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Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 28, May 2000
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 38.
Date:
May 2000
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 29, May 2001
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 53.
Date:
May 2001
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 30, May 2002
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 57.
Date:
May 2002
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 31, May 2003
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 54.
Date:
May 2003
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 32, May 2004
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 60.
Date:
May 2004
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elm Fork Echoes, Volume 33-34, May 2005 - May 2006
The newsletter of the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Dallas County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index starts on page 65.
Date:
May 2005
Creator:
Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire Station #3 and Fire Engine]
Photograph of five men standing and sitting in front of the side of a fire engine outside Fire Station No. 3. The Fire station is brick and has two open garage doors. The photograph is taken at a high angle. In the background, a parking lot or car dealership is visible. On the back, is a label giving information about the photograph.
Date:
February 23, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of Education in Bosque County, Texas
Master's thesis concerning the history of education in the county, containing photographs, documents, various tables, and some copies of sheet music. The book contains information concerning the early schools in the county up through the Clifton schools in the 1930's. Bibliography begins on page 283.
Date:
2004
Creator:
Bronstad, Alvin Lawrence
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journey from Sweden to America
Booklet discussing the history of the Blomstrom family from their time in Sweden to their arrival in America. It includes photographs and illustrations of the family, as well as the coat of arms for Laurentz Blomstom; also included are genealogy lists and family histories.
Date:
2005~
Creator:
Blomstrom, Helen Spiers
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Juana: A Spanish Girl in Central Texas
Biographical account of Juana Cavasos, a Spanish-Italian woman who survived a Comanche raid but was taken as their captive; eventually she was traded to a white man at a Comanche trading post near Waco, Texas. This book details her journey, and includes a few maps showing the routes taken. Bibliography begins on page 133.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Andrus, Pearl
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, September 20, 2006]
Typed letter from Ray Thornton to Mr. Hurd, discussing their time spent together at the East Sweden Cemetery on Labor Day. At this event, Hurd shared what he knew with Thornton about the Hurd and Engdahl families of East Sweden.
Date:
September 20, 2006
Creator:
Thornton, Ray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Lupita"
Narrative of recollections about the North Side School, a first-through-fourth grade school established for Mexican children in Alvin, Texas.
Date:
2000~
Creator:
Aguero, Angie
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000
Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher and the great-grandson of one of the original Kerr County settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Real discusses his family history, his family's ranching work, his personal experience with sheep ranching, organized hunting in Kerr County, and local ranchers' attempts to remedy problems with screwworms and eagles. He briefly mentions Kerrville's German Club.
Date:
August 16, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Real, Aime Frank
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 Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001
Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date:
August 31, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former WWII Rations Board worker Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, including family photographs, excerpts of her contributions to books and newspapers, and a document she wrote about the history of the Sullivan family.
Date:
August 31, 2001
Creator:
Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan; Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000
Interview with Don Eugene "Gene" Lock, descendant of Kerr County pioneers and rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Lock talks about how his family ended up in the area, his experience as a rancher, and his memories of horse breeding and racing. He also discusses his work for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, and his Bible education. Mr. Lock mentions briefly that he boxed as a young man.
Date:
September 14, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Lock, Don Eugene
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 Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall owner Elaine Crider Hurt, including photographs of family, the awards Elaine received, newspaper clippings illustrating the history of Crider's and the difficulties caused by family feuds and natural disasters, ads for Crider's, and illustrations.
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 Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008
Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date:
May 28, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas, including photographs taken with their interviewers and two other photographs.
Date:
May 28, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with ranchers George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, including photographs of their cattle and ranch, family photographs, eyewitness accounts of the flood on the Guadalupe River, and a family history handwritten by Ida Holekamp, George Allen Holekamp's aunt.
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 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 Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, a Kerr County Clerk employee for 31 years, including photographs of family, Kerr County centennial celebrations, anniversary photos, the Goss family tree, and the Kerry County Courthouse.
Date:
October 5, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Meeker, Geraldine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History