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Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, September 19, 1998
Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, former owners of Kerrville's well-loved restaurant, "The Grove," from Ingram, Texas. The couple talks about the history of their restaurant, the day-to-day operation of the establishment, local people and places, and moving back to the area after a short stint in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date:
September 19, 1998
Creator:
Rector, William; Grayson, Dorothy; Taylor, Levi & Taylor, Evelyn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, September 19, 1998
Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, owners of a drive-in restaurant, The Grove, in Kerrville, Texas.
Date:
September 19, 1998
Creator:
Rector, Bill; Taylor, Levi; Taylor, Evelyn; Grayson, Dorothy & Bethel, Ann
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, September 19, 1998, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former owners of "The Grove" Levi and Evelyn Taylor, including photos of the beloved Kerrville restaurant and its guest book, family photos through the generations, newspaper clippings, and a photo of Levi Taylor singing with the Texas Travelers.
Date:
September 19, 1998
Creator:
Rector, William; Grayson, Dorothy; Taylor, Levi & Taylor, Evelyn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, Spetember 19, 1998
Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, former owners of Kerrville's well-loved restaurant, "The Grove," from Ingram, Texas. The couple talks about the history of their restaurant, the day-to-day operation of the establishment, local people and places, and moving back to the area after a short stint in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date:
February 1, 1998
Creator:
Rector, William; Grayson, Dorothy & Taylor, Levi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998
Interview with Martha R. Johnson, owner of the popular Raleigh House Restaurant, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Johnson discusses the origins and establishment of her restaurant, which was named after her husband, Raleigh White Johnson. She described the success of the restaurant and her experiences running it for 34 summers.
Date:
June 6, 1998
Creator:
O'Hara, Kathy & Johnson, Martha Robinson
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha Robinson Johnson, June 6, 1998
Interview with Martha Robinson Johnson from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her story of starting and running the Raleigh House Restaurant between Kerrville and Ingram.
Date:
June 6, 1998
Creator:
Johnson, Martha Robinson; O'Hara, Peggy & Bethel, Ann
Object Type:
Sound
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 Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 1998
Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories of her great-grandparents, some of the first settlers in Kerr County, and her other ancestors in the area.
Date:
June 1998
Creator:
Crate, Melba Lee Williams; Bethel, Ann & O'Hare, Peggy
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rev. Matias Rodriguez, January 16, 1998
Interview with Matias Rodriguez, a reverend from Kerrville, Texas, whose family has lived in the hill country of Texas for seven generations, since 1829. The interview includes Rodriguez's experiences as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and as a prisoner of war in World War II.
Date:
January 16, 1998
Creator:
Rodriguez, Matias; Bethel, Ann & Rector, William
Object Type:
Sound
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 Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998
Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date:
March 9, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999
Interview with Ross Snodgrass , a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes memories of his 50-year ranching career.
Date:
June 13, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999
Interview with Ross Snodgrass, ranche rfrom Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Snodgrass discusses his family's move to the area in the mid-1800s, as well as their ranching history. He talks about his own experience as a rancher, raising and training animals, surviving droughts (and anthrax), roping, and more. Mr. Snodgrass also tells stories about the "Whippoorwill" band he and his wife, Clarabelle Snodgrass, started after marrying in 1933. The transcript includes a few comments by his wife.
Date:
June 13, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Ross Snodgrass, including photographs of family, his prize winning horses and cattle, his T & Lazy T Snodgrass Ranch, and newspaper clippings.
Date:
June 13, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Ray, December 6, 1999
Interview with Ruth Ray, a descendant of James Kerr. The interview includes stories about James Kerr, for whom Kerr County, Texas was named.
Date:
December 6, 1999
Creator:
Ray, Ruth & Bethel, Ann
Object Type:
Video
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 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
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, a businesswoman from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of working on a dude ranch and owning several businesses, as well as participating in organizations and the Kerr County community.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Henderson, Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville resident Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, including photographs of family, the house she built with her husband, Temple, celebrations, and a written genealogy.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
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 Warren Klein, March 18, 1999
Interview with Warren Klein, a rancher from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories of his family's tradition of ranching.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Klein, Warren
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999
Interview with Warren Klein, a rancher from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories of his family's tradition of ranching.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Klein, Warren; Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Bethel, Ann
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Warren Klein, including photos of the Divide on the Warren Klein Ranch, cattle he raised, the Divide School building established on the Klein family's land, family photos, newspaper clippings, and article excerpts.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Klein, Warren
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interviews with Charles A. Schreiner, 1998
Interview with Charles A. Schreiner, III, a rancher and businessman from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes Schreiner's recollection of Kerr County history and his experiences as a rancher in Texas and Montana. A Schreiner family tree, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Schreiner are also included.
Date:
February 18, 1998
Creator:
Hedgpeth, Don; Stacy, William G. & Schreiner, Charles A., III
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History