Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2

Second volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, containing part 3 of the text. This volume contains a compilation of submitted biographies and family histories for people living in Matagorda County Name index starts on page 581.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the "Ace-in-the-Hole" Insignia]

Photograph of the "Ace-in-the-Hole" insignia of the 111th Observation Squadron, 36th Division of the Texas National Guard.
Date: August 26, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 111th Medical Regiment Camp]

Photograph of the camp of the 111th Medical Regiment, with Palacios High School in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1984-07?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Photo of Early Camp Tents]

Photograph of of an image of tents used by soldiers during the early years of Camp Hulen.
Date: 1984-07?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Camp of the 111th Medical Regiment]

Photograph of the camp of the 111th Medical Regiment near Palacios, Texas. This image shows members of the marching band and standard soldiers lined up in their respective formations.
Date: 1984-07?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Guardsmen Saluting in Formation]

Photograph of a picture of early national guardsmen standing in formation and saluting their commanding officer.
Date: 1986-07?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1

First volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, written in two parts with supplementary reference information. Part 1 includes sixteen chapters that outline the general background of the county and information for each time period from European exploration through the Texas sesquicentennial (1986). Part 2 provides more detailed information about the communities, organizations and businesses, and religion and education. Index starts on page 711.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3

Book documenting the history of Matagorda County, Texas including family histories, businesses, churches, and schools in the area. This volume serves as a supplement to the original, two-volume publication and also includes corrections to the other volumes. Index starts on page 257.
Date: 1988
Creator: Brown, Shirley Ledwig; Gibbs, Carol Sue & Ingram, Mary B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History