We appreciate our wonderful Frankford family for all you have done to make this dream come true. Learn more about our vision and campaign for the Frankford Legacy House HERE.
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Frankford Preservation Foundation asked Kim Schlossberg Designs to help them with their logo and branding based on Big Bluestem, a unique grass found on the native prairie.
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Nestled in a rare North Dallas historic site, the Historic Frankford Church offers a beautiful location for weddings that is at once charming and simple. Built in the late 19th century, this quaint church and its surrounding grounds have seen a great deal of history. Native Americans and pioneers in covered wagons camped in the
Giving Donate to Frankford Donate to Frankford Preservation Foundation’s mission to preserve the Historic Frankford Church, Blackland Prairie and Indian Springs. By giving to Frankford you are helping to support us in maintaining the Historic Frankford Church and its adjacent Blackland prairie. Frankford Preservation Foundation receives tax-exempt status as a 501c3 charitable organization. Donate by
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2023 Christmas on the Prairie Candlelight Services! We will announce the dates for the 2024 services soon! We were delighted to host two Christmas on the Prairie Candlelight Services in 2021 and 2022. We hope you enjoy the video below of the December 12th, 2021 service.
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Frankford Preservation Foundation Board Members Kathy Power – President Cynthia Alexander – Secretary/Vice President M’liss Vestal – Treasurer Jeff Cummings – Board Member Julia Koch – Board Member Leigh Richter – Board Member
Photographers Many of our visitors use our beautiful Blackland Prairie and the Historic Frankford Church as a backdrop for their portraits. Even though we welcome guests onsite, the Church and Prairie are private property. In order to maintain the integrity of our delicate prairie, it is vital that our guests and photographers abide by the following
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Hundreds of years ago Native Americans and buffalo beat out a wide path in Central Texas that started near Brownsville in South Texas. This dim “trail” which was several miles wide, led from the ranges of southern and southwestern Texas past Austin, Waco, and Dallas, eventually crossing the Red River through Oklahoma and on to
Many visitors to the historic Frankford site are fascinated by the little Prairie Gothic church that has stood there since the late 1890s. Upon entering the church one is struck by its simple grace. The walls, ceiling and floors are lined with dark stained long leaf yellow pine hauled to Frankford from Jefferson, Texas by
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Some early Frankford residents speculated that the name was chosen because it was descriptive of local conditions. A “ford” is a portion of a stream where the water is shallow enough and the banks low enough to made wading possible for man or animals. “Frank” can mean free with respect to conditions or absence of
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