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SUMMARY:Free Historical Exhibit on Display at the Bailey House
DESCRIPTION:Free Historical Exhibit on Display at the Bailey House In July and August\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Did you know Rockwall was once known as the Wedding Capital of Texas? In the forties and fifties\, a marriage license could be obtained at all hours of the night thanks to a local doctor who kept his practice open late provided blood tests and a night watchman at the courthouse\, Gene Payne\, doubled as the deputy county clerk.  Mrs. Mildred Barnes\, Justice of the Peace of Precinct One\, who served the unexpired term of her husband\, sometimes married as many as fifteen couples in a weekend.  Mrs. Barnes\, one of only a few female JPs in Texas\, married over 6\,000 couples between the years 1952 and 1957. That practice was ended in the late 1950s when wedding business operations in the smallest county in Texas were required to keep regular business hours\, closing at 5:00 pm. \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\nPlease join the Rockwall County Historical Foundation in recognizing this  unusual distinction with a display of vintage local wedding photographs and memorabilia in the Bailey House beginning July 3 through August 22 during regular operating hours\, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Included in the display will be a photograph of Glenn and Orpha (Bailey)  Cross who married on July 3\, 1933\, and the dress worn by the bride for her wedding.  In addition\, examples of ladies' hats and fashions will be featured.\n\nIf you have a treasured family artifact you are willing to place on loan during the Exhibit\, please let us know.   We welcome the opportunity to showcase the rich unique history of the smallest county in Texas.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Free Historical Exhibit on Display at the Bailey House In July and August<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="392" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1175/Image/Jocelyn/DidYouKnow.jpg" style="width: 634px\; height: 392px\;" width="634" /></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Did you know</span></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> Rockwall</span></span></em></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> was once known as the <strong><em>Wedding Capital of Texas</em></strong>? In the forties and fifties\, a marriage license could be obtained at all hours of the night thanks to a local doctor who kept his practice open late provided blood tests and a night watchman at the courthouse\, Gene Payne\, doubled as the deputy county clerk.&nbsp\; Mrs. Mildred Barnes\, Justice of the Peace of Precinct One\, who served the unexpired term of her husband\, sometimes married as many as fifteen couples in a weekend.&nbsp\; Mrs. Barnes\, one of only a few female JPs in Texas\, married over 6\,000 couples between the years 1952 and 1957. That practice was ended in the late 1950s when wedding business operations in the smallest county in Texas were required to keep regular business hours\, closing at 5:00 pm. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="417" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1175/Image/Jocelyn/CrossWeddingDisplay1.JPG" style="width: 300px\; height: 417px\;" width="300" /></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Please join the&nbsp\;Rockwall County Historical Foundation in recognizing this&nbsp\; unusual distinction with a display of vintage local wedding photographs and memorabilia in the Bailey House beginning July 3 through August 22 during regular operating hours\, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.&nbsp\; Included in the display will be a photograph of Glenn and Orpha (Bailey)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Cross who married on July 3\, 1933\, and the dress worn by the bride for her wedding.&nbsp\; In addition\, examples of ladies&rsquo\; hats and fashions will be featured.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">If you have a treasured family artifact you are willing to place on loan during the Exhibit\, please let us know.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; We welcome the opportunity to showcase the rich unique history of the smallest county in Texas.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
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