The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

Text about Plano, Texas attractions that was published in the "Essentials" section of an August 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.

Text for an article about Plano, Texas that was published in the August 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Photograph of two women standing together and posing for their portrait together, the woman on the left is event manager Janie Bush wearing a blue Lone Star Ride t-shirt, and the woman on the right is wearing a Lone Star Ride cyclist shirt.

Photograph of two individuals seated in fold-out chairs and looking as their picture is taken. The two men are relaxing and seen eating chips from the chip bags in their hands.

Cards with route directions for the 2004 LSR. The route totals 78.9 miles. The cards detail mileage and turning directions with street and highway information in order of pit stop locations which are highlighted and bolded.

Photograph of Kelly Barnett (left) at pit 4 (day 2) in Murphy. Kelly is seen sitting in a black lattice patio chair wearing a black bandana with a lemon pattern talking to other riders. Motorcycles and vans are parked around the area on the street and in the grass.

Article about grave dedication for John Abston, the only known Revolutionary War soldier buried in Collin County.

Photograph of John Abston's headstone at Abston Cemetery. The headstone reads, "In Memory of John Abston." A symbol has been engraved into the top of the headstone; the symbol says, "A soldier of the American Revolution." A wreath has been placed in front of the stone, with a red, white and blue ribbon tied into the shape of a bow.

Photograph of a member of the TXSSAR Color Guard playing bagpipes at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. He is walking to the right of the camera, wearing a traditional bagpipe uniform.

Photograph of members of the TXSSAR and DAR at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. One man and three women are posing for the camera in the center of the photograph. The man is wearing a Color Guard uniform and holding a wreath. Another group is standing behind them on the right side of the photograph. On the left side of the photograph, members of the TXSSAR Color Guard can be seen standing with flags.

Photograph of two women posing with a TXSSAR Color Guard coat at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are holding the coat up in front of them. A member of the Color Guard can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph, holding a flag.

Photograph of members of the TXSSAR and DAR at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. One man and three women are standing in front of Abston's grave, looking at his headstone on the right side of the photograph. A larger group can be seen standing in the background of the photograph, facing the camera. Some of the women are taking pictures.

Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard performing at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. They are all in uniform, walking to the left of the camera. A man is playing bagpipes in the front of the group. Three men toward the back of the group are holding flags in the air.

Photograph of a group of people lined up next to John Abston's grave during a ceremony. On the left side of the photograph, two women are standing, looking to the right of the camera. Five men are standing on the right side of the photograph. Three are wearing TXSSAR Color Guard uniforms. Two men are looking down at sheets of paper in their hands. John Abston's headstone can be seen at the bottom of the photograph.

Photograph of members of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. They are all in uniform, standing side by side and facing the camera. A gazebo can be seen behind them.

Photograph of three members of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. The two men on the left side of the photograph are facing each other and appear to be talking. On the right side of the photograph, the third man is looking off to the right of the camera and smiling. They are all in uniform. Headstones can be seen behind them.

Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard performing at a graveside ceremony for John Abston. They are all in uniform, walking toward the camera on a curved sidewalk. A man is playing bagpipes in the front of the group. Further back, several men can be seen holding flags in the air.

Photograph of two women holding a blue piece of fabric with the words "Collin County SAR" during a graveside ceremony for John Abston. Members of the TXSSAR and DAR can be seen standing in the background, facing the camera.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.