Saint Jo invites everyone to attend “The Real Chisholm Trail Symposium” on May 6.
Presented by the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Saint Jo Historical Society and the Museum of the Stonewall Saloon, the event intends to “set the record straight on the trail.”
The symposium, which opens at 9 a.m. with a  meet and greet at the International Ordinance Museum, 201 S. Main, Saint Jo. The program begins at 9:30 a.m.
It will involve a presentation and panel discussion in which panelists will present historical evidence detailing the real facts around the pre- and post-Civil War cattle-driving industry. Panelists will discuss historical discrepancies and why they continue to be taught by many historians.
Questions and answer periods will follow the presentations that cover the topics of Pre-Civil War cattle industry, Abilene- the real cowtown, American Indian perspective, Oklahoma territory-government perspective and dispelling myths.
The day will wrap up at 4:30 p.m. with a bus tour traveling the Red River cattle trail routes in Montague County.
Cost is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door.  For additional information call: Tom Weger at 214-728-3460, Donna Howell-Sickles at 214-505-8916 or Dick Crist at 940-249-1712.