked selling tamal- Her first-grade teacher intro- the summer edition of Museline, es.If it was sunny outside,he sold duced Anderson on her first day a publication of the Texas Asso- them from the Square building.If as"a very special person who can ciation of Museums. the weather was bad, he'd put speak English and Spanish.' "We're very proud,said Gloria tamales in a cart and sell them to Anderson helped her classmates Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson, office workers in the nearby learn Spanish words and they a Villanueva grandchild who lives courthouse,Anderson said. helped her fine-tune her English. in Denton. He did that until he died in "That paved the way for people But recognition of the family 193L to be open-minded to a different didn't occur right away,Anderson Mexico-born Juan Mechaca language and a different culture," said. came to Denton to help run the she said. business. He moved it to South But Anderson remembers trips History Locust Street before it closed in to a movie theater on the Square, Research shows that some His- the late 1930s,and he returned to and asking her mother why ,ics were given land grants in Mexico. blacks had to sit in the balcony at .iton County in the 1850s.But After the business closed in the the theater. some sold the land and others 1930s, Marguerita became poor. "Things have changed a lot didn't live here,Copeland said. She found work doing laundry, since then;'she said. The growth of railroads,ranch- and apparently sold off some of Several Villanueva family es and brickyards in the county the acreage on Withers, Ander- members eventually became in- brought Hispanic workers to the son said. fluential in Denton. Anderson's area by the 1920s. She often cooked for beggars two brothers played semi-profes- Many of those,however,didn't who did yard work or housework sional baseball in the 1950s. stay in the area very long. for her. Anderson worked for the FBI "Their plan wasn't necessarily Once, a beggar said he would in the 1950s, doing administra- to stay permanently — they do any work she needed done— tive-type duties. She befriended moved with the railroad crews, but he insisted Marguerita repay FBI Associate Director Clyde Tol- Copeland said."But his[Antonio him by,giving him parts of a plant son,who liked her so much that Villanueva]plan was to stay,and she had in her yard. he had her transferred to his he did." It turned out to be a marijuana office. Villanueva bought land in plant. "I got to look at lots and lots of Denton in 1906, according to "She thought it was pretty, so files,she said. county documents. she cultivated it.He told her what After that, she got a degree at The Menchaca and Ramirez it was and she was horrified.She TWU; married and had three families settled in the area a little chopped it down and burned it. kids; worked as a news corre- later. The whole neighborhood proba- spondent for the Denton Record- But in recent years,many peo- bly got high,Fleming joked. Chronicle and Fort Worth. Star- ple thought there were no His- All the couple's children were Telegram; worked with then- panics in Denton before World educated in Denton schools. Gov. Bill Clements on a small- War Il, said Jorge Urbina of the By the 1920s, some of their business task force; and worked Denton Hispanic Chamber of children's names were Anglicized, as a Ronald Reagan appointee on Commerce. in some cases to Veanueva in- a small-business group fi-om 1981 "'They truly were here,Urbma stead of Villanueva. to 1988. -"People just didn't recognize Josephine worked at Moore She's now a community repre- uiat families were here,going to Business Forms.Four children— sentative for a bank and is part of school here and working heref Ben, Sam, Braley and Margaret a local historical group. So Anderson, with the help of —served in World War II, other descendants,museum offi- Ben Villanueva was Anderson's Surging population cials and Hispanic community father. Today,the number of Hispan- leaders, sifted through property He worked for Denton veteri- ics is growing in Denton, Texas rarnrr4a "bntnc nnA f� ]i ,m—_ i Tonb QL:loc .