Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department, The Hundred-Year History: 1903-2003 (open access)

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department, The Hundred-Year History: 1903-2003

"This history documents the progress and growth of the fire department and the city of Schulenburg over a hundred-year period" (p. iii). Included is a chapter with pictures and brief biographies of past fire chiefs, followed by chapters dedicated to each century in the hundred year history.
Date: 2003
Creator: Farek, Florence Hertel
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Short History of Old Glory, Texas (open access)

A Short History of Old Glory, Texas

This book is a history of the early settlers of Old Glory, Texas, including education, the railroad, and other elements of life in that time.
Date: 2000~
Creator: White, Bernice Dippel
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Proposal (open access)

The Proposal

Transcription of a poem written by Olga Pazdral about her relationship with a man named Davy, and the rejection of his proposal.
Date: July 2, 2000
Creator: Pazdral, Olga
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harvey House Dining Room]

Photograph of the stenciled details on the walls of the dining room in the Brownwood, Texas Harvey House.
Date: 2009
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Prestene Dehrkoop and Jose Ornales]

Photograph of Prestene Dehrkoop of the El Paso Harvey Girl group wearing a black dress with a white apron, sitting next to Jose Ornales, a former salad boy at the El Paso Harvey House.
Date: 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Brownwood Harvey House]

Photograph of the exterior of the Brownwood, Texas Harvey House building.
Date: 2009
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Country Magazine Article about Railroad Museums] (open access)

[Hill Country Magazine Article about Railroad Museums]

Article from Hill Country magazine with pictures and descriptions of the Harvey House Restaurant and Hotel and Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Museum, both in Brownwood, Texas, along with the Llano depot and the old Antlers Railroad Hotel in Kingsland, Texas.
Date: Spring 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harvey Girl Uniform]

Photograph of a staged Harvey Girl bedroom with a uniform displayed next to a dresser with a mirror on top, taken at the Brownwood, Texas Harvey House.
Date: 2009
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Medical Association 150 Year Anniversary Celebration Booklet] (open access)

[Texas Medical Association 150 Year Anniversary Celebration Booklet]

Booklet commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Texas Medical Association. Contains a program for events for the gala evening.
Date: January 2003
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Medicine, Volume 100, Number 12, December 2004 (open access)

Texas Medicine, Volume 100, Number 12, December 2004

Journal of the State Medical Association of Texas which includes articles, editorials, and news related to state physicians.
Date: December 2004
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Medicine, Volume 99, Number 1, January 2003 (open access)

Texas Medicine, Volume 99, Number 1, January 2003

Journal of the State Medical Association of Texas which includes articles, editorials, and news related to state physicians.
Date: January 2003
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845 (open access)

The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Mexico, starting with the end of Spanish Mexico through 1845.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Death and Taxes (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Death and Taxes

Translation and summaries of wills, inventories, and tax lists from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Index starts on page 62.
Date: November 2001
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archivos de Laredo: Index to the Municipal Correspondence 1825-1845 and Verbal Arbitrations and Decisions 1832-1842 (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Index to the Municipal Correspondence 1825-1845 and Verbal Arbitrations and Decisions 1832-1842

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to municipal correspondence and legal decisions in Laredo.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indexes to the Laredo Archives (open access)

Indexes to the Laredo Archives

Index of materials in the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. It includes a chronological listing of documents, with dates, names, topics, and physical location of the materials as well as indexes to personal names and topics.
Date: 2005
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 4, December 2004 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 4, December 2004

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: December 2004
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 6, Number 2, June 2008 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 6, Number 2, June 2008

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: June 2008
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 4, Number 3, September 2006 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 4, Number 3, September 2006

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 5, Number 4, December 2007 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 5, Number 4, December 2007

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 6, Number 1, March 2008 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 6, Number 1, March 2008

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 3, September 2004 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 3, September 2004

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2003 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2003

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 2, June 2004 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 2, Number 2, June 2004

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finders Keepers, Volume 3, Number 2, June 2005 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 3, Number 2, June 2005

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: June 2005
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History