[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes]

Certificate documenting that Ms. Lily Holmes has been a member of St. John's Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is now moving to Dallas. Text near the bottom of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: June 28, 1888
Creator: Moore, Melville M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Communicant Register: 1958-1964] (open access)

[Communicant Register: 1958-1964]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for communicants at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 4.
Date: 1958/1964
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1898-1918] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1898-1918]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for baptisms, communicants, confirmands, marriages, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records start on page 2.
Date: 1898/1918
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1889-1898] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1889-1898]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for families, baptisms, communicants, confirmands, marriages, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records start on page 18.
Date: 1889/1898
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1877-1889] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1877-1889]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for baptisms, communicants, confirmands, marriages, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records start on page 110.
Date: 1877/1889
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1852-1877] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1852-1877]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for baptisms, confirmands, marriages, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records start on page 42.
Date: 1852/1877
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1918-1953] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1918-1953]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for baptisms, communicants, confirmands, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 2.
Date: 1918/1953
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Membership Certificate for Georgie Traithorn] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Georgie Traithorn]

Certificate documenting that Mrs. Georgie L. Traithorn has been a member of St. Luke's Church in Denison, and is now moving to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Text on the back of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: October 2, 1895
Creator: Gibble, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, September 28, 1976] (open access)

[Letter to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, September 28, 1976]

Letter sent to Rev. Deão at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas from Mr. Nosso in Brazil updating records for Michelle Ratlif, who was baptized at St. Matthew's in 1964. It documents personal details for Ms. Ratlif -- born September 20, 1953, the daughter of James See Ratlif and Billie Jean Carmean -- and certifies that Ms. Ratlif married Antônio Mario da Silva on September 20, 1976 in Brazil at the Paroquia Coração de Maria, with a citation for the page in the church register documenting the marriage.
Date: September 28, 1976
Creator: Nosso
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Burial Register: 1953] (open access)

[Burial Register: 1953]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 4.
Date: 1953
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage Register: 1929-1946] (open access)

[Marriage Register: 1929-1946]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for marriages at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 2.
Date: 1929/1946
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confirmation Register: 1947-1980] (open access)

[Confirmation Register: 1947-1980]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for confirmands at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 4.
Date: 1947/1980
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage Register: 1918-1929] (open access)

[Marriage Register: 1918-1929]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for marriages at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records of marriages start on page 32.
Date: 1918/1929
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Communicant Register: 1946-1957] (open access)

[Communicant Register: 1946-1957]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for communicants at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 4.
Date: 1946/1957
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage Register: 1946-1959] (open access)

[Marriage Register: 1946-1959]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for marriages at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 6.
Date: 1946/1959
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Membership Certificate for Julie Black] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Julie Black]

Certificate documenting that Mrs. Julie E. Black has been a member of St. Luke's Church in Denison, and is now moving to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Text on the back of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: October 2, 1895
Creator: Gibble, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley]

Personal statements of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from the Fuling Social Welfare Institute in Chongqing Province. Delaney's statement discusses her interests, family pets, and dealing with bullies. Darrell and Betsey's statement describes how they arrived at the decision to adopt from China and their efforts to involve Delaney in Chinese cultural activities. There is a photo of the Isley family on the third page of the statement.
Date: 2016~
Creator: Isley, Delaney; Isley, Darrell & Isley, Betsey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington]

Personal statement of Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Emi discusses her ambivalence toward visiting China and Diane speaks about the reactions she receives from other people when her and Emi are together in public. There is a photo of Diane and Emi on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Darrell and Betsey Isley] transcript

[Oral History with Darrell and Betsey Isley]

Oral history with Darrell and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from Chongqing Province, discussing their decision to adopt from China and the adoption process. They also speak about their efforts to connect their daughter to other Chinese adoptees and Chinese culture.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Isley, Darrell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington] transcript

[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington]

Interview with Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Diane shares how she arrived at her decision to adopt from China and speaks about their family dynamic. Both Emi and Diane share their feelings about the public reactions to them together. Emi also speaks about her feelings on visiting China or searching for her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle] transcript

[Oral History with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle]

Oral history interview with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. They speak about how they made the decision to adopt from China and the trip to get their daughter, Greta. They discuss the information they know about Greta's birth family and their thoughts on the lack of information regarding Greta's early life. They also speak about the challenges of raising a Chinese daughter in the United States and the issues of identity regarding race.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld] transcript

[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld]

Interview with Greta Wohlfeld regarding her adoption from Jiangxi Province, China. She speaks about her involvement in Chinese cultural activities and shares what she knows about her adoption.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Wohlfeld, Greta
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Delaney Isley] transcript

[Interview With Delaney Isley]

Narrative history of Delaney Isley regarding her adoption Chongqing, China, discussing her school and life in Texas. She speaks about the annoying questions she receives about her family and adoption, and how she deals with the comments about her ethnicity or family. She also shares her thoughts on visiting China and her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Isley, Delaney
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1984] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1984]

Paper containing information about the Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop. The topic is "The Genealogist and the Religious Transformation of the South 1750-1850" and the guest speaker is Mary E. Quinlivan. There is a handwritten note on the form reading "This was folded into the April 1984 Newsletter to correct omission Paragraph 2[..]."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History