—A+1.......a---- brought Hispanic workers to the son said, fluential in Denton. Anderson's area by the 1920s. She often cooked for beggars two brothers played semi-profes- Many of those,however,didn t who did yard work or housework sional baseball in the 1950s. stay in the area very long. for her. Anderson worked for the FBI "Their plan wasn't necessarily Once, a beggar said he would in the 1950s, doing administra- to stay permanently — they do any work she needed done— tive-type duties. She befriended moved with the railroad crews, but he insisted Marguerita repay FBI Associate Director Clyde Tol- Copeland said."But his[Antonio him by giving him parts of a plant son,who lilted her so much that Villanueva]plan was to stay,and she had in her yard. he had her transferred to his he did.' It turned out to be a marijuana office. Villanueva bought land in plant. "I got to look at lots and lots of Denton in 1906, according to "She thought it was pretty, so files,"she said. county documents. she cultivated it.He told her what After that, she got a degree at The Menchaca and Ramirez it was and she was horrified.She TWU; married and had three families settled in the area a little chopped it down and burned it. kids; worked as a news corre- later. The whole neighborhood proba- spondent for the Denton.Record- But in recent years,many peo- bly got high;Fleming joked. Chronicle and Fort Worth, Star- ple thought there were no His- All the couple's children were Telegram; worked with then- panics in Denton before World educated in Denton schools. Gov. Bill Clements on a small- War 11, said Jorge Urbina of the By the 1920s, some of their business task force; and worked Denton Hispanic Chamber of childrees names were Anglicized, as a Ronald Reagan appointee on Commerce. in some cases to Veanueva in- a small-business group from 1981 "They truly were here,Urbina stead of Villanueva. to 1988. said."People just didn't recognize Josephine worked at Moore She's now a community repre- that families were here,going to Business Forms.Four children— sentative for a bank and is part of school here and working here.' Ben, Sam, Braley and Margaret a local historical group. So Anderson, ,vith the help of —served in World War II. other descendants,museum offi- Ben Villanueva.was Anderson's Surging population cials and Hispanic community father. Today,the number of Hispan- leaders, sifted through property He worked for Denton veteri- ics is growing in Denton, Texas records,photos and family mem- narians,starting with Jack Skiles and the nation. orabilia to learn more about the in 1934. Ben's wife, Mildred, In 2000,there were 6.7 million Villanuevas' role as one of the worked at Texas Woman's Uni- Hispanic residents in Texas, 32 first Hispanic families in Denton. versity for two decades. percent of the state's population, Anderson remembers that she according to the U.S.Census Bur- Family life was the `only Hispanic in the eau.Hispanics accounted for 12.5 Antonio Villanueva,a widower, whole building" in elementary, percent of the U.S.population at arrived in Denton in 1903, An- middle and high school and at the that time. Jerson said. University of North Texas in 1951. By 2003, some 7.6 million Friends arranged for a woman, She said her cousin, Jesse, was Hispanic residents made up 35.3 Marguerita,to come from Mexico the first Hispanic graduate from percent of the state's population, to meet him, according to the Denton High School in 1948. and Hispanics made up 13.8 per- museum exhibit. They married "We were always the only ones," cent of the U.S.population. and moved into a home on about Anderson said. There weren't many families in 50 or 60 acres on Withers Street But Anderson said her family Denton prior to 1950, Copeland in Denton. fit well with the Denton commu- said,but the population boomed in the 1960s and has risen steadi- This photo- ly since. graph,taken - Today, Hispanics make up in 1936, about 17 percent of Denton's pop- shows a _ elation. gathering of x 4-,d }{ e Many say the older Denton the Villa- families, such as the Villanueva family,have had a lase influence nueva family, V y, g believed to on that current growth. be Denton's "They still have a strong pres- first perms- ence, from the early 1900s on," nent Hispanic ,' Urbina said. family.The Anderson and Fleming hope woman hold- the museum will expand its Ris- ing the flow- panic exhibit, and the Hispanic ers, Marguer- population continues to thrive in its Villanu- ' Denton. rr eva, is the "Hispanics are a part of Den- matriarch. ,. a ' "`� ton's history,"Anderson said. Her eight children sur- � CLIFF DESPRES can be round her. reached at 940-566-6876.His <: e-mail address is cdespres@, I Courtesy photo dentonre.com.. History loves company Wednesday. September 25, 2002 Exhibit, fiesta to mark Hispanicheritage By Tom Reedy Staff Writer The Courthouse on the Square turns into a Fiesta on the Square beginning Friday as mariachis,charros,and Ballet : ' Folklorico join the county's