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The Family History of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen (open access)

The Family History of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen

Family genealogy tracing the descendants of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen who immigrated from Denmark and settled in Danevang, Texas around 1904. The table of contents lists: Tusind Tak, History, Register Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, Kinship Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, and an index (starting on page 37). Documentation also includes immigration records for family members with a photocopy of the original manifest, and photographs from several generations.
Date: February 5, 2005
Creator: Ingvardsen, Gary Allen & Flagg, Irene Hansen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Fernandez, Acencion
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Fernandez, Acencion
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region 2 Report (open access)

Region 2 Report

Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 523, Chapter 15 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 523, Chapter 15

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center pilot program.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1537, Chapter 238 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1537, Chapter 238

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
Date: May 27, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1599, Chapter 581 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1599, Chapter 581

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certain conservation and reclamation districts' use of money received under a contract with a municipality.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1800, Chapter 432 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1800, Chapter 432

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 60; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1801, Chapter 433 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1801, Chapter 433

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1802, Chapter 434 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1802, Chapter 434

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 62; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1803, Chapter 435 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1803, Chapter 435

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 63; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1804, Chapter 436 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1804, Chapter 436

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 64; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1805, Chapter 437 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1805, Chapter 437

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Management District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1807, Chapter 439 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1807, Chapter 439

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the power and duties of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1864, Chapter 456 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1864, Chapter 456

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 51, including powers related to the construction, maintenance, operation, and financing of roads or turnpikes.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1865, Chapter 457 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1865, Chapter 457

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 53; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1866, Chapter 458 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1866, Chapter 458

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Dickinson Management District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1882, Chapter 461 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1882, Chapter 461

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 67; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Best-Lucas House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Best-Lucas House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Best-Lucas House, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: September 29, 2005
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial, Galveston County

Photograph of Galveston County Confederate Memorial outside the Galveston County Courthouse. It is a statue of a man carrying a rolled up flag on his shoulder. There is a mourning dove perched at the top of the statue.
Date: October 29, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eaton Memorial Chapel, Galveston

Photograph of the Eaton Memorial Chapel in Galveston. There are palm trees growing in front of the chapel, and cars parked at the curb.
Date: October 29, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eaton Memorial Chapel, Galveston, window detail

Photograph of a detail of a window at the Eaton Memorial Chapel in Galveston.
Date: October 29, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat, a ride on the Ray Stoker Jr.

Photograph of a ride on the Ray Stoker Jr., a Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat.
Date: October 29, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat, Ray Stoker Jr.

Photograph of a Galveston-Bolivar Ferryboat, the Ray Stoker Jr., unloading in Galveston.
Date: October 29, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History