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[Photograph of the Swedish Free Mission Church Historic Marker]
Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission historical marker at the Swedish Free Mission Church. The marker provides a brief history of the church, as well as an explanation for its change in name during its development.
Date:
July 27, 2015
Creator:
Hargoves, Carolyn
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date:
March 27, 2007
Creator:
Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date:
February 27, 2007
Creator:
Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date:
February 27, 2001
Creator:
Candia, Patti; Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with ranchers George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, including photographs of their cattle and ranch, family photographs, eyewitness accounts of the flood on the Guadalupe River, and a family history handwritten by Ida Holekamp, George Allen Holekamp's aunt.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000
Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000
Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000
Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Doyen, Mary Margaret Hall & Doyen, Glen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Dickerson, February 27, 2000, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former pilot Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, including an article in the Kerrville Daily Times about Dickerson's experience in the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville resident Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, including photographs of family, the house she built with her husband, Temple, celebrations, and a written genealogy.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger Opportunity (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1998
Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date:
October 27, 1998
Creator:
Candia, Patti & Evans, Glynis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998
Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, named Texas Woman of the Century, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reeves talks about her life in Eagle Pass and San Antonio Texas, her education as the only female in her law school class, her career as a high school schoolteacher, and her horseback riding experience at Camp Waldemar. She describes organizing a girls' riding group, called "The Lassos," with whom she performed at the World's Fair in New York in 1938 and Washington D.C. Mrs. Reeves also briefly discusses the sheep ranching she did with her husband, Jack Reeves, the flood of 1928, and the flood of 1932.
Date:
February 27, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, Texas Woman of the Century and riding instructor. Materials include an excerpt of her book, photographs of her family and educational background, riding activities, and teaching experience.
Date:
February 27, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1985
Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date:
September 27, 1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date:
May 27, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 27, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 27, 1981
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date:
May 27, 1981
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Department Ambulance Repair]
Photograph of a Dallas Fire Department ambulance parked facing the inside of a large, fire station garage door. The ambulance is missing its wheels, bumpers, and most of its body around the engine. There is a man working on the front of the ambulance, which is propped up by a large car jack. On the floor surrounding the ambulance are tools, an anvil resting on top of a wooden block, a large tank with hoses, a small tool chest resting on top of a rolling chest, and discarded scrap pieces. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph with the date the photo was taken.
Date:
December 27, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1973
Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1973
Creator:
Walker, Bob
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from Haslet's Carnival]
Newspaper clipping with a photograph of two children in fake crowns; the caption on the bottom reads: "Haslet's Carnival king and queen, Pam Lewallen and Danny Tollett were crowned Saturday night during the annual PTO Halloween Carnival."
Date:
October 27, 1973
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1973
Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 27, 1973
Creator:
Walker, Bob
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1972
Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 27, 1972
Creator:
Walker, Bob
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History