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1986 Calendar of Early Denton History (open access)

1986 Calendar of Early Denton History

Calendar for 1986 containing photographs and historical facts about Denton, Texas, Denton County, Texas, and the surrounding areas. There are notes throughout the dates on the calendar as well as a timeline titled "More Denton County Trivia" at the end.
Date: 1985
Creator: Friends of the Denton Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
1987 Calendar of Early Denton History (open access)

1987 Calendar of Early Denton History

Calendar for 1987 containing photographs and historical facts about Denton, Texas, Denton County, Texas, and the surrounding areas. There are notes throughout the dates on the calendar as well as a timeline titled "Denton County Trivia III" at the end.
Date: 1986
Creator: Friends of the Denton Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
1988 Historical Calendar: Mayors of Denton (open access)

1988 Historical Calendar: Mayors of Denton

Calendar for 1988 containing photographs of Denton, Texas mayors and historical facts about the city, Denton County, Texas, and the surrounding areas. There are notes throughout the dates on the calendar as well as a timeline titled "Denton Mayors" at the end.
Date: 1987
Creator: Friends of the Denton Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner] (open access)

[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Transcript of handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are notes and annotations added to the end for clarification.
Date: 2019
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing (open access)

Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing

Memo released by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to announce a public hearing to be held in the city regarding hurricane flood protection for the city and surrounding areas. The text also outlines the general problems that will be addressed during the meeting and various proposals and statements related to the topic.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Corpus Christi (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pennsylvania Land Grant] (open access)

[Pennsylvania Land Grant]

Land grant transferring ownership of a tract of land called "Rich Hill" from Thomas Say to Stacy Potts. The grant is signed by the governor and secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Date: March 2, 1802
Creator: United States. Pennsylvania.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Land Grant] (open access)

[Texas Land Grant]

Land grant for Ira Ellis signed by the governor of the state of Texas. There is a handwritten note from the clerk of Smith County regarding the grant and where it is recorded in the clerk's office about a year after the grant was issued.
Date: June 9, 1848
Creator: United States. Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. J. H. Barnard's Journal: December, 1835 - March 27th, 1835] (open access)

[Dr. J. H. Barnard's Journal: December, 1835 - March 27th, 1835]

Compiled transcription of a journal kept by Dr. J. H. Barnard, discussing his experiences and observations, including an account of the Goliad (Fannin) Massacre during the Texas Revolution.
Date: unknown
Creator: White, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Short History of the Thomas Chapel Community (open access)

A Short History of the Thomas Chapel Community

Text describing the history of St. Thomas AME Church, cemetery, and public school located near Alto, Texas.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Cates, Vivian Toole
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery Survey: Alto, Texas (open access)

St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery Survey: Alto, Texas

List of names appearing on headstones in the St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery near Alto, Texas, including some dates and notes.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Ross, Alizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Black Texans in the Texas Supreme Court, 1840-1907 (open access)

Black Texans in the Texas Supreme Court, 1840-1907

Spreadsheet compiled from various court report documentation that lists all Texas Supreme Court cases between 1840 and 1907 that involved free, enslaved, and formerly-enslaved black Texans. Information for each entry includes the case title and justice, year, type of case, names, county and judge, and the decision or opinion.
Date: February 10, 2014
Creator: Hudson, Linda Sybert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Elementary Diploma for Florence Vinson] (open access)

[Elementary Diploma for Florence Vinson]

Certificate issued to Florence Vinson by the Cass County, Texas Public School district. Text reads: "This Certifies that Florence Vinson has completed the Course of Study prescribed by the Board of education for the Elementary Schools which entitles the holder to this Elementary DIPLOMA and admission into the High School Department. Given at Linden, Texas, this the 30th day of May, 1931." There is an illustration of a bald eagle near the center holding a banner that says "United States of America" and a gold-colored seal in the lower-left corner near the signatures.
Date: May 30, 1931
Creator: Cass County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Governor's Message to the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session July 10, 1961 (open access)

State of Texas Governor's Message to the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session July 10, 1961

Text of a speech given by Texas Governor Price Daniel for the first called session of the fifty seventh Legislature of the State of Texas.
Date: July 11, 1961
Creator: Price, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Governor's Message to the 56th Legislature, 1st Called Session, May 18, 1959 (open access)

State of Texas Governor's Message to the 56th Legislature, 1st Called Session, May 18, 1959

Text of an address by Texas Governor Price Daniel to the first called session of the fifty sixth Legislature of the State of Texas
Date: May 18, 1959
Creator: Price, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Budget Message, Recommendations to the 55th Legislature 1958-1959 Biennium (open access)

State of Texas Budget Message, Recommendations to the 55th Legislature 1958-1959 Biennium

Budget message for the State of Texas presented by Governor of Texas Price Daniel to the fifty-fifth Legislature of the State of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Price, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memoir of Cornelia Garner] (open access)

[Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are sketches at the end that appear to be properties, labeled with names.
Date: unknown
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rebellion of James Hodges Sr.] (open access)

[Rebellion of James Hodges Sr.]

Brief description of the life of James Hodges Sr.
Date: October 21, 2021
Creator: Harper, Bernadette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Name Index to Gwen Pettit Articles] (open access)

[Name Index to Gwen Pettit Articles]

Spreadsheet index of personal and family names found in the compiled transcriptions of newspaper articles written by Gwen Pettit about the local history of Allen, Texas.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Fisher, Lindy
System: The Portal to Texas History