Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date: September 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998

Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of State Health Services documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017. The report covers topics such as Hurricane Harvey, Zika Virus/ other diseases, and child safety.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998

Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, named Texas Woman of the Century, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reeves talks about her life in Eagle Pass and San Antonio Texas, her education as the only female in her law school class, her career as a high school schoolteacher, and her horseback riding experience at Camp Waldemar. She describes organizing a girls' riding group, called "The Lassos," with whom she performed at the World's Fair in New York in 1938 and Washington D.C. Mrs. Reeves also briefly discusses the sheep ranching she did with her husband, Jack Reeves, the flood of 1928, and the flood of 1932.
Date: February 27, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001

Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1956 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 22, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country (open access)

The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country

Compilation of lore and legends based throughout rural Texas Hill Country, grouped into sections covering the Bandera, and Fredericksburg areas, as well as Romantic, Contemporary and Mexican Lore.
Date: 1975
Creator: Campion, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history (open access)

Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history

A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Date: 1922
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Growing up in Texas (open access)

Growing up in Texas

Memoir written by Annie Margaret Rankin Warner and Virginia "Jenny" Louise Rankin Marshall of stories on growing up in West Texas from 1866-1995.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rankin Warner, Annie Margaret & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1961 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1961

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 24, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1962 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 2, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1962 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 28, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1961 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1961

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 25, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1967 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1967

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 27, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1961 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1961

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1975 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1975

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1969 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1969

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 3, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1964 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1964

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 16, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lyman Wight Colony in Texas, Came to Bandera in 1854 (open access)

The Lyman Wight Colony in Texas, Came to Bandera in 1854

This booklet gives an overview of the life of Lyman Wight, his family, and, in particular, the religious colony that he helped to establish and lead in Bandera, Texas. The text includes letters written to and from Lyman Wight, diary entries of his son-in-law (Spencer Smith), and minutes from meetings held by council leaders.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin (John Marvin), 1880-1957
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1963 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1963

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1976 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1976

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1968 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1968

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 27, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History