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
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
Remembering School Days (open access)

Remembering School Days

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2005
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
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
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
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
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