Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998

Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Kennard House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Kennard House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Kennard House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: June 6, 1967
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Charles T. Rather House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Charles T. Rather House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Charles T. Rather House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Brown House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Brown House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Brown House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: June 24, 1963
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History