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Roadside Crosses in Contemporary Memorial Culture
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A fifteen-year-old high school cheerleader is killed while driving on a dangerous curve one afternoon. By that night, her classmates have erected a roadside cross decorated with silk flowers, not as a grim warning, but as a loving memorial. In this study of roadside crosses, the first of its kind, Holly Everett presents the history of these unique commemoratives and their relationship to contemporary memorial culture. The meaning of these markers is presented in the words of grieving parents, high school students, public officials, and private individuals whom the author interviewed during her fieldwork in Texas. Everett documents over thirty-five memorial sites with twenty-five photographs representing the wide range of creativity. Examining the complex interplay of politics, culture, and belief, she emphasizes the importance of religious expression in everyday life and analyzes responses to death that this tradition. Roadside crosses are a meeting place for communication, remembrance, and reflection, embodying on-going relationships between the living and the dead. They are a bridge between personal and communal pain–and one of the oldest forms of memorial culture. Scholars in folklore, American studies, cultural geography, cultural/social history, and material culture studies will be especially interested in this study.
Date:
October 15, 2002
Creator:
Everett, Holly
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coffee in the Gourd
Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Scrapbook]
Scrapbook containing historical photos related to the early years of Lutheran Concordia College of Texas. Features images of the school's construction as well as scenes with faculty and students.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Concordia Lutheran College (Austin, Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Album of Photographs Picturing Joel and Emma Shumard]
Photograph album with forty photographs of the friends and family of Joel W. Shumard (1847-1934) and Emma Johnson Shumard (1858-1934) from an Austin, Texas estate.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1917-1927 H-Mc
Travis County direct deed index references deeds recorded from 1917-1927; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date:
1917/1927
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Reverse Index to Deeds 1917-1927 D-G
Travis County reverse deed index references deeds recorded from 1917-1927; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantee.
Date:
1917/1927
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 421 - Mechanics Liens
Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from April 1928 to April 1929. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date:
1928-04/1929-04
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alleyton, Texas: Back Door to the Confederacy
This book contains the history of Alleyton, Texas, which is located in Colorado County. The book includes information about the Alley family, the founding of Alleyton, reminiscences and recollections, as well as the establishment of railroads, local businesses, schools, and churches.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Harrison, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Governor of Texas for a day - June 10, 1972
Program for Barbara Jordan, Governor of Texas, June 10, 1972 from the "Governor for a Day" celebration.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miss Lillie's Guest Book
Guest book from the French Legation Museum (formerly the Republic of Texas French Embassy) containing the signatures of visitors as well as their towns of origin and dates that they visited the museum. There is a photograph of the museum on the front with a caption explaining its origins. Additionally, there is a newspaper clipping pasted into the book before the start of the register from 1924 entitled "The Register At The French Embassy" describing the history of the guest book.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History and Treasures of St. David's Church
This text discusses the history of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas and various important members, in two parts. According to the summary on the book flap: "Part I, a detailed account of the Church's founders and its clergy, is enlivened by incidents both tragic and humorous....Part II gives a description and analysis of most of the Church's treasures, including its quaint stained glass windows."
Date:
1976
Creator:
Tanner, Daisy Barrett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Spirit of Missions
This text discusses St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, focusing on the history of the church in Texas, as well as the music, artwork, and outreach services of the congregation.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Fowler, Beth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Complete Parish Register, for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
Parish register for St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas includes records of parishoners and special events (baptisms, burials, marriages, etc.) as well as persons involved (confirmands, communicants, etc.) and offerings. This volume also contains some documentation written in 1940 regarding church programs and services.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Complete Parish Register, for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
Parish register for St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas includes records of parishoners and special events (baptisms, burials, marriages, etc.) as well as persons involved (confirmands, communicants, etc.) and offerings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Complete Parish Register, for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
Parish register for St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas includes records of parishoners and special events (baptisms, burials, marriages, etc.) as well as persons involved (confirmands, communicants, etc.) and offerings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Complete Parish Register, for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
Parish register for St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas includes records of parishoners and special events (baptisms, burials, marriages, etc.) as well as persons involved (confirmands, communicants, etc.) and offerings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. David's Through The Years
This text discusses the history of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas including descriptions of the building throughout the years and the congregation members who were heavily involved with the church. There are also several appendices: Wardens and Vestrymen; Church School Superintendents; Organists and Choir Directors; World War I Veterans; Men from the Parish Serving in World War II--As of November 1, 1942; and Memorials and Gifts. Index starts on page 87.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elisabet Ney, Sculptor
Biography about the sculptor, Elisabet Ney.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Taylor, Bride Neill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"]
Guidebook created as an accompaniment to an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Tesoros de la Catedral de Saltillo, Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico", which ran from October 18 to December 28, 2002. The guidebook contains information on the both the museum and the exhibit, and includes an in-depth description of the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the exhibition. There are also activities such as trivia quizzes and puzzles that are related to the exhibition included in the book.
Date:
2002
Creator:
Zamora, Herlinda & Johnston, Margaret
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Book: Festival Cinco de Mayo]
Book of community events and advertisements relevant to the Austin, Texas area. In the center, there is a schedule of events in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Some advertisements in the book mention local law firms or services, and others are for political positions.
Date:
1988
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Guide: "Young Latino Artists 11, Juventud Desenfrenada" Exhibition]
Guidebook that complements an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled, "Young Latino Artists 11, Juventud Desenfrenada [Youth Overdrive]". The cover of the guidebook features the title "YLA11" in a triple-lined typeface along with the rest of the title in a rounded uppercase typeface. The title is framed by rounded squares with a different icon in each. The inside cover of the book contains a list of sponsors and contributors along with the dates of the exhibition. The first page reiterates the title and highlights the curator of the exhibition as well as the museum logo. Page three features a "Foreword" introductory passage by the executive director. Pages four through nine details the nature, meaning, and highlights of the exhibition. The rest of the guide primarily consists of profiles of contributing artists. Each artist profile includes the name of the artist as the title, the artist's hometown as a subtitle, a photograph of a highlighted piece of artwork, and a couple of paragraphs of biographical and professional information. There is a "List of Works" at the back of the guidebook along with a list of museum staff and board of directors. The back cover of the guidebook features …
Date:
2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Thirty-First Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1993
Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date:
July 1993
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
System:
The Portal to Texas History