Living History at Old City Park

Living History is an experiential educational format that teaches by placing the guest or student into immersive historical settings or contexts to emphasis the human factors, domestic rhythms, and social attitudes of daily life a in past eras. This educational format often encompasses demonstration, interaction, discourse, role play, reenactment, and theatrical performance.

What are First Person Interpreters?   

The costumed interpreters you will encounter portray fictional characters based on the social demographics of North Texas during the mid-19^th and early 20^th centuries. These composite characters are developed to represent the complex social, political, ethnic, and religious backgrounds of many of the area�s residents.

Remember that for the First Person Interpreters it is always today�s day and month, but always their year in the past. They have no knowledge of anything more recent than their year. Careful questioning can help you learn about our history and daily life in the past!