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HUNTING FOR HEROES: Historical Treasure Hunt Game.

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HUNTING FOR HEROES Historical Treasure Hunt Game Instructions. | CBS Digging for Dignity Story:  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/juneteenth-weekend-haltom-city-cemetery-preservation-6-20-2026/ Welcome, Dignity Detectives! Your mission is to discover the hidden treasures of Historic Fretwell Cemetery and New Trinity Cemetery at People’s Memorial Park. The treasure isn’t gold or jewels. The treasure is history. Every name you discover honors someone whose life helped shape Fort Worth, Texas, and America. STEP 1 Check In at the Togetherness Tree The Togetherness Tree serves as both the Starting Station and the Finishing Station . At the Togetherness Tree you will: Check in. Receive your Hero Treasure Card(s). Receive your section assignment (if applicable). Open the Digging for Dignity App. Review the game rules. Form your team. Begin your adventure. STEP 2 Read Your Hero Treasure Card Each card contains clues that will help you locate one or more historical heroes buried...

THE MAN WHO SHOWED NO FEAR: Remembering Fort Worth Pioneer Principal Edward Jewel Briscoe (1910–2006) By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.

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THE MAN WHO SHOWED NO FEAR:  Remembering Fort Worth Pioneer Principal Edward Jewel Briscoe (1910–2006) By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. Former Student • Senior Pastor, New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church Founder, Digging for Dignity Legacy Project “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933 Those immortal words, spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his First Inaugural Address, encouraged a frightened nation struggling through the Great Depression. His message challenged Americans to move beyond fear and face the future with courage, faith, and determination. For most Americans, those words became a source of courage. Unless, of course, you were a five-year-old kindergartener walking through the doors of Carroll Peak Elementary School in Fort Worth’s 76104 neighborhood in 1970. There, courage had a different face. His name was Edward Jewel Briscoe . For nearly four decades, he helped shape...