This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family from December 1956 through late 1957 and includes their participation in holidays and community events. The film begins with the family celebrating Christmas Day 1956 (00:00-01:46) followed by footage of men bailing hay on Ford tractors (01:46-04:11), and picking up a young woman at a train station (04:11-04:26). The family then takes a trip to the 1957 State Fair of Texas in Dallas where they board a Texas & Pacific Train advertised as "T&P's New Modern Train" (04:29-04:40) and visit a Ford Motor Company exhibit featuring the Ford Typhoon Tractor (04:40-07:12). The Stewart children eat cotton candy and ride carnival rides on the midway including a carousel and Ferris Wheel (07:12-09:10). The film ends with footage of a youth football game (09:10-09:31) and children playing outdoors (09:31-11:49).

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Christmas meal in Tarrant county jail.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Christmas at the Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fatal shooting in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Mrs. Wallace Roger shooting her husband in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Billy Norman Portwood being suspected of a Lewisville drugstore robbery.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Compton Citadel pee-wee football team from Dallas, heading off for Lakeland, Florida for the Santa Claus Bowl.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the disappearance of Justin Thiltgen from Bryan, Texas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a nativity scene at Texas Wesleyan Colege, made up of live characters.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Santa Claus visiting 500 children at the Dallas naval air station.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Texas A&M University announcing the hiring of Frank Leahy as a football coach.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an interdenominational Christmas Eve worship service in Fort Worth, as well as Christmas Eve Masses at Catholic Churches in the DFW area.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the West Side Lions Club sponsoring a Christmas party for blind children at the Children's Museum.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a stolen car chase leading to an accident.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Dallas man shooting and killing his wife during an argument.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about on duty firemen having Christmas dinner with their families at the fire station.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a dog in Bedford giving birth to a litter of eleven puppies.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dallas residents who deposited their savings with the defunct U.S. Trust and Guaranty Company seeking out ways to recover their funds.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Tarrant country fire department battling a grass fire on Christmas day.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker receiving an emergency communication truck and traffic control trailer as a gift from the Sheriff's Reserve of Dallas County.