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 a burglary at a church in Fort Worth resulting in damages and $4,000 stolen for the office safe.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Yancy A. Batie being held at $10,000 bond for robbing a bank and taking close to $3,000.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a two-alarm fire that destroyed a duplex leaving two families homeless.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a welcoming party for Bobby Morrow at Abilene Christian College. Morrow returns from the Olympic Games in Australia.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a accident involving two vehicles.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an accident between a taxi cab and a car in Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Robbie G. Blackburn were severely injured.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the arrival and departure of a contestant in the annual Maid of Cotton contest.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about six church colleges forming a new athletic conference as an attempt to stop "professional football."

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Arlington State Junior College football team. They leave for Pasadena, California to compete in the Little Rose Bowl.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Arlington Dam being close to completion.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Arlington State College football team, which won the Junior Rose Bowl. They return to Arlington for a welcome home reception.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the reopening of a grocery store damaged from a automobile crashing into the store.

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 Dr. George L. Cross receiving the first Human Relations Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'rith.

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the death of a new-born baby found floating in the Trinity river is ruled a murder.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a ten-year-anniversary celebration at Riverside State Bank in Fort Worth. Mrs. Lloyd McCollum wins over three-hundred dollars.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a banquet ceremony taking place at the women's building.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the SMU basketball team playing against a basketball team from Wichita.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about TCU facing off against another team in basketball.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about SMU playing another college team in a basketball game.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Baylor Bears, college football team, flying into New Orleans, Louisiana, for the Sugar Bowl.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Carroll Eugene Smith of Dallas admitting to the beating of Joy Green. Green was beaten with a hammer in her apartment and was left near death.