The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 44, Number 1, Winter 2018 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 44, Number 1, Winter 2018

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: February 2018
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 42, Number 3, Fall 2016 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 42, Number 3, Fall 2016

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: September 2016
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2015 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2015

Proceedings of the 51st regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, April 25, 2015 financial statement, and 51st SWFAS symposium business meeting minutes.
Date: 2016
Creator: Katz, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of Texas Archeology and History, Volume 2, 2015 (open access)

Journal of Texas Archeology and History, Volume 2, 2015

Annual, peer-reviewed journal containing research articles related to archeology and history in Texas and surrounding areas -- Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and northern Mexico ("Texas Borderlands").
Date: 2015
Creator: Ahlman, Todd M.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Write Your Life Story (open access)

How to Write Your Life Story

Guide to writing autobiographical stories or family memoirs providing a series of themed prompts and exercises, with a brief example of each type of anecdote.
Date: 2014
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Site brings historic newspapers into modern age (open access)

Site brings historic newspapers into modern age

Newspaper article about the digitization efforts by the UNT Libraries' digital newspaper unit resulting in over one million Texas newspaper pages available freely online at the Portal to Texas History. There is a photograph of Trista Barker in the upper-right corner of the article holding a roll of microfilm in front of her face with a computer, monitor, and Mekel Mach V Microfilm Scanner behind her. There is a partial article on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 17, 2013
Creator: Smith, Diane & Faulkner, Max
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 39, Number 1, Winter 2013 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Volume 39, Number 1, Winter 2013

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: February 2013
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Wartime Wanderings: What I Did in World War II (open access)

Memories of Wartime Wanderings: What I Did in World War II

Personal memoirs of Ann van Wynen Tomas about her time in the U.S. Foreign Service during World War II, serving in South Africa and later at the Dutch Government in Exile, in London.
Date: 2013
Creator: Thomas, Ann van Wynen & Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff] (open access)

[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff]

Newspaper clipping of the obituary for Anne Geise Herff (April 4, 1942 - February 29, 2012), describing activities during her life and various family members, along with information about services to be held March 4 and 5, 2012.
Date: March 4, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Fall & Winter 2012 (open access)

Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Fall & Winter 2012

Catalog of seasonal activities offered by City of Denton Parks and Recreation, including special events, programs, and classes, broken down by age groups.
Date: 2012
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Summer 2012 (open access)

Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Summer 2012

Catalog of seasonal activities offered by City of Denton Parks and Recreation, including special events, programs, and classes, broken down by age groups.
Date: 2012
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Spring & Summer 2010 (open access)

Catalog for City of Denton Parks and Recreation, Spring & Summer 2010

Catalog of seasonal activities offered by City of Denton Parks and Recreation, including special events, programs, and classes, broken down by age groups.
Date: 2010
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth's Huge Deal: Unwinding Westside's Twisted Legend (open access)

Fort Worth's Huge Deal: Unwinding Westside's Twisted Legend

This book discusses Arlington Heights, a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas that was founded in the late 1880s. It includes a history of the area and the development of the neighborhood, broken down by time periods. The preface includes information about the approach and methodology of the authors.
Date: 2010
Creator: Atkinson, Jim & Wood, Judy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe (open access)

Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe

Collection of stand-alone autobiographical anecdotes written by Eleanor Monroe about her family and life in Sherman, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Monroe, Eleanor; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History and Lore of Cleburne and Johnson County, Texas (open access)

History and Lore of Cleburne and Johnson County, Texas

Compilation of newspaper articles and personal reminiscences related to the history of Cleburne and the wider Johnson County area.
Date: 2008
Creator: Watson, John W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Between the Creeks" (open access)

"Between the Creeks"

Compiled transcriptions of newspaper articles written by Gwen Pettit about the local history of Allen, Texas. The articles are organized by topic, including land & prairie, Indians, cattle trails, Republic of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, churches, schools, Sam Bass, late 1800s, Civil War, early 1900s, holiday stories, founding families, early roads, early Lucas, early Fairview, H&TC Railroad, photos & sketches, poems, and other articles.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Pettit, Gwen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2005 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2005

Proceedings of the 41st regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, April 1, 2005 financial statement, and meeting minutes.
Date: 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tom Lovell: Storyteller With a Brush (open access)

Tom Lovell: Storyteller With a Brush

Book describing the history of the Permian Basin region, starting with early inhabitants, based on painted depictions of various historical times by Tom Lovell, including excerpts of correspondence between George Abell and Lovell.
Date: 2005
Creator: Kelton, Elmer
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2004 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2004

Proceedings of the 40th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, April 3, 2004 financial statement, and the meeting minutes for a business meeting.
Date: 2005
Creator: Robertson, Pinky
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
Called to Serve: the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross (open access)

Called to Serve: the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross

This book features the history of the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross, which was chartered in Hereford in 1917, one month after the start of WWI. The history includes year by year summaries, as well as lists of officers and board of directors, correspondence, and financial reports.
Date: 2002
Creator: Miller, Genevieve O.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County History (open access)

Cherokee County History

This volume discusses the history of Cherokee County including its communities, geography, and major events. The statement on the dedication page says: "This book is the story of Cherokee County from its earliest days through its founding and development and the achievements of its people to the present -- its rich heritage from its founders, its lasting contributions to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. This book highlights Cherokee County's place in time" (p. iv). Index starts on page 707.
Date: 2001
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
German Pioneers on the American Frontier: the Wagners in Texas and Illinois (open access)

German Pioneers on the American Frontier: the Wagners in Texas and Illinois

A case study of two brothers, Julius and Wilhelm Wagner, who immigrated to the United States from Baden, Germany. Julius immigrated as part of an early communist group, the "Darmstädters" or "Forty," who established the utopian settlement of Bettina in 1847. His anti-slavery beliefs forced Julius to Mexico during the Civil War, but he returned to Texas after the war. His older brother Wilhelm fled Germany in 1851 as a result of his liberal political beliefs and settled in Texas. He founded a German-language newspaper when he moved to Freeport, Illinois.
Date: 2001
Creator: Reichstein, Andreas V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
McFaddin-Ward House (open access)

McFaddin-Ward House

Booklet detailing the history of the McFaddin-Ward House and its inhabitants, as well as their families.
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History