[Child on a Horse]

Photograph of an unidentified child sitting on the back of a horse attached to a carriage. The carriage is on the left side of the frame and features two rows of upholstered seats. Three unidentified adults stand behind the horse and child smiling at the camera. The child is looking at the camera and clutching the back of the horse. There is a building with light-colored siding and a palm tree in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child Holding a Rifle]

Photograph of an unidentified child in a flannel shirt and dark pants standing in front of a house holding a rifle and aiming it to the left of the camera. The house behind him is covered in light-colored siding and surrounded by a light-colored white picket fence. There is a dead tree in the yard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
First-Born, Middle Child, Caboose: Stories about birth order and family relationships (open access)

First-Born, Middle Child, Caboose: Stories about birth order and family relationships

Compilation of personal anecdotes and reminiscences about topics related to family relationships, collected from people living in or around Grayson, Texas. It includes biographical information for each person. A cumulative index (volumes 1-6) starts on page 135.
Date: 2007
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Children in Costumes #1]

Photograph of two unidentified children standing outside in front of a tree wearing costumes. Behind the tree is a house with light-colored siding and several windows. Both children are smiling and squinting in the sunlight and looking away from the camera. The child on the left is dressed up like a cowboy with a hat, a bandana, and a holster. The child on the right is dressed up in an imitation of Native American dress with a feathered headdress and a smock.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Gathered Under Tree]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people gathered around a bench under a young tree. A woman and a child are sitting on the bench while a woman and a man stand behind it. Three of the four subjects are looking at the camera, while one woman (bottom left) looks to the left of the camera. A house with wooden siding and a picket fence are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Toddler on a Tricycle]

Photograph of an unidentified toddler with a bowl haircut in a light-colored striped romper and dark shoes with straps. On the left side, there is a wooden planter with dense foliage. Behind the child, there is a house with light-colored siding and shuttered windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Harben family and residence, Richardson, Texas

14 persons standing behind a white picket fence. Wooden frame house in back; the right-hand 2/3 has a covered porch with 3 doors and 2 windows visible. The people are: man, woman, woman, girl holding doll, man, woman, man, woman, young man, girl, woman, child standing on fence rail, man, young man/boy. All men are wearing hats.
Date: 1890/1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fourth Cooperative Community Education Workshop, June 7-July 12, 1945 (open access)

Fourth Cooperative Community Education Workshop, June 7-July 12, 1945

This book describes the Fourth Cooperative Community Education Workshop in particular (including photographs) as well as giving a brief description of the history and philosophy behind the workshops. According to the Foreward, "The primary purpose of the workshop is to relate the responsibilities of the teacher to the total needs of the whole child, the whole school, and the whole community. This bulletin is an attempt to interpret the philosophy and purpose of the workshop through recorded facts and activities."
Date: 1945
Creator: Scott, J. Irving E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan. (open access)

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date: 1956
Creator: Walton, W. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days (open access)

The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days

"This reminiscence of a Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the region as the sectional conflict was beginning.”
Date: 1900
Creator: Smithwick, Noah, 1808-1899 & Donaldson, Nanna Smithwick
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2017 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2017

Proceedings of the 53rd regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference.
Date: 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ACEF Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2011 (open access)

The ACEF Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2011

Journal published by the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities "dedicated to the dissemination of research on effective educational practices regarding the planning, design, construction, improvement, operations, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performing educational facilities" (p. 4).
Date: December 2011
Creator: American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ACEF Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, August 2011 (open access)

The ACEF Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, August 2011

Journal published by the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities "dedicated to the dissemination of research on effective educational practices regarding the planning, design, construction, improvement, operations, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performing educational facilities" (p. 4).
Date: August 2011
Creator: American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ACEF Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2012 (open access)

The ACEF Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2012

Journal published by the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities "dedicated to the dissemination of research on effective educational practices regarding the planning, design, construction, improvement, operations, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performing educational facilities" (p. 4).
Date: March 2012
Creator: American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Indian troubles. The most thrilling events in the history of Texas illustrated (open access)

Texas Indian troubles. The most thrilling events in the history of Texas illustrated

Book about conflicts between Native Americans and other settlers in Texas.
Date: 1905
Creator: Bedford, Hilory G.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996 (open access)

Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996

Collection of stories by forty-two local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 1996
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clock and the Storyteller: Memoirs of Shirley Clark (open access)

The Clock and the Storyteller: Memoirs of Shirley Clark

Book of collected autobiographical anecdotes of Shirley Clark about her family and life in Texas as part of a humanities project at Austin College.
Date: 2009
Creator: Clark, Shirley; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remembering School Days (open access)

Remembering School Days

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2005
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
More Texas Family Secrets (open access)

More Texas Family Secrets

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2003
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grinstead's Graphic, Volume 5, Number 6, June 1925 (open access)

Grinstead's Graphic, Volume 5, Number 6, June 1925

Monthly magazine containing human-interest stories, editorials, articles about the Hill Country region of Texas, and fictional stories.
Date: June 1925
Creator: Grinstead, J. E. (Jesse Edward), 1866-1948
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Montague County (open access)

History of Montague County

This book gives a history of Montague County, told through anecdotal accounts covering events that span from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.
Date: 1913
Creator: Potter, Mrs. W. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Footprints of Texas history (open access)

Footprints of Texas history

A book about Texas history.
Date: 1908
Creator: Dill, Minnie G.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. (open access)

Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men.

A narrative by J. Frank Norfleet about a few of his experiences as a Texas rancher.
Date: 1924
Creator: Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Secrets (open access)

Texas Family Secrets

Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 1997
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History