Candace Fountoulakis

Candace Fountoulakis, Plano resident since 1988, was born in Nebraska but came to Texas "as fast as she could." A legal secretary for many years, Candace became a master gardener and recently joined the Plano Garden Club. A board member of The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc., she enjoys preservation and restoration projects around North Texas and can often be spotted in old cemeteries.

Clint Haggard on the steps of the Collinwood House in September 2018 // photo Jennifer Shertzer

News, PeopleJuly 20, 2020<July 20, 2020

Clint Haggard Receives Collin County Preservation Award

A handful of quiet acknowledgments took place in May all over Collin County, with…

Olney Davis house, circa 1890 // Genealogy Center of the Plano Public Library

News, Past, Things to DoMay 26, 2020<May 26, 2020

Historic Homes Driving Tour in Plano

Need a break from the virtual world while practicing social distancing? Get back to…

News, PastSeptember 11, 2019<September 11, 2019

The Collinwood House, a Year Later

Nannie Kate Haggard would marvel at the journey her old house has made. Nancy…

News, PastSeptember 14, 2018<September 19, 2018

Relocating the Collinwood House | A Moving Experience

Billy Lemons remembers exactly how he started in the moving business. His dad, Ray…

News, PastApril 4, 2018<April 23, 2018

Haggard Farm

At one corner of Park and Custer in Plano stands the familiar Walgreens. But…

NewsDecember 7, 2016<December 23, 2016

Plano Garden Club Donates Christmas Trees to Children’s Medical Center Patients

Alexandra’s Christmas Trees Charolette Loncar remembers it all too well, though nearly twenty years…

News, PastMay 18, 2016<June 13, 2017

Baccus Cemetery

The view from Henry’s Tavern on the corner of Legacy Drive and Bishop Road…

News, PastDecember 7, 2015<June 13, 2017

Collinwood: Plano’s oldest home running out of time

The year was 1861. James Bell was a freighter, hauling logs and boards to…