Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Braches House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Braches House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Braches House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: December 5, 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Remschel House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Remschel House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Remschel House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: March 11, 1997
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: J. W. and Nannie C. Bailey House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: J. W. and Nannie C. Bailey House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the J. W. and Nannie C. Bailey House, in Gonzales, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: April 16, 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History