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Transcript of Oral History Interview with Maria Silva Ayala Garza, December 1, 2009
Interview with Maria Silva Ayala Garza, descendant of Mexicans born in Mexican territory that is now in Texas, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Garza talks about her family's history in the area before it became incorporated into Texas. She also talks about growing up in Kerrville, as well as local people and places. Included in the interview are pictures of Mrs. Garza and her family, on pages 28-32.
Date:
December 1, 2009
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Rhodes, Laura & Garza, Maria Silva Ayala
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000
Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001
Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date:
January 16, 2001
Creator:
Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998
Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, a physician from Kerrville, Texas, who also served as the city and Kerr County health officer. Dr. Bacon discusses his family history, as well as his education, medical career, brief stint in the Air Force, and general town life in Kerrville. While working at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville, he treated trauma victims from car accidents on Highway 27. In the Air Force, he briefly practiced psychiatry, served as a prison doctor, and finally switched to obstetrics and gynecology. He relates stories from his time as an obstetrician, as well as a general practitioner and family physician. He also discusses the history of minority communities in Kerrville, especially during integration, and the founding of the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital. Dr. Bacon's further remembrances, as well as a historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital, are included at the end of the interview transcript.
Date:
March 3, 1998
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Bacon, Dan Wallace
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996
Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date:
October 6, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001
Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, a retiree who has lived in Kerrville, Texas intermittently over the years. Mrs. Salter discusses visiting her grandparents in Kerrville, meeting her first husband, Julian "Joe" Garrett, a Canadian immigrant, her involvement with planes, her substitute teaching career, and her work with the Audubon Society.
Date:
February 14, 2001
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001
Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date:
May 3, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998
Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, great-granddaughter of Captain Charles A. Schreiner, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Parker delves into her famous great-grandfather's story, including his key role in the settling of Kerr County and Kerrville. She briefly mentions the presence of Tuberculosis in Kerrville, the local Cattleman's Association, being princess in the Battle of Flowers, and singing in the USO in New York.
Date:
July 15, 1998
Creator:
Stacy, William G. & Parker, Josephine Tobin Schreiner
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010
Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Kaiser and her family, on pages 20-21
Date:
May 17, 2010
Creator:
Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date:
September 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001
Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a member of the sheep and goat industry from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Groff describes her, career as a dance and acrobatics teacher, as well as her involvement in the mohair and wool industry. She shares the details of her activity in the National Wool Growers Association, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, and her instrumental help in moving the National Make-It-With-Wool organization to Kerrville. She also briefly covers her immediate family history.
Date:
February 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000
Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, a teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sutherland talks about growing up in Center Point, her teaching career, and her father's book, "Kerr County Texas, 1856 to 1956." The interview includes excerpts from Sibyl's journal, documenting 43 years of her life.
Date:
October 26, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sutherland, Sibyl Bennett
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000
Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Doyen, Mary Margaret Hall & Doyen, Glen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, March 15, 2011
Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, a 94 year old former teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Schmerbeck discusses being brought up by her grandparents in Dallas, her education, her teaching career, and meeting her husband, Garrett Schmerbeck.
Date:
March 15, 2011
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Schmerbeck, Marium Frances Hood
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998
Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.
Date:
June 9, 1998
Creator:
O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999
Interview with Warren Klein, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Klein discusses his parents' move to the area, his life as a rancher, and several notable events in local history: droughts, the flood of 1932, the establishment of the Divide School building on his family's land, and deadly weather.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Klein, Warren
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Trixie Lucille Dixon Sample, November 17, 1998
Interview with Trixie Lucille Dixon Sample, registered nurse from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sample recounts stories from her 30 years working as a nurse at the Veteran's Hospital - including how she met her husband and the problems she encountered with the hospital's policy against married nurses.
Date:
November 17, 1998
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sample, Trixie Lucille Dixon
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001
Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date:
November 1, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Marcus "J.M." Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001
Interview with Joe Marcus "J.M." Auld, Jr., a Texan rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Auld identifies his family members (including Kerr County pioneers who immigrated from Scotland), describes the difficulties of ranch life, and mentions local cultural phenomena. The interview includes stories of "Indians," eradicating the screwworm fly from Kerr County, and life during the Great Depression. He also discusses the role of game hunting to today's ranchers.
Date:
February 16, 2001
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Auld, Joe Marcus, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Deed from John W. Vann to George M. Taylor]
Deed prepared in accordance with the decision in favor of George M. Taylor vs. J. P. Campbell with the decision coming down on April 3, 1900 and a Decree of Sale "commanding [John Vann] to seize and sell the premises described in said Order of Sale." The land, known as survey number 680 containing 160 acres, was put up for sale and was purchased by Edward B. Leigh of Chicago, Illinois for $575 thus giving him the rights to the land.
Date:
August 14, 1900
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Charles Schreiner to James Sellers and George L. Leigh, February 23, 1883]
Warranty deed prepared between Charles Schreiner and James Sellers and George L. Leigh in 1883. The deed specifies that the piece of land to be bought is the "tract or parcel of land known as Survey No. 1429."
Date:
April 19, 1883
Creator:
McFarland, A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner Bank, May 1, 1918]
Promissory note from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner Bank in the amount of $500 in "United States Gold Coin" with an interest rate of eight percent until the note has been paid off; in addition there is a a fee of ten percent "additional on principal and interest if placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection." According to the printed text at the bottom, this note was paid off with five $100 bonds; the stamp on the note says this was paid off on December 17, 1918.
Date:
May 1, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History