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I Remember When (open access)

I Remember When

Book describing the author's experiences growing up in and around Kerrville, Texas and witnessing the growth and expansion of the town.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Domingues, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bounty of Texas (open access)

The Bounty of Texas

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore (open access)

T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of The Mexican Patriotic Celebrations Held in Kerrville, Texas from 1923-2003. (open access)

The History of The Mexican Patriotic Celebrations Held in Kerrville, Texas from 1923-2003.

Book describing the Mexican-American community in Kerrville, Texas, with a focus on their patriotic celebrations. It includes biographical sketches of relevant families, persons, and committees, clubs, and other organizations, as well as descriptions of celebrations by year and other related events. The book includes compiled supplementary documentation from public records, newspaper articles and photographs.
Date: 2015
Creator: Puig, Robert Guerrero
System: The Portal to Texas History
People on the Windows: The Stained Glass Windows at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville, Texas (open access)

People on the Windows: The Stained Glass Windows at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville, Texas

Book describing the history of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville, focusing largely on the stained glass windows, with other information about church activities and people over time. Index starts on page 103.
Date: 2014
Creator: McComb, J. Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Schools of Hunt, Texas : A Pictorial History 1880s-1980s (open access)

Schools of Hunt, Texas : A Pictorial History 1880s-1980s

A book on the history of schools in Hunt, Texas, featuring photographs of students, faculty, and teachers, ephemeral items, and the schools themselves through the decades..
Date: November 2013
Creator: Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, September 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, September 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855 (open access)

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
West Kerr Current Family Chronicles, Our Families: The Way We Were, Volume 1, 2006 (open access)

West Kerr Current Family Chronicles, Our Families: The Way We Were, Volume 1, 2006

Special edition newspaper from the West Kerr Current of Kerr County, Texas, based on interviews and written by Irene Van Winkle, that details the history of some of the families that contributed to the early pioneering of the area.
Date: 2006
Creator: West Kerr Current
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Birthday Book: Kerrville First United Methodist Church, 1854-2004 (open access)

Our Birthday Book: Kerrville First United Methodist Church, 1854-2004

"The purpose of this book is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the congregation of the Kerrville First United Methodist Church. [...] This book is a collection of many different compositions, stories, recollections, historical records and other items that make the history of this church congregation. It is intended to show who we are and how we have established a Christian community" (p. 3).
Date: September 2004
Creator: Kerrville First United Methodist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Legacy of Faith: The History of Notre Dame Parish, Kerrville, Texas (open access)

A Legacy of Faith: The History of Notre Dame Parish, Kerrville, Texas

A history of the founding of Notre Dame Catholic Parish describing its cultural and religious milieu from the late 1800s. Emphasis is given on Father Henry Kemper's role in founding Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, church and school, and ultimately its closing. The book also has a focus on Kemper's welcoming of Mexican Americans into Notre Dame Church and Notre Dame School.
Date: 2002
Creator: Johnson, R. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation (open access)

Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation

Biographical book about brothers Hal and Charlie Peterson discussing their lives and families, as well as their business dealings which led to the establishment of the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville and the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2000
Creator: Audette, Vicki J. & Graham, J. Tom, 1942-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story (open access)

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

Oral History Interview with David W. Peake, Sr., October 9, 1994

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Acting Sergeant David W. Peake, Sr., regarding his memories of the invasion of Iwo Jima and experiences as a member of the 3st Replacement Battalion, 27th Regiment, 5th Marine Division during the invasion and occupation of Japan.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Peake, David W., Sr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004 (open access)

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
The Bounty of Texas (open access)

The Bounty of Texas

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1990
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1987 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1987

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 4 & 5, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "The Future of the Texas Past: The Society 150 Years Later."
Date: 1988
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas (open access)

The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas

Book describing the history of communities in eastern Kerr County, Texas: "The book is a combination of a brief Texas history, a section from the Kerr County records, and a compilation of family histories and short stories that trace this portion of the county's ancestry" (back cover). Topics include a history of churches, schools and clubs of the area. The index starts on page 234.
Date: 1986
Creator: Witt, Prentice Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerr County Album (open access)

Kerr County Album

Book discussing the history of people and places in Kerr County, Texas. It is organized into several sections: Kerrville and County Communities; Kerr County; What Binds Them Together; Churches of Kerr County; Schools; Medical Institutions; Clubs and Organizations; Life and Living on the Land; Riversides, Hillsides and Countrysides; Military Service Members; Summer Camps; Poems, Rhymes and Verses; Families; Tributes and Memorials; Businesses. Index starts on page 544.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Kerr County Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History of The First Presbyterian Church Kerrville, Texas 1888 - 1980 (open access)

A Brief History of The First Presbyterian Church Kerrville, Texas 1888 - 1980

A binder bound book detailing the history of early faith leaders, especially the role of women, in establishing faith communities in early settlements of Kerrville, Texas during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Date: 1984
Creator: Garrett, Harriet; McBryde, Cleo; Thomas, Freda; Bennett, Lavene; Adams, Mary Ella; Weiss, Florence et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore (open access)

T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date: 1982
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Nichols, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Nichols, October 15, 1977

Interview with John Nichols regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Nichols, John
System: The UNT Digital Library