▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Junior ▁College . ▁The ▁collection ▁was ▁originally ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁Rol la ▁family ' s ▁east ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁home . ▁When ▁don ations ▁made ▁it ▁grow ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁the ▁home , ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ber ry ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Public ▁Library ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁a ▁dedicated ▁building ▁on ▁East ▁R osed ale ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Man et ▁Helen ▁F ow ler , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Man et ▁Harrison ▁F ow ler . ▁When ▁this ▁location , ▁too , ▁was ▁out g rown , ▁the ▁collection ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁two - story ▁house ▁on ▁Hum bol t ▁Street . ▁The ▁home ▁was ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁A . L . ▁Bo one , ▁and ▁directly ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁Baker ▁Chap el ▁African ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁a ▁long time ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁community ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁Len ora ▁Rol la ▁conce ived ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁logo ▁of ▁three ▁inter lock ing ▁keys , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁drawn ▁and ▁ref ined ▁by ▁an ▁in mate ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Rol la ▁took ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Black ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁displays ▁to ▁local ▁schools ▁and ▁churches ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁correct ▁widely ▁held ▁mis con ception s