museum to oelebrate the Hispanic heritage of Denton County. fir, In conjunction with the fiesta, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum 1. will open a new permanent exhibit, x� � ens x "Historic Hispanic Families in Denton r County, and host a panel discussion on the role of Hispanics in the history of the t� county. ,. "It started out as just the panel and the exhibit,and the people from Denton LULAC [League of United Latin •_. � American Citizens] and Denton " Hispanic Chamber of Commerce asked us if we would like to have a fiesta with " � A it,"said Betty Copeland, education and P ,, tourism director for the museum."Our ' response was that we didn't have the money to pay for it,and they said,don't worry,they'd find the funding.There's a group of about 10 to 15 people who have been incredible helping us,just incredi- ble.'' Jorge Urbina,who is on the executive committee of LULAC and the chair- man-elect for the Hispanic Chamber of �+ Commerce, was one of the people instrumental in getting sponsors and , helping to organize the event, Ms. Copeland said. ; "We want all of Denton to celebrate See HERITAGE on 15A Courtesy photo +4 Above,a picture taken in Denton about 1913 shows Marguerite,Tony, -A, Ramona and Antonio Villanueva. -'�-"" Antonio's granddaughter,Gloria Anderson,provided photos for a permanent exhibit in the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, "Historic Hispanic Families in Denton County:' 1 ` -= Left, Betty Copeland, museum edu- cation and tourism director, mounts v photos for the exhibit,which opens Sept.27. Other pictures were d `y donated by the Ramirez family of Pilot Point. Denton Record-Chronicle/Barron Ludlum I r Denton Record-Chronicle From Page lA Heritage Denton area Hispanic Heritage Month events _ -- -- - -- -- - - WEDNESDAY 2 to 4 p.m.—"Closing the Gap;'a discussion panel about UNT's projections this heritage, not Just the and strategies to increase the enrollment of minority students with specific Hispanic community," Mr. emphasis on Latinos,will take place at UNT on the third floor of the University Urbina said."We warit everybody Union in the Golden Eagle Suite,one block west of Welch and Prairie streets. to realize how inWrtant Our The event is free.Call 940.565-3424. downtown Sg6aee is and has FRIDAY been to our-QvffinHmity. That's 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.—"Fiesta on the Square;'a Hispanic Heritage celebration, why we focused so much on this will feature musical performances by mariachis,charros and Ballet Folklorico effort. and a panel discussion on the history of the Hispanic community in Denton MS. Copeland Said the vOltm- County.A new exhibit,Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County,will also be on display at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.All events are free teers also helped put together the and open to the public at the Courthouse on the Square.Call 940-349-2850. new exhibit,which includes pho- tographs and memorabilia of SATURDAY early Denton Hispanic families, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.—A low-rider car show,sponsored by Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity,at Fouts Field at UNT is free and open to the public.Call 940- copies of maps and the original 565-2648. land patents in Denton County 11 a.m.to 10:30 p.m.—"Fuego y Alma;'the International Latino Music and dating back as far as the early Arts Festival of North Texas,will feature Latino musicians and more than 50 1850s, and information about booths with craftsmen,artists and artisans reflecting a collection of Latino and photos of the Denton County cultures.The event is at the Civic Center Park in Denton,on the comer of Bell and McKinney streets.An optional$3 donation is requested at the entrance. Hispanic men and women who Call940-898-3673. served in the military during OCT 2 World War II. "Members of LULAC went out Noon—Dr.Miguel Acevedo,a UNT professor of geology,will discuss collabo- rative environmental research with Latin America and Spain as a part of the as teams to the cemeteries, took "Each One Teach One"series at UNT in Room 418 of the University Union.The photographs and found addition- event is free and open to the public.Call 940-565-3424. al names," she said. "People helped us search census records OCT.4 from the 1920s and found the 8 a.m.to 7 p.m.