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Heritage Book Club
At Historic Aldredge House Museum
Step into the elegant surroundings of the Aldredge House Museum as we explore great works of fiction and non-fiction during the second installment of our popular Heritage Book Club. Selections will focus on the legendary history and people of the City of Dallas and the Great State of Texas.
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Groups are forming now and seating is limited, so sign up today.
Our 2025 Reading Selections & Dates
March 20: Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
April 17: King of Diamonds by Rena Pederson
September 18: The Accommodation by Jim Schutze
October 16: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Series of 4 Sessions: $75
(members provide their own books)​​
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Friends of Aldredge House Book Club
6005 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75214
About The 2025 Selections
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
March 20, 2025, 6:30PM
September 8, 1900 – The day began innocently and quietly in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, local US Weather Bureau meteorologist, failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged by a monster – an historic hurricane that would completely destroy the town and kill over 6000 people.
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“ Gripping, fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” — The New York Times Book Review
The King of Diamonds by Rena Pederson
April 17, 2025, 6:30PM
Thrilling true-crime story of a brazen and elusive jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high society. A window into the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the Swinging Sixties.
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With verve, style, and astonishing historical detail, award-winning journalist Rena Pederson enters the world of Dallas’ elite - and its underbelly – to seek the King of Diamonds’ identity, uncovering Dallas secrets and offering spell-binding theories of criminal motivations and escapades.
The Accommodation by Jim Schutze
September 18, 2025, 6:30PM
A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT:
Author Jim Schutze will join us in person to discuss his powerful and eye-opening account of the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in Dallas.
An uninhibited and honest account of Dallas in the 1950s and ‘60s. Both damning and illuminating – a must-read treatise about racism and political power that opens dialogue on our current day.
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
October 16, 2025, 6:30PM
A bestseller and winner of the U.S. National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A tale of John Grady Cole who sets off for Mexico on a sometimes idyllic, sometimes comic and dangerous adventure where dreams are paid in blood.” Exciting, romantic, grueling, tragic, and heroic.
The writing depicts the time period and culture of 1949 Texas and Mexico in “gorgeous, profound, and compelling detail.”
Revisit Our City's Early Origins
Join Us On The Second Saturday Of Each Month
For Aldredge House Living History Tours
Step back into the earliest year's of young Dallas during the Aldredge House Living History Tours, presented on the Second Saturday of every month, except during July and August. Actors portraying the first residents of the house, along with members their staff and community, dressed in period costumes, provide an entertaining and insightful look at our past.
During the performance, guests will be guided throughout the house, both upstairs and down, and along the way, will will learn about life in Dallas during the city's formative years. Seating for each month's performance is limited so be sure to book your seats as early as possible.
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Aldredge House Museum
Explore Your Unique Texas Origins
Join us for an entertaining, enlightening and educational exploration of your colorful Texas roots. Become an inaugural member of the Aldredge House Museum's HERITAGE BOOK CLUB. Over the course of the coming year, we'll be reading, reviewing and discussing thought-provoking selections of award-winning works of both fiction and non-fiction that focus on our shared history.
Connect With Old Friends
Cultivate New Ones
Immerse yourself in the colorful characters and cultural richness that make Texas, Texas. Grab your friends and come meet news ones during these fun-filled gatherings hosted in the magnificent surroundings of one of our state's most significant historic homes.
Members will meet at the Aldredge House four times during the year to participate in a lively discussion of the current literary selection led by a professional guest moderator. Featured books will be chosen based on their relevance to Dallas or Texas history as well as for their entertainment, educational and cultural value.
HERITAGE BOOK CLUB
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Annual membership is just $75 and includes all four meetings
Members are required to obtain their own books
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MEMBERSHIP IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 40 REGISTRANTS
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and mail to: PO Box 140035, Dallas, TX 75214
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2024 Heritage Book Club Selections
First Selection
Club Meeting: Thursday March 31st at 6:30PM
"The Big Rich"
by Bryan Burrough
A spellbinding chronicle of Texas Oil. Weaving together the multi-generational saga of the industry's four wealthiest families, Burroughs brings to life the men known in their day as The Big Four: Roy Cullen, H.L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson.
Second Selection
Club Meeting: Thursday April 18th at 6:30PM
"News of the World"
by Paulette Jiles
It's 1870s Texas with breathtaking adventures of heroes and scoundrels, youth and wisdom, heartbreak and triumph. Nominated for the National Book Award, this gem is exquisitely written with captivating characters and vivid images of wild Texas.
Third Selection
Club Meeting: Thursday September 19th at 6:30PM
"Empire of the Summer Moon"
by S.C. Gwynne
Brutal and beautiful, a gripping story of the Comanche, their fierce and brilliant chief, Quannah Parker, and the inevitable downfall of the tribe as their warrior culture faced a changing world.
Fourth Selection
Club Meeting: Thursday October 17th at 6:30PM
"Minding The Store"
by Stanley Marcus
A warm self portrait of a man and an exuberant celebration of the store that has become the best know landmark in Texas since the Alamo. As the epitome of quality, he played a key role in making Dallas itself a success.
Upcoming Events
All tours and events are by appointment only. For further information, contact us at AldredgeHouse@gmail.com
For information about our Living History Tour on the second Saturday of each month, please visit FriendsOfAldredgeHouse.org