A Stake in the Prairie: Mesquite, Texas (open access)

A Stake in the Prairie: Mesquite, Texas

Book providing a narrative overview of Mesquite, Texas and the immediate area, including significant people and events as well as general history with images and references. Index starts on page 256.
Date: 1984
Creator: Mesquite Historical Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story (open access)

Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story

Book describing the life and educational careers of Marguerite and G. L. Powell, written by their daughter. It includes a brief background about how the family's ancestors came to Texas along with narrative anecdotes about their lives; it also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the family members, students taught by Mrs. Powell and sports teams coached by Mr. Powell.
Date: October 2001
Creator: Powell-Loatman, Carol
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003 (open access)

Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003

Booklet documenting the events for the dedication ceremonies to place historical markers for the Bartlett Colored School and the Booker T. Washington School, along with notes about the history of the schools and the text of the markers.
Date: 2003
Creator: Brown, Laurice Sanders; Capers, Mary & Powell-Loatman, Carol
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story [Supplement] (open access)

Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story [Supplement]

Supplementary text and images related to the life and educational careers of Marguerite and G. L. Powell, including narrative anecdotes about their lives along with includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials.
Date: 2003~
Creator: Powell-Loatman, Carol
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History