—"Latinos and the Political Future of Texas;'the 13th annual Hispanic Friends conference,will present more than 15 state officials and names of people that worked for other speakers to discuss Latinos in politics.The registration fee,which the railroad, people that worked includes the cost of lunch,is$50 for college students with identification,$30 for the brickyard, people that for high school students and$80 for non-students.The event is at UNT on the worked on ranches, and people third floor of the University Union in the Silver Eagle Suite.Call 940-565-2456. that worked on the farms.Were OCT g also doing Oral histories with 8 p.m.—"An Evening in Spain;'a gala concert by the UNT College of Music some of the families." voice faculty will take place in the Winspear Performance Hall at the Gloria Anderson,whose maid- Murchison Performing Arts Center,on the comer of Interstate 35E and North en name was spelled both Texas Boulevard.The event is free.Call 940-565-3993. Villanueva and Veanueva by her OCT.16 family members,provided family Noon—"Hispanics,Their Differences:Myth or Fact;'part of the"Each One photos for the exhibit.She is the Teach One"series at UNT will take place in Room 422 in the University Union, granddaughter of Antonio one block west of Welch and Prairie streets.The event is free and open to the Villanueva and his wife public.Call 940-565-3424. Marguerite,who came to Denton OCT.22 in the early 1900s. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.—The Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Her grandfather was also a League of United Latin American Citizens is sponsoring a tamale dinner schol- arship fund-raiser at the First United Methodist Church,201 S.Locust St.Call 940-243-2955. restaurant in the basement of the Plaza Theater on the downtown OCT.24 Denton Square, where Andy's 10:30 a.m.—The 7th annual Academic Kick-off for high school juniors,sen- Subs and Pizza is now located. iors and community college students will offer workshops on admissions, financial aid and campus life.The free event will take place at UNT on the "He would leave the cooks third floor of the University Union in the Silver Eagle Suite,one block west of there and take his cart and go Welch and West Prairie streets.Call 940-565-3424. around to the businesses and sell tamales around the Square,"Ms. OCT.25 Anderson said "There were no 3 p.m.—The Spanish film"Frida"will be shown by the foreign language department at UNT in Room 107-A of the Language Building,on the comer of stores in town in Denton at that Avenue A and Hickory Street.The film showing is free and open to the public. time that had supplies to make Call940-565-2648. tamales; they had to go to Fort OCTr 28 Worth. There was no masa, no 7 to 10 p.m.—Latinos Music Show,sponsored by the Latinos Student corn shucks. My mother said Organization at UNT,features Latin bands from UNT and the Dallas-Fort Worth when she came to Denton she area playing traditional music.The cost is$3,Location is pending.Call 940- had to learn how to make flour 565-3993, tortillas instead of enrn-" Her 'itage ■ in full color By Lucinda Breeding Arts&Entertainment Editor euton County wouldn't be the place it is without the Hispanic families who settled here in the early days of .. the county. That's at the heart of the fourth annual Fiesta-on-the-Square on Friday night. Michelle Cunningham, community and international relations coordinator of eco- nomic development with the city of Den- ton and a member of the local chapter of the League of United Latin American =~ Citizens,said she hopes bringing the party back to downtown Denton will help they event draw a larger crowd.The Square isi one of the c ity's most visible public sites and one of its most beloved recreational backdrops,Cunningham said. "We think having it back downtown will IT draw a lot of people in,Cunningham said. c "We want people to know that this is a Y happy,family event for everyone.We want people to bring out lawn chairs and a pic- nic supper and enjoy themselves." � ,r Fiesta-on-the-Square will start hopping on the courthouse lawn at 7 p.m.Both uni- versities in the city are loaning arts groups to the event. The Texas Woman's University Intern- Courtesy photo tional Folk Dance Company will spin, This 1936 photo shows the Villanueva family, thought to be the first Hispanic stomp and reel at the festival.The compa- family to settle in Denton. ny will perform at least tour folkiorico dances,using about 14 dancers. The folklorico dances show just how diverse Denton County's• Latino heritage is. With most of Denton's• Latino roots in y. Mexico,Gladys Keeton,a dance professor and founder of the company, said the dances represent a host of regions,mostly in Mexico. The