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Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2

Second volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, containing part 3 of the text. This volume contains a compilation of submitted biographies and family histories for people living in Matagorda County Name index starts on page 581.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Land Heritage Registry, Volume 8, 1982 (open access)

Texas Family Land Heritage Registry, Volume 8, 1982

Book commemorating Family Land Heritage Day with descriptions of the 1982 honorees -- including important dates, people, and biographical information -- along with an index, glossary, and other related information.
Date: 1982
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas (open access)

The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas

Book describing the history of communities in eastern Kerr County, Texas: "The book is a combination of a brief Texas history, a section from the Kerr County records, and a compilation of family histories and short stories that trace this portion of the county's ancestry" (back cover). Topics include a history of churches, schools and clubs of the area. The index starts on page 234.
Date: 1986
Creator: Witt, Prentice Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3

Book documenting the history of Matagorda County, Texas including family histories, businesses, churches, and schools in the area. This volume serves as a supplement to the original, two-volume publication and also includes corrections to the other volumes. Index starts on page 257.
Date: 1988
Creator: Brown, Shirley Ledwig; Gibbs, Carol Sue & Ingram, Mary B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 9, October 1834, through March 20, 1835, Sarahville de Viesca (open access)

Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 9, October 1834, through March 20, 1835, Sarahville de Viesca

The papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas include text providing historical context and an overview of events as well as transcriptions of land grant maps and other documentation related to the colony. This volume focuses on the establishment of the colony's capital, Sarahville de Viesca. Index starts on page 589.
Date: 1982
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas, 1913-
System: The Portal to Texas History
I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion (open access)

I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion

Program for the I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion, held in the Hotel Americana in Fort Worth, Texas, from August 20 to August 22, 1982. It includes background information, a list of congratulatory letters from major politicians, an itinerary of events, a list of former students and faculty, advertisements, and photographs.
Date: August 1982
Creator: I.M. Terrell High School Reunion. Souvenir Book Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Theatre Under the Stars Guild Scrapbook: 1982-1984] (open access)

[Theatre Under the Stars Guild Scrapbook: 1982-1984]

Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars Guild from 1982 through 1984, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings. The Theatre Under the Stars Guild is an organization that assists the main organization by coordinating events, parties, and fundraising.
Date: 1982/1984
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars Guild
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas) (open access)

Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas)

This volume about Bosque County includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Index starts on page 788.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bosque County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Land Heritage Registry, Volume 9, 1983 (open access)

Texas Family Land Heritage Registry, Volume 9, 1983

Book commemorating Family Land Heritage Day with descriptions of the 1983 honorees -- including important dates, people, and biographical information -- along with an index, glossary, and other related information.
Date: 1985
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
School of Music Program Book 1985-1986 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1985-1986

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1985-1986 school year at the North Texas State University School of Music.
Date: 1986
Creator: North Texas State University. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Second National Assembly of The Links, Inc., June-July 1980 (open access)

Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Second National Assembly of The Links, Inc., June-July 1980

This conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the United States. Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the national meeting of The Links, Inc. The theme for this year's conference is "Improving the Quality of Life by Linking Leadership and Service to Meet the Challenge of Community and National Needs."
Date: 1980
Creator: Links, Inc. National Assembly.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 11, July 26 through October 14, 1835, Nashville-on-the-Brazos (open access)

Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 11, July 26 through October 14, 1835, Nashville-on-the-Brazos

The papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas include text providing historical context and an overview of events as well as transcriptions of land grant maps and other documentation related to the colony. This volume focuses on the events immediately before the Texas Revolution when the Mexican army moved into parts of Texas and the people living in Sarahville de Viesca (the capital of Robertson's Colony) began to leave the city to live in Nashville-on-the-Brazos, another city within the borders of the colony. Index starts on page 625.
Date: 1984
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas, 1913-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1

First volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, written in two parts with supplementary reference information. Part 1 includes sixteen chapters that outline the general background of the county and information for each time period from European exploration through the Texas sesquicentennial (1986). Part 2 provides more detailed information about the communities, organizations and businesses, and religion and education. Index starts on page 711.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 (open access)

Collingsworth County 1890-1984

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Tribute to Tomball: A Pictorial History of the Tomball Area (open access)

A Tribute to Tomball: A Pictorial History of the Tomball Area

Pictorial history with personal accounts and textual descriptions of Tomball, Texas, including a brief overview of the area and accounts of the families, businesses, social organizations, churches, and schools.
Date: 1982
Creator: Tomball Area Diamond Jubilee, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987 (open access)

Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987

History of the community of Yoakum, Texas and surrounding areas, including information about the people and families, businesses, agriculture, and social organizations. Index starts on page 386.
Date: 1987
Creator: Yoakum Sesquicentennial/Centennial Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of North Texas Alumni Directory, 1990

Directory containing alphabetical and geographic lists of all known alumni of University of North Texas through 1989. Married women are listed with their maiden names in parentheses.
Date: 1989
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth National Assembly of The Links, Inc., July 1984 (open access)

Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth National Assembly of The Links, Inc., July 1984

This conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the United States. Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the national meeting of The Links, Inc. The theme for this year's conference is "Making History -- Providing Hope."
Date: July 1984
Creator: Links, Inc. National Assembly.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Images of Boerne and Kendall County, Texas, Revised Edition (open access)

Historic Images of Boerne and Kendall County, Texas, Revised Edition

A book of images and photographs of significant people and places in Boerne, Texas and the surrounding Kendall County Area. Includes the histories of the people, organizations, places, scenery, and documents relevant to the the town. Also included are interviews with people from Boerne.
Date: 1980/1998
Creator: Perry, Garland
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of North Texas Alumni Directory, 1984

Directory containing alphabetical and geographic lists of all known alumni of University of North Texas through February 1984. Married women are listed with their maiden names in parentheses.
Date: 1984
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983 (open access)

One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983

Book describing the history of Godley, Texas including various persons important to the founding of the town, businesses, organizations, schools, agricultural activities, and other information about the first 100 years of the town's existence. Name index starts on page 136.
Date: 1983
Creator: Carrell, Ina Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerr County Album (open access)

Kerr County Album

Book discussing the history of people and places in Kerr County, Texas. It is organized into several sections: Kerrville and County Communities; Kerr County; What Binds Them Together; Churches of Kerr County; Schools; Medical Institutions; Clubs and Organizations; Life and Living on the Land; Riversides, Hillsides and Countrysides; Military Service Members; Summer Camps; Poems, Rhymes and Verses; Families; Tributes and Memorials; Businesses. Index starts on page 544.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Kerr County Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie (open access)

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources, and appendices.
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Johnson’s January, 1982 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands (open access)

Johnson’s January, 1982 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and rural information of the surrounding area.”
Date: 1982
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History