Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's (open access)

Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's

Compilation of articles published during 1955 in The Waco-Times Herald, written by Nanine Simmons about the history of Mexia, Texas and focusing on the oil boom in the 1920s. The author includes a preface regarding the sources of her information and editorial notes for some of the articles to provide more context.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Simmons, Nanine
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Twelfth Annual Meeting, 2008 (open access)

Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Twelfth Annual Meeting, 2008

Program for the 112th annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, held in Corpus Christi, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Store (open access)

The Store

Book created by the Head family of Johnson County, Texas to document family stories and memories. A note inside indicates some names have been changed as are indicated by *. Head Grocery opened in 1926 and closed in 1970.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Head, Marla Bernstein
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loblolly Book of Baseball (open access)

Loblolly Book of Baseball

Book containing biographical sketches of famous baseball players from Panola County, Texas: Don Clinton, Victor Frasier, Jacke Davis, Bob Allen, Douglas Ault, Jonathan Perlman, David Lowery, Robert Ellis, Tom Harkrider, Mark Brandenburg, Todd Haney, J.J. Munoz, and Kip Harkrider.
Date: March 1997
Creator: King, Lincoln & Hazelwood, Beth
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History