Serial/Series Title

Captain Charles Schreiner, Father of The Hill Country (open access)

Captain Charles Schreiner, Father of The Hill Country

A biographical piece that covers the life of Captain Charles Schreiner. It has been published in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Captain Schreiner's birth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bowlin, Michael
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple Dancing]

Photograph of and older couple dancing at an event. The woman is wearing a yellow patterned dress and the man is wearing a bolo tie and their arms are interlocked.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five People With a Car]

Photograph of five people, two women and three men, standing in front of a car. The women are wearing dresses with long skirts and there is a suitcase on the ground in front of one of the women. The car has a canvas top with open sides and appears to be an early 20th century model.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Footsteps Across The Years (open access)

Footsteps Across The Years

Compilation of historical information about events happening in and around Kerrville, Texas, coinciding with national events or historical periods. It includes a list, at the end, of persons or families that moved to Kerrville before 1925 and still had descendants living in the county at the time of publication.
Date: March 1976
Creator: Furman, Elizabeth
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of a Store]

Photograh of the interior of a store, possibly a pharmacy. There is a man standing at the counter, in front of a wall lined with shelves containing glass bottles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country (open access)

The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country

Compilation of lore and legends based throughout rural Texas Hill Country, grouped into sections covering the Bandera, and Fredericksburg areas, as well as Romantic, Contemporary and Mexican Lore.
Date: 1975
Creator: Campion, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Outside a Store]

Photograph of a man wearing a striped three-piece suit and standing outside of a store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Wearing a Tuxedo]

Photograph of a man wearing a tuxedo, showing his head and shoulders.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
More Texas Tales (open access)

More Texas Tales

Book of anecdotes by Bob Ramsey, a hunter, rancher, and wildlife specialist about growing up and living in Texas Hill Country.
Date: 2002
Creator: Ramsey, Bob
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013

Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement.
Date: October 3, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis; Priour, Don & Priour, Bertha Elizabeth Real
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Priour, Bertha Elizabeth Real
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015

Interview with Byrdimeb "Bemmie" Findlay, whose parents ran Kamp Kickapoo, from Dallas, Texas. Bimmie speaks of the time she spent in various summer camps during her childhood.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Robison, Francelle Collins; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Findlay, Byrdimeb
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015

Interview with Byrdimeb "Bemmie" Findlay, whose parents ran Kamp Kickapoo, from Dallas, Texas. Bimmie speaks of the time she spent in various summer camps during her childhood.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Robison, Francelle Collins; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Findlay, Byrdimeb
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Wellborn, Cecil Vernon
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Wellborn, Cecil Vernon
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016

Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date: December 13, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016

Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date: December 13, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History