Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998

Interview with Matias Garcia Rodriguez, the reverend for Calvary Baptist Church, from Kerrville, Texas. Rev. Rodriguez discusses the history of Mexico as it relates to Texan history, including stories about his great-grandfather, Jose Policarpo "Polly" Rodriguez, an early pioneer of the Texas Hill Country. He goes through his own family history, family stories, his service in WWII, his education, and the people and places in Kerrville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Rector, William & Rodriguez, Matias Garcia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton and Camp Bowie Scenes]

Scrapbook page with seven photographs depicting scenes of people in Denton, Camp Bowie, and Dallas. The first column includes photos of Vernon Castle's airplane, a group of women standing around the Red Cross bull, and the Denton Bagpipers marching at courthouse square in Denton, Texas. The second column includes photos of Bowie, Texas: "Guard mount at Bowie" and "Company Street, Co 'H', 144 U.S. Inf." The third column includes photos of Joe Gurley and a group of uniformed band members in Dallas.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History