Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Book describing various tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes information on: the tribes' locations; dress and ornaments; tattooing; arts and industries; economic life; medicine; birth, education, and the division of labor; games; etiquette; marriage; social organization; feasts; war; funeral ceremonies; religions; and origin of the tribe.
Date: 1911
Creator: Swanton, John Reed
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910 (open access)

Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910

This book describes the ceremonies and processes involved in moving Austin's remains and includes the relevant formal decisions by the Texas State Legislature.
Date: 1911
Creator: Bryan, Guy M., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 3, January 1911 (open access)

Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 3, January 1911

Issue of the Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly which contains articles discussing the association's activities, biographical sketches, and historical essays. Contents of this issue:History of Texas Conference; Old Seguin Church; Some Burial Places; The Disturbance in Texas; Soule University.
Date: January 1911
Creator: Cody, C. C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History