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2025 and 2026 JCHC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Please wear your JCHC name badge to Johnson Co. Historical Commission events)
Aug 25 JCHC Meeting - 6 pm at Dotey House
27-30 Johnson County Fair - parade 6 pm Aug. 27 — Alvarado (Formerly Pioneer and Old
Settlers Reunion)
Sept JCHC Vote to create resolution re J. Co. grant application for c'house steps and elevator
Judge's office / Facilities to provide instructions "in the fall"
19-21 Antique Alley Texas (Details on Facebook) 817-666-5024
22 JCHC Meeting - 6 pm at Dotey House
Oct 1 Johnson County's new Fiscal Year begins
Dotey House porch replacement to begin ASAP after Oct. 1
1 Opening date for Texas Historical Marker applications thru November 15, 2025
11 Founders Day — Burleson
24 CHC Area meeting hosted by Parker Co. Historical Commission — Weatherford
26 Dedication of J. Co. Hist. Landmark plaque — First Methodist Church - Grandview
27 JCHC Meeting 6 pm Dotey House
Vote where to meet in November after Daylight Savings Time ends
Vote to send Executive Committee & TX Hist. Marker Chair to THC Real Places
Conference; Early Registration begins in Nov (Request to be on Consent Agenda
in Nov. or Dec. after registrations have been submitted)
Nov. 10 Begin decorating the Dotey House for Candlewalk this week
14-15 Pioneer Days - Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum
24 JCHC Meeting — last meeting of 2025 (vote where to hold January 2026 meeting)
Dec. 6 SOC Candlewalk Tour of Homes — Dotey House to be open; Docent tour Dec. 7
? Bennett's Texas Treasure Business dedication during their Christmas Open House
7-31 JCHC to judge Christmas light displays in Cleburne for Save Old Cleburne
11 Tentative date Ellis Co. group to tour Dotey House and Courthouse
TBD Parker Co. Hist. Commission to tour Dotey House and Courthouse
13 Wreaths Across America — Bethesda Cemetery off I-35 W - South of Burleson
Note: No JCHC Meeting in December
2026
Jan TBD Remove and stow away Dotey House Christmas decorations
26 JCHC Meeting 6 pm — location was determined at the November JCHC meeting
Feb 23 JCHC Meeting 6 pm — location to be determined at the Jan. meeting March Texas Independence Day — Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum
23 JCHC Meeting 6 pm — location to be determined at the Feb. meeting
April 8-10 Texas Historical Commission Real Places Conference in Austin
27 JCHC Meeting 6 pm (vote to change May meeting day due to Memorial Day)
May 3* "Secrets of the Stones" Talking Tombstone Tour *possibly the 1st Sat. in May Date to be confirmed - Greenwood Cemetery - 300 Front Street, Weatherford 26 JCHC Meeting 6 pm (Note date change due to Memorial Day)
Contact info for Ongoing Events:
Burleson Ghost Tours 817-295-5121 or 817-889-1610 https://BurlesonHistoricalGhostTour.com
Historic Downtown Cleburne https://historicdowntowncleburnetx.com
Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum https://www.thechisholmtrailoutdoormuseum.com
Russell Farm - 405 West CR 714 - Burleson https://www.burlesontx.com/calendar.aspx
Cleburne State Park - https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/cleburne