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[Sydney Davis (Sr.), as a teenager.]

Photographic portrait identified as Sydney Davis (Sr.), as a teenager. Davis is wearing a dark suit jacket, striped shirt, and thin bow tie. Image is cropped into an oval and mounted on a dark gray cardboard matte. Matte has a raised black oval with scroll detailing at top and bottom around the image. Photographer's mark in lower right corner, "R. Wear, Sherman, Tex." Not dated. Image dimensions: 5.0 cm x 7.0 cm
Date: 1910
Creator: Wear, R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 2. (open access)

The Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 2.

Volume 2 of the Old Settler's Association of Grayson County comprises receipts and disbursements from 1898 to 1944 (pgs. 2 - 125), as well as minutes from 1901-1911 (numbered pgs. 1 - 199, but these begin in the middle of this volume). It appears that two ledgers were bound together in this volume. Included in this volume are member donations and minutes from the annual reunion.
Date: 1898/1944
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 3. (open access)

Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 3.

Volume 3 of the Old Settler's Association comprises resolutions passed in 1901, with the bulk of the material consisting of minutes from 1911-1925. Included in this volume are minutes, programs of annual reunions, annual treasury reports, and newspaper clippings.
Date: 1901/1925
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 4. (open access)

Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 4.

Volume 4 of the Old Settlers Association includes minutes and newspaper clippings from 1926-1960. Highlights of the early history of the association can be found on pgs. 109-116. Biographies of the members of the Board of Trustees of the association start on page 117. .
Date: 1926/1960
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1943-1963] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1943-1963]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1943-1963, includes minutes, accounts, and correspondence.
Date: [1943..1963]
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1963-1968] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1963-1968]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1963-1968, includes minutes, accounts, and correspondence.
Date: [1963..1968]
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1967-1976] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1967-1976]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1967-1976, includes minutes, accounts, and correspondence.
Date: 1967/1976
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1976-1984] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1976-1984]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1976-1984, includes minutes, accounts, and correspondence.
Date: 1976/1984
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1984-1998] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1984-1998]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1984-1998, includes minutes, accounts, correspondence, plats and a draft plan for improvements at Old Settlers Park.
Date: 1984/1998
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1. (open access)

Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1.

The minutes of the Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1, comprising minutes of the Association, by-laws, newspaper clippings, and a register of members. The membership roster indicates nativity and the date the member came to Grayson County.
Date: [1879..1899]
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Childhood Home of Gene Autry

A wooden-frame house in field. The childhood home of Gene Autry near Tioga.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1998 - 2005] (open access)

[Old Settler's Association of Grayson County Minutes, 1998 - 2005]

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1998-2005, includes minutes and accounts of the association.
Date: [1998..2005]
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remembering School Days (open access)

Remembering School Days

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2005
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of people riding horses while participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows a large group of people horseback riding on the shoulder of a paved road.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child riding a horse during the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows three people on horses along a paved road. Trees and a car are visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Campsite Marker in Whitesboro

Photograph of a stone campsite marker in Whitesboro, Texas, in front of a white fence and gate. The top of the marker is in the shape of the state of Texas and has a a line marking the route of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. Text below says: "On June 22, 1986 the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles, it visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage."
Date: 1986~
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Grayson County sheet

Map displays soil types along with towns, railroads, roads, creeks, rivers, and ferries. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Grayson County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Grayson County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Grayson County, Texas.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Bennett, Frank; Lounsbury, Clarence; Burke, R. T. (Richard Thomas Avon); Sweet, A. T. & Wood, Percy O.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. Two adults and a child are pictured on horseback riding along a paved road. A car across the road is visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro

Photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker commemorating the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker memorializes the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro with 3000-Mile Stone Marker

Close-up photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker for the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker commemorates the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
More Texas Family Secrets (open access)

More Texas Family Secrets

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2003
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996 (open access)

Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996

Collection of stories by forty-two local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 1996
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Secrets (open access)

Texas Family Secrets

Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 1997
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History