The society solicits unpublished Collin County related material. Emphasis is placed on source material, such as: Bible records, church and lodge records, cemetery and funeral home records, military records, newspaper clippings, obituaries, old letters, maps, and diaries as well as school, tax, voter, and jury lists.

The society solicits unpublished Collin County related material. Emphasis is placed on source material, such as: Bible records, church and lodge records, cemetery and funeral home records, military records, newspaper clippings, obituaries, old letters, maps, and diaries as well as school, tax, voter, and jury lists. Indexes begin on page 108.

The society solicits unpublished Collin County related material. Emphasis is placed on source material, such as: Bible records, Church and Lodge records, Cemetery and Funeral Home records, Military records, Newspaper clippings, obituaries, old letters, maps and diaries, school, tax, voter and jury lists.

Spreadsheet index of personal and family names found in the compiled transcriptions of newspaper articles written by Gwen Pettit about the local history of Allen, Texas.

Weekly newspaper from Allen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

This is a work of local history examining the course of Reconstruction in Collin County, Texas. National and state level surveys of Reconstruction often overlook the experiences of communities in favor of simpler, broader narratives. The work proceeds chronologically, beginning with the close of the Civil War, and tells the story of Collin County as national Reconstruction progressed and relies on works of professional and non-academic historians, oral histories, census data, and newspapers to present a coherent picture of local life, work, and politics. The results exemplify the value of local history, as local conditions influenced the course of events in Collin County as much as those in Austin and Washington D.C. The story of Reconstruction in Collin County is one of anomalous political views resulting from geographical exclusion from the cotton culture of Texas followed by a steady convergence. As Reconstruction progressed, Collin County began to show solidarity with more solidly conservative Texas Counties. The arrival of railroads allowed farmers to move from subsistence agriculture to cash crop production. This further altered local attitudes toward government, labor, voting rights, and education for Freedmen. By the end of Reconstruction, Collin County had all but abandoned their contrarian social and political …

Weekly newspaper from Celina, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Allen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Allen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Allen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.