Frostorian #140- Lenora Knows

In 1974, Lenora Rolla was appointed to Fort Worth's Bicentennial planning committee and tasked with gathering the history of African Americans in early Fort Worth history. This project and the release of Alex Haley's Roots inspired Rolla to form the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society, which formed in 1977 with 21 charter members led by Rolla. Their first meeting was held at Tarrant County Junior College. The collection was originally stored in the Rolla family's east Fort Worth home. When donations made it grow too large for the home, the collection was moved to the East Berry branch of the Fort Worth Public Library and then to a dedicated building on East Rosedale.