most recognizable folk dance is the Jalisco dance,with its twirling skirts,foot stomping and exuberant music. The company also plans to perform dances from Yuc:ata, Chiapa, Michoacan, Nayarit and Vera Cruz,all of Mexico.The dancers will also perform some Spanish dance. "People connect with it," Keeton said. "They love the costumes, whereas with modern [dance], they might not want to pull something out of themselves to understand the dance. With folic dance, people connect to it immediately, to the music,to the color." Dancers Stephanie Ozuna and Ruby Denton Record-Chronicle file photo Trevino, both TWU juniors studying Ashley Burton-Bowers, left, and Theresa Barnes perform with Texas Woman's dance, said the folk dances all say some- University Ballet Folklorico in 2003. thing about the nations they represent. Jalisco is a party dance with a dash of think about what you are conveying, be- of traditional Mexican cowboys, will do romance and a lot of footwork Nayarit cause that is what folk dance is all about." some rope tricks,though they won't be on uses vigorous footwork and arms held The University of North Texas College of horseback downtown. high. Michoacan uses a greeting dance, Music is lending two of its most popular The community is contributing,too.La and the Vera Cruz dance uses fans and ensembles to Fiesta-on-the-Square. The Vida Denton,a local group for Latino col- shoulder moves to imitate the waves Mariachi Aguilar will perform traditional lege students and young Iatino profes- breaki.ng on the beach. Mexican music, and the UNT Latin Jazz sionals,will have a reception Friday after- "It looks easy,"Ozuna said,"but I think Ensemble is expected to drawhot.jazz buffs. noon leading into the celebration. some of it's really pretty hard.You have to The Charros Unidos of Denton,a group The Vimial Arts Society of Texas will countys Tourin annual _ testa returns to the downtown Square o FIESTA-ON-THE-SQUARE What Fourth annual Fiesta-on-the-Square Who:Presented by Denton County Historical Commission,Denton County Courthouse-on- the-Square Museum,Denton County,city of Denton and sponsors eD When:3 to 10 p.m.Friday Where:La Vida Denton hosts a reception for a county Latino college students and profession- rM als,from 3 to 6 p.m.at the Center for the ~ Visual Arts,400 E.Hickory St"Early Hispanic N Families of Denton County"talk is from 6 to 7 0 p.m.Art exhibit is open from 6 to 9 p.m.in O the 1896 Room on the third floor of the c" Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.Entertain- ment is 7 to 10 p.m.on the courthouse lawn. Details: Free.Attendees are invited to bring blankets,lawn chairs and suppers.No alcohol is allowed on the lawn during the festival. d G present a Hispanic art exhibit in the 1896 Room at the courthouse. o "We were pleased to be invited by Jorge n Urbina. [chairman of the Hispanic Cham- ber of Commerce]and the DHCC to partic- ipate in their event celebrating Hispanic] culture and welcomed the opportunity to build a bridge with them and make a con-fD tnbution, said Jo WiIlianis, a local artist who has coordinated the exhibit for the Visual Arts Society of Texas."We also see it as another way to make various people aware of our organization and what it has to offer.We also saw it as another opportunity I for our members.Always one of our goals'" I Williams said the society plans to have a representative at.the La Vida reception to pass out membership brochures and tell people about the society. The one-night festival is the county's cel- ebration of Hispanic Heritage Month,and an event that pays tribute to the Latino families who enriched the county's c ultu e, and the mark they left on the county's arl. Fiesta-on-the-Square serves to mind county residents that Latinos have deep roots here. Gloria Veanueva-Villanueva Anderson coordinated the lecture and panel that leads into the outdoor celebra- tion. "Early Hispanic Families of Denton County"is in conjunetion with the museum exhibit "Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County" Anderson, who is the daughter of Ben Veanueva and the grand- daughter of Ton} and Marguerite Villa- nueva,leads the panel.The panel also fea- tures Dr.Roland Vela,a professor emeritus at the University of North Texas; Mariella Cudd,a local Latina businesswoman; and Rodney Flemming, a retired NASA scien- tist,the son of Leo and Jo Villanueva Flem- ming and Anderson's nephew.The talk will be in the Commissioners Courtroom. LUCDVDA BREEDING can be reached at 940n566-6877.Her e-mail address is c,/nw-4,ling@den.tonrc.com.