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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 22 June 1875 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 22 June 1875

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: June 22, 1875
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850] (open access)

[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, expressing anti-war sentiment
Date: August 22, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Mold Board. (open access)

Plow Mold Board.

Patent for a new and improved plow mold board. This design "consists of a circular roll arranged in the mold-board near the point and covered with belting, which, in the forward movement of the plow, is revolved and carries the earth backward on an endless belt passing around rollers journaled in the end of transverse slots made in the mold-board, whereby, in the forward movement of the plow, the belt is revolved and the friction of the earth on the mold-board decreased and the plow scoured" (lines 17-28).
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Dahlman, Carl Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Montgomery Journal Supplement (Montgomery, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 22, 1880 (open access)

Montgomery Journal Supplement (Montgomery, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 22, 1880

Supplement to The Montgomery Journal from Montgomery, Texas that includes the Collector's Sale of Lands for Taxes.
Date: May 22, 1880
Creator: Ashe, R. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1897 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1897
Creator: Jones, H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroying Machine. (open access)

Insect-Destroying Machine.

Patent for improvements in insect-destroying machines to remove and destroy the boll-weevil of cotton plants by “gathering the branches of the plant into position to be effectively operated upon by a revolving brush which sweeps the weevils from the plant into a box carried by the machine without injury to the cotton plants.” (Lines 25 -30)
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Dyer, Charles V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1911 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1913 (open access)

The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 22, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1912 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1923 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 1923
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1916 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 1916
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1920
Creator: Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1919
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1912 (open access)

The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1921 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1921

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 22, 1921
Creator: Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1922 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1922

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1922
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1921 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1921

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 22, 1921
Creator: Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1922 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1922

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1922
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmie Shaw on July 22, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jimmie Shaw on July 22, 2016.

Ms. Shaw was born and raised in Willis, Texas. Shaw described her experiences with racism and Jim Crow discrimination. Shaw discussed one surprising impact of racism in Willis, she was fearful of Halloween. During Halloween in Willis, white youth would throw things at Ms. Shaw's house. A great aunt of Shaw was able to live in the white part of Willis while a uncle of Shaw became the first Black person to vote in the Willis/Conroe area. The first time he was able to vote was when he was elderly in the mid-twentieth century. Shaw also discussed difficulties in the workplace in Conroe.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Howard, Jasmine & Shaw , Jimmie
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History