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Oral History Interview with Andrew Joseph Brenner, Sr., November 3, 2009

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Interview with Joseph Andrew Brenner Sr., Hungarian-American immigrant to Weatherford, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Brenner's personal experiences of childhood and education in Budapest, Hungary, having a career as a tool and die machinist, the involvement with his brothers in anti-Soviet and anti-Communist resistance movements, being captured by Hungarian political police and subsequent torture, his sentence in a Soviet work camp, escaping across the Austrian border, and coping with memories of torture. Additionally, Brenner discusses his father's service in the German Luftwaffe, memories of the Soviet Army entering Budapest in 1945, immigrating to the U.S., settling in Weatherford, his efforts to maintain connections with family in Hungary, and the process of earning his citizenship. The interview includes an appendix with photographs.
Date: November 3, 2009
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Brenner, Joseph Andrew, Sr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eleonore Greenfield, November 2, 2009

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Interview with Eleonore Greenfield, Germany-born immigrant to Weatherford, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Greenfield's personal experiences of childhood and education in Germany, escaping to Berlin from the Soviet army, and again to Bavaria, and marriage to an America GI. Greenfield also discusses her family's experiences with occupying U.S. Army forces, the decision to settle in Weatherford, the struggle to pass on German language and culture to her children and grandchildren, and her family history. The interview includes an appendix with photographs.
Date: November 2, 2009
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Greenfield, Eleonore
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Parker burglary bust] captions transcript

[News Clip: Parker burglary bust]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 10, 2009, 3:25 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Parker burglary bust] captions transcript

[News Clip: Parker burglary bust]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 10, 2009, 3:25 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip:  Parker county robberies] captions transcript

[News Clip: Parker county robberies]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 9, 2009, 7:09 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Parker county robberies] captions transcript

[News Clip: Parker county robberies]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 9, 2009, 7:10 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Weatherford 12-Inch Sewer Pipeline Route, Parker County, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Weatherford 12-Inch Sewer Pipeline Route, Parker County, Texas

Results of field and archaeological investigations along with recommendations concerning proposed sewer pipeline.
Date: 2008
Creator: AR Consultants
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Weatherford College Fire Academy Patch]

Patch from the Weatherford College Fire Academy. The rectangular patch has a black background and oxblood red edging. "Weatherford College Fire Academy" is written in yellow along the top and bottom edges. In the center of the patch is a Florian Cross with red points, a braided yellow and blue central circle, and an image of Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Malley, Steve
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3992, Chapter 947 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3992, Chapter 947

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the county courts at law in Parker County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3993, Chapter 785 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3993, Chapter 785

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the compensation of the members of the juvenile board of Parker County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey within the City of Azle's Central Park (open access)

Archaeological Survey within the City of Azle's Central Park

An archaeological survey within the central park of the City of Azle for the proposed construction of two soccer fields, two basketball courts, a parking lot, and a narrow trail.
Date: June 7, 2007
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Combined Statistical Area

Map showing the area of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Combined Statistical Area for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2007 economic census.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Hood County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Hood County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Jack County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Jack County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Johnson County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Johnson County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Palo Pinto County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Palo Pinto County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Parker County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Parker County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Tarrant County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Tarrant County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Wise County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Wise County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Survey for Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company's Coalson #3H-5H Well Pad Sites and Associated Pipeline Route Park County, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Survey for Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company's Coalson #3H-5H Well Pad Sites and Associated Pipeline Route Park County, Texas

Archaeological survey results of proposed pad well sites, access roads, and pipeline routes in Parker County, Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: AR Consultants
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial and statue, Parker County

Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Parker County, Texas. It is a statue of a man in uniform holding a rifle. It reads "In honor of the United Confederate Veterans of Parker County, 1861-1865" on the base of the statue.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Parker County C. S. A.

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County C. S. A. Part of a colonial grant to S. M. Williams and Stephen F. Austin, father of Texas, but with no permanent settlers before 1850, this county was created in 1855 and named for Isaac Parker, its legislative sponsor. By 1860 it had 4,213 people and in 1861 its voters favored secession 535 to 61. Oliver Loving, a settler, was an official stock raiser, furnishing beef to the Confederacy in the Civil War. He and 18 other men organized a full-time patrol against the frequent, bloody Indian raids. Citizens of adjacent counties took refuge here. In 1864 three local men were charged with treason. One admitted inviting Federal General J. G. Blunt to come from the Cherokee nation and give Parker County protection from the Indians. General John R. Baylor, a local rancher, was an officer in the Arizona-New Mexico campaign to make the Confederacy an ocean-to-ocean nation, and after victories there became Governor of Arizona. He was in the Confederate Congress from 1863 to 1865. Parker County sent the Confederate army nine companies. Its Company E, 19th Texas Cavalry, served in Parsons' Brigade--which fought over 20 …
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Parker County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County Courthouse. Scene of many noted trials. Built 1884-1886. Cost $55,555.55. Fourth courthouse in history of county, organized 1856. An oak on Ft. Belknap Road was Court site that year. In this building practiced S. W. T. Lanham, who was Governor of Texas 1902-1906. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964."
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mural in Weatherford - Parker County Peach Festival, July 8, 2006

Mural in Weatherford - "Parker County Peach Festival, July 8, 2006", near the courthouse square.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History