Growing up in Texas (open access)

Growing up in Texas

Memoir written by Annie Margaret Rankin Warner and Virginia "Jenny" Louise Rankin Marshall of stories on growing up in West Texas from 1866-1995.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rankin Warner, Annie Margaret & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plane Landing on Lake

Copy negative of a plane landing on a lake identified as Medina Lake; the pilot is identified as DePinedo. Text below the photograph says "59-DePinedo Landing on Medina Lake (0-467G-22)(March-1927)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 23, Number 6, May 1963 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 23, Number 6, May 1963

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1963
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history (open access)

Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history

A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Date: 1922
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Old Buck Ranch] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Old Buck Ranch]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Old Buck Ranch, in Bandera County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1966
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Old Huffmeyer Store] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Old Huffmeyer Store]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Old Huffmeyer Store, in Bandera, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: July 19, 1967
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Schmidtke-Callahan House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Schmidtke-Callahan House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Schmidtke-Callahan House, in Bandera, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: September 30, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Spettel Riverside House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Spettel Riverside House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Spettel Riverside House, in Lakehills, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: St. Stanislaus Convent and First Catholic School] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: St. Stanislaus Convent and First Catholic School]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the St. Stanislaus Convent and First Catholic School, in Bandera, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, [miscellaneous documents], and photographs.
Date: 1975
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10

Inventory of records of Bandera County housed in the Bandera County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with an extensive historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). References laws naming Bandera County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998

Interview with Matias Garcia Rodriguez, the reverend for Calvary Baptist Church, from Kerrville, Texas. Rev. Rodriguez discusses the history of Mexico as it relates to Texan history, including stories about his great-grandfather, Jose Policarpo "Polly" Rodriguez, an early pioneer of the Texas Hill Country. He goes through his own family history, family stories, his service in WWII, his education, and the people and places in Kerrville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Rector, William & Rodriguez, Matias Garcia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas (open access)

Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas

Travel guide for the various cultural and historical sites along the Texas Hill Country Trail in Central Texas.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998

Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, named Texas Woman of the Century, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reeves talks about her life in Eagle Pass and San Antonio Texas, her education as the only female in her law school class, her career as a high school schoolteacher, and her horseback riding experience at Camp Waldemar. She describes organizing a girls' riding group, called "The Lassos," with whom she performed at the World's Fair in New York in 1938 and Washington D.C. Mrs. Reeves also briefly discusses the sheep ranching she did with her husband, Jack Reeves, the flood of 1928, and the flood of 1932.
Date: February 27, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Reagan, August 28, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Reagan, August 28, 2001

Interview with Robert Reagan and his wife, Dalene Comparette Reagan, a couple with strong local historical family roots, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reagan delves into the history of Kerrville Telephone Company, which was co-founded by her great-grandfather, Dale Comparette. Mr. Reagan discusses his family history, including his connection to Admiral Chester Nimitz. The couple also talk about their childhood memories of Kerrville while it was still a small town.
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Reagan, Robert & Reagan, Dalene Comparette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 1951 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 1951

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 13, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1950 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1950

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1950 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1950

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 6, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country (open access)

The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country

Compilation of lore and legends based throughout rural Texas Hill Country, grouped into sections covering the Bandera, and Fredericksburg areas, as well as Romantic, Contemporary and Mexican Lore.
Date: 1975
Creator: Campion, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lyman Wight Colony in Texas, Came to Bandera in 1854 (open access)

The Lyman Wight Colony in Texas, Came to Bandera in 1854

This booklet gives an overview of the life of Lyman Wight, his family, and, in particular, the religious colony that he helped to establish and lead in Bandera, Texas. The text includes letters written to and from Lyman Wight, diary entries of his son-in-law (Spencer Smith), and minutes from meetings held by council leaders.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin (John Marvin), 1880-1957
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1964 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1964

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 19, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1950 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1950

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 7, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1963 (open access)

The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1963

Weekly newspaper from Bandera, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 6, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History