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fortworthman

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History of Fort Worth Culture

21 February 2019 - 05:08 PM

History of Fort Worth Culture

 

a "culture" is the set of customs, traditions, and values of a society or community.  There is the current culture.  And, there is a culture from the past.  There are also sub-cultures within a city.  They typically vary due to:  Where you live, education, ethnicity, wealth, etc.  The history of the culture is not static.  It was, and is dynamic.  All the factors that have influence on a culture can and do change over time.  Fort Worth has and had all of this.  Fort Worth use to be known and called “Cowtown”.  Today, a more modern phrase is used.  Fort Worth has adopted the term “Cowboys and Culture”.  Fort Worth, Texas is “rich” in all of this.

 

Many of our forum members are old enough that we have lived and can remember some of these cultures of the past.  There are many of us who can remember some of our ancestors of Fort Worth telling us what Fort Worth culture was like in the past.

 

Perhaps some of our members can post something about the Fort Worth culture from the past and even the culture of today.

 

FortWorthMan