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Family Food Tales and Recipes
Compilation of personal anecdotes and reminiscences about topics related in some way to food, collected from people living in or around Grayson, Texas. It includes biographical information for each person and some of the stories include recipes. A cumulative index (volumes 1-6, 9, and 12) starts on page 103.
Date:
2012
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Contemplating Cancer: Stories of Life, Love, Laughter and Loss
Compilation of personal anecdotes and reminiscences collected from people living in or around Grayson, Texas with biographical information for each person. This volume contains stories from people whose lives have been affected in some way by cancer.
Date:
2008
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Wartime Wanderings: What I Did in World War II
Personal memoirs of Ann van Wynen Tomas about her time in the U.S. Foreign Service during World War II, serving in South Africa and later at the Dutch Government in Exile, in London.
Date:
2013
Creator:
Thomas, Ann van Wynen & Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Twenty Years of Telling Our Stories
Compilation of personal anecdotes and reminiscences collected from people living in or around Grayson, Texas with biographical information for each person. A cumulative index (volumes 1-6, 10) starts on page 131.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First-Born, Middle Child, Caboose: Stories about birth order and family relationships
Compilation of personal anecdotes and reminiscences about topics related to family relationships, collected from people living in or around Grayson, Texas. It includes biographical information for each person. A cumulative index (volumes 1-6) starts on page 135.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
How to Write Your Life Story
Guide to writing autobiographical stories or family memoirs providing a series of themed prompts and exercises, with a brief example of each type of anecdote.
Date:
2014
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942- & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
2017
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe
Collection of stand-alone autobiographical anecdotes written by Eleanor Monroe about her family and life in Sherman, Texas.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Monroe, Eleanor; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
More Texas Family Secrets
A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remembering School Days
A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
2017
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Millennium Book: The Way Things Used to Be
A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clock and the Storyteller: Memoirs of Shirley Clark
Book of collected autobiographical anecdotes of Shirley Clark about her family and life in Texas as part of a humanities project at Austin College.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Clark, Shirley; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 6, 1881]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote her mother to update her about her life at school. Among the small bits of news Gertrude gave, she mentioned a musical performances that the girls gave, a memorial service, and upcoming examinations.
Date:
March 6, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, June 2, 1881]
Letter from Ora Osterhout to her older sister, Gertrude Osterhout, regarding Ora's birthday. She wrote her sister to tell her what had happened on her birthday and some brief local news.
Date:
June 2, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Ora
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 29, 1881]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote home to update her mother on her life at school. Gertrude detailed to her mother some of the end-of-session events that would be happening for commencement and final examinations. She wrote of some girls who had fallen sick and a contest she had entered to win a poetry book.
Date:
May 29, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 16, 1881]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to her mother to update her on her life at school. She spoke of how excited she was to go home, a trip to a nearby town she made with the boys, and a list of items she needed her mother to send.
Date:
May 16, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, May 7, 1881]
Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, discussing daily life at home. He mentioned that they would be able to make some money by producing buttermilk and that they would be getting more poultry soon. John's uncle, Peter, was having a birthday soon and he requested that Gertrude write a letter to him so that he may pass it along. The letter closed with John saying that it was his birthday the next day and that he wanted Gertrude and his son, Paul, to write to him.
Date:
May 7, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, October 21, 1881]
Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, from when he was traveling around in Texas. He told her where he'd been traveling and that he and the family were doing well. He closed his letter by saying she should bring her roommate down next time she visits.
Date:
October 21, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 3, 1881]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, regarding news she had heard about his arrival. She had heard from several girls that Paul had been seen in a nearby town and would be visiting only to learn that someone else had been mistaken for him. She told her brother he needed to hurry back and that the girls were asking about him. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mr. Paul Osterhout."
Date:
October 3, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 13, 1881]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing her life at school. She wrote about a trip to town she had taken with other girls and the new faculty and campus. The faculty was young this upcoming session and she said the campus was being built slowly. She mentioned some news she had heard from others and asked her mother about mutual acquaintances.
Date:
November 13, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, February 26, 1882]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing daily life at school. She told her father of her responsibilities to check housekeeping of all the girls' rooms and to keep flirtation between the boys and girls to a minimum. The letter detailed many of the events that Baylor held for its students, including musical recitations and drawing room receptions to teach the girls how to entertain guests. She closed the letter by saying she expected her sister to write soon and that she would write her brother next.
Date:
February 26, 1882
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, February 27, 1882]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, discussing her life at school. She wrote about her responsibilities of acting as a supervisor for the girls at the boarding house. She told him of the local gossip and school events, including concerts and drawing room receptions where the girls were taught how to entertain guests. A day after she finished the first part of the letter, she continued to write a couple pages more about a recent storm that had hit the city and resulted in property damage and a couple of lives lost.
Date:
February 27, 1882
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, March 16, 1882]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, discussing her life at Baylor University. She told him that her examination scores had been excellent and commencement would be taking place later this year. She wrote of some of the events that the school held including debates, concerts, and essay readings. A storm had passed through her town recently and she told her brother that she would refuse to sleep on the third floor of the boarding house should she return. The letter concluded with a promise of gossip in her next letter and her sympathies that Paul has a night job. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mr. Paul Osterhout."
Date:
March 16, 1882
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History