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[Photograph of Josh Starnes]

Photograph of Josh Starnes. He wears a suit and a bowtie.

Date: [1850..1900]

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Newspaper Article: Harvey Girls Were Queens In Days When The Railroad Was King In The West]

Newspaper article published in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal detailing the life of Harvey Girls as well as the history of Fred Harvey and Harvey Houses.

Date: November 17, 1968

Item Type: Article

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Reprint of Photograph of Caroline Childers Tyler]

Photographic portrait of an older woman wearing a high-neck, dark-colored dress or blouse with a floral, lace appliqué on the front. The woman is shown from mid-shoulder up, against a plain, light-colored backdrop. She is also wearing small spectacles, and her wavy hair is pulled back into a tight bun. A white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo gives information about the portrait's subject, Caroline Childers Tyler, including the years of her birth and death, and her marriage to Orvi… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Salado Public Library

Images of America: Wood County

Book describing the history of Wood County, Texas including social, economic, and cultural aspects as well as persons, places, and events of historical significance.

Date: 2004

Creator: Wood County Historical Commission

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 11: Public Buildings

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes information regarding public buildings in the Dallas, Texas and the development of future buildings; the maps show plans for the development of a municipal center, and street improvements.

Date: February 1945

Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates

Item Type: Report

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Galveston Lutheran Church Records: Membership]

Series of ledgers documenting the membership records of the Galveston Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas, including marriages, baptisms, funerals, confirmations, and various other information.

Date: 1850~/1946~

Creator: Galveston Lutheran Church

Item Type: Book

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Maverick Homestead]

Copy print of an oblique view of the Samuel Augustus Maverick Homestead, located at the northwest corner of Alamo Plaza and Houston Street. A team of oxen rests in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.426601 -98.486970

Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[Historic Marker Application: Lockhart Plantation]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lockhart Plantation, in Independence, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: November 30, 1971

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 12, 1850-1950

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 173.

Date: 1957~

Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Nicholas P. Sims Library

Las Sabinas, Volume 25, Number 1, January 1999

Quarterly publication of the Orange County Historical Society discussing the history of the area and genealogy of residents through essays; oral histories; newspaper articles; letters; records of births, marriages, and deaths; photographs; cemetery records; court proceedings and public records; family Bible entries; and other