Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855 (open access)

Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855

Book containing a detailed family history for the Seidensticker family, who immigrated to Comfort, Texas from Germany in 1855. This book was compiled for the 2007 Seidensticker family reunion.
Date: 2007
Creator: Stewart, Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story (open access)

Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story

Book containing information about the Civil War in Texas, including the story of the Nueces Massacre and oral histories from individuals living in Texas during the Civil War. The index begins on page 64.
Date: 1997
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Entrance of Westminster Encampment]

Photograph of the entrance of Westminster Encampment. The entrance has large bushes on the right and a stone wall on the left. On the left, behind the wall, is a sign reading "Westminster Encampment." An automobile is parked behind the sign. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Auditorium at Westminster Encampment]

Photograph of the Robbins-Lewis Auditorium at Westminster Encampment. The building is made of stone and is in the style of a Spanish mission. Above the main door is a sign reading "Robbins-Lewis Auditorium Westminster 1837." On top of the front of the building is a tower and bell. A large lawn is in front of the structure.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church Conference Group Picture]

Photograph of a large group of members of the first Presbyterian Conference in Kerrville, Texas. The group is standing in front of a large stone building with arched entrances visible on the far lefthand side of the image. There are approximately three rows of people standing and a smaller group of people sitting on the ground at the front. There are several children sitting in the grass at the front as well. Everyone is facing the camera, and several people are smiling. The women and girls are all wearing simple cotton dresses, and the men are wearing trousers and collared shirts. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster, Kerrville 1st. Presby. Conf.". There are also two stamps that read "712" and "THE FOX CO. San Antonio, Tex. JULY 1946".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Picture of Members of the Second Mexican Conference #1]

Photograph of a large group of attendees of the Second Mexican Conference in Kerrville, Texas. There are three tiered rows of people and then a row of young children sitting in the grass in the front. The group is in front of the outside wall of a large stone building. On the righthandside in the background, there is an arched entrance shaded by a large tree. Most of the people in the group, who are dressed for church, are wearing light colors. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster, Kerrville 2nd Mex. Conference". There is also an upside-down publisher's stamp that is mostly illegible except for the date, which reads, "SEP 22 1947".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Picture of Members of the Second Mexican Conference #2]

Photograph of a large group of attendees of the Second Mexican Conference in Kerrville, Texas. There are three tiered rows of people and then a row of young children sitting in the grass in the front. The group is in front of the outside wall of a large stone building. On the righthandside in the background, there is an arched entrance shaded by a large tree. Part of another arch is visible on the far lefthand side of the image. Most of the people in the group, who are dressed for church, are wearing light colors. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster". There is also an upside-down publisher's stamp that is mostly illegible except for the date, which reads, "SEP 22 1947".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Picture of Members of the Second Mexican Conference #3]

Photograph of a large group of attendees of the Second Mexican Conference in Kerrville, Texas. There are three tiered rows of people and then a row of young children sitting in the grass in the front. The group is in front of the outside wall of a large stone building. On the righthandside in the background, there is an arched entrance shaded by a large tree. There is another archway visible on the far lefthand side of the image. Most of the people in the group, who are dressed for church, are wearing light colors. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster". There is also a publisher's stamp that is mostly illegible except for the date, which reads, "SEP 22 1947".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Picture of Members of the Second Mexican Conference #4]

Photograph of a large group of attendees of the Second Mexican Conference in Kerrville, Texas. There are three tiered rows of people and then a row of young children sitting in the grass in the front. The group is in front of the outside wall of a large stone building. On the righthandside in the background, there is an arched entrance shaded by a large tree. Most of the people in the group, who are dressed for church, are wearing light colors. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster". There is also a publisher's stamp that is mostly illegible except for the date, which reads, "SEP 22 1947".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Picture of Members of the Second Mexican Conference #5]

Photograph of a group of attendees of the Second Mexican Conference in Kerrville, Texas. There are two rows of people sitting in chairs, and then a row of young children sitting in the grass in the front. The group is in front of the outside wall of a large stone building. On the righthandside in the background, there is an arched entrance mostly cut out of the photograph however still mostly visible. Most of the people in the group, who are dressed for church, are wearing light colors. There are two empty chairs in the front row on the left side, and more empty chairs at the very end on the right. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "Westminster". There is also an upside-down publisher's stamp that is mostly illegible except for the date, which reads, "SEP 22 1947".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History