Footsteps Across The Years (open access)

Footsteps Across The Years

Compilation of historical information about events happening in and around Kerrville, Texas, coinciding with national events or historical periods. It includes a list, at the end, of persons or families that moved to Kerrville before 1925 and still had descendants living in the county at the time of publication.
Date: March 1976
Creator: Furman, Elizabeth
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hill Country Boy (open access)

Hill Country Boy

A book containing articles written by Herbert E. Oehler for the Kerrville Daily Times. The articles are dated from November 1972 to July 1974.
Date: 1976
Creator: Oehler, Herbert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation (open access)

Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation

Biographical book about brothers Hal and Charlie Peterson discussing their lives and families, as well as their business dealings which led to the establishment of the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville and the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2000
Creator: Audette, Vicki J. & Graham, J. Tom, 1942-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Legacy of Faith: The History of Notre Dame Parish, Kerrville, Texas (open access)

A Legacy of Faith: The History of Notre Dame Parish, Kerrville, Texas

A history of the founding of Notre Dame Catholic Parish describing its cultural and religious milieu from the late 1800s. Emphasis is given on Father Henry Kemper's role in founding Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, church and school, and ultimately its closing. The book also has a focus on Kemper's welcoming of Mexican Americans into Notre Dame Church and Notre Dame School.
Date: 2002
Creator: Johnson, R. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000

Interview with Don Eugene Lock, a rancher and pressman from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on ranches, working for the Mountain Sun newspaper for 35 years, and eventually owning his own ranch.
Date: September 14, 2000
Creator: Lock, Don Eugene; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Reminiscences of My Youth and Other Catastrophies (open access)

Reminiscences of My Youth and Other Catastrophies

A book containing accounts about life for the residents of Kerrville,Texas in the early 20th century, as told from the author's own early life experiences.
Date: 1975
Creator: Doyle, Merrill D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Birthday Book: Kerrville First United Methodist Church, 1854-2004 (open access)

Our Birthday Book: Kerrville First United Methodist Church, 1854-2004

"The purpose of this book is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the congregation of the Kerrville First United Methodist Church. [...] This book is a collection of many different compositions, stories, recollections, historical records and other items that make the history of this church congregation. It is intended to show who we are and how we have established a Christian community" (p. 3).
Date: September 2004
Creator: Kerrville First United Methodist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
As Texas As It Gets (open access)

As Texas As It Gets

A book that covers the Texas life of Bob Ramsey.
Date: 1999
Creator: Ramsey, Robert Ray & McDonald, Mark
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999 captions transcript

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

Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up on a ranch, experiencing the Great Depression, and earning the titles of "Citizen of the Year" and "Woman of the Year."
Date: August 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle Barton
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History