Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."

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 …

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

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

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

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

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

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

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 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 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 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 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 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.