Resource Type
Partner
Collection
Texas History Collection
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
6
Texas Cultures Online
6
Texas Folklore Society Publications
4
Texas State Publications
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
3
Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma
2
Texas County Inventories
1
Texas Soil Surveys
1
Rare Book and Texana Collections
1
Country
States
Counties
Decade
Language
32 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
32
next
[Maria-Martha Verein Ledger, Volume 7, 1950-1963]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. It includes lists of donations and expenditures.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recollections of Boerne and Kendall County
A book of histories, stories, documents, images, letters, and lists relevant to Kendall County's growth and development. The contents focus on the people, geography, and topography of the area. The book also features accounts from eyewitnesses and experts.
Date:
1949/1999
Creator:
Gray, Edith A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Ledger, Volume 3, 1950-1963]
Records of statutes, minutes, and expenses of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. The records also contains several loose receipts and pieces of paper noting expenses.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for 69th Texas Saengerfest, October 8-9, 1960]
Program for the 69th Texas Saengerfest, held by Boerne Gesang Verein, October 8-9, 1960, in Boerne, Texas. Includes a list of the events being held, names of performers, advertisements by sponsors, and articles written in German.
Date:
1960-10~
Creator:
Boerne Gesang Verein
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 4, 1964-1982]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. It includes a text of the group's 1956 bylaws, several loose pages of minutes, and receipts.
Date:
October 4, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Ledger, 1975]
Records of a lunch service related to members of the Maria-Martha Verein civic group in Comfort, Texas. It includes a lists of names divided by gender, food items, and lunch reservations.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Images of Boerne and Kendall County, Texas, Revised Edition
A book of images and photographs of significant people and places in Boerne, Texas and the surrounding Kendall County Area. Includes the histories of the people, organizations, places, scenery, and documents relevant to the the town. Also included are interviews with people from Boerne.
Date:
1980/1998
Creator:
Perry, Garland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Kendall County Courthouse, Boerne, Texas
Inventory of records of Kendall County housed in the Kendall County Courthouse in Boerne, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk: as Secretary for Commissioners Court, County Clerk: as Recorder, County Clerk: as Reporter for County Court, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, and County Auditor.
Date:
1981
Creator:
Riney, James E.; Fortin, Maurice G.; Clarke, Joe K. & Marmion, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Kendall County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Kendall County, Texas.
Date:
1981
Creator:
Dittemore, William H. & Hensell, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Family History of Martin and Carolina Echtle
History of the Echtle family including family tree listings for each of the surviving (2nd-generation) children, notes about the Echtle family reunions, and a narrative reflecting on the family's history in the U.S., which celebrated a 100th anniversary in 1982.
Date:
July 1982
Creator:
Echtle, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maria-Martha Verein Minutes from November 1, 1982-October 1, 1990
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. There is a newspaper clipping in the back of the book that contains a poem titled "Song of the Lazy Farmer."
Date:
November 1, 1982
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rivers, Ranches, Railroads, & Recreation
Book discussing the history of Kendall County, Texas including the physical geography of the area and the history of the people living there focusing on the geography of the towns, and family structures. Also includes tributes to prominent people, organizations, and businesses in Kendall County. Index starts on page 268.
Date:
1984
Creator:
Kendall County Historical Commission
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Toys and Games
Collected information about popular toys and games relevant to the state of Texas, including folk toys, folk games, sports, dances, songs and other recreations. The index of contributors begins on page 245 and the index of toys and games begins on page 249.
Date:
1989
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 6, 1990-1996]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. It describes the society's events and contains club rosters.
Date:
November 5, 1990
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An American Saga: William George Hughes, 1859-1902
Biographical account of William George Hughes including his immigration from Britain, how he learned the ranching industry, and how he ran a successful sheep and horse ranching operation in Kendall County. The text is based on letters, interviews, newspaper articles, and other sources. Index starts on page 241.
Date:
1994
Creator:
Perry, Garland A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004
Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date:
June 2, 1994
Creator:
Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Comfort Christmas
Book about the history of Christmas in Comfort, Texas and the influence of "German, English and Hispanic cultures" on Christmas celebrations (p. 3). The book includes recipes for German Sweet potato salad, deer sausage, carne guisada con mole, and buneulos, as well as bread, rice and cookies.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Bohnert, Paula & Bohnert, Hannah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story
Book containing information about the Civil War in Texas, including the story of the Nueces Massacre and oral histories from individuals living in Texas during the Civil War. The index begins on page 64.
Date:
1997
Creator:
Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
As Texas As It Gets
A book that covers the Texas life of Bob Ramsey.
Date:
1999
Creator:
Ramsey, Robert Ray & McDonald, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journey To Boerne, 4th Printing
Booklet of the history of Boerne, Texas, including its founding members' immigration to the area and the development of Kendall County. The inside cover of the booklet has a road map of the area surrounding Boerne, Texas.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Edmonds, Bettie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855
Book containing a detailed family history for the Seidensticker family, who immigrated to Comfort, Texas from Germany in 1855. This book was compiled for the 2007 Seidensticker family reunion.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comfort Women in Comfort History
Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date:
2008
Creator:
Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History