There are gorgeous evergreen trees, beautiful flowers throughout the park as well as open lawn areas. The park also has rental facilities available and hosts a number of weddings a year along with other events such as school field trips. There's even a historic baseball team that plays at the park. The mission of the Historical Park is to collect, preserve, interpret and celebrate the history of the United States and Texas with an emphasis on Peters Colony and Farmers Branch, all of this and it's free to attend.

I called the director of the facility to ask if photography was allowed in the park and was very happy to hear "yes it was, with a paid permit". My next question was "are dogs allowed in the park" and did the Snoopy dance of joy when I heard they were as long as they were kept on leash. Not a problem! I filled out the necessary forms, paid the permit fee and a few days later I received a lanyard in the mail along with a photographer pass. 

A few weeks after that I scheduled my first family and pet portrait session in the park. I offered a number of locations to the family and they picked the Historical Park because it had special meaning to them as their son had attended a number of Cub Scout sleepovers there. 

Their session was in October and even though it was fall, we had plenty of green to enjoy along with fall treatments like hay bales and corn stalks. No mater the season, the park is filled with so much visual interest and texture like a real train car (and its RED!), split rail fencing, rustic log cabins and more. I can't wait to explore it more in future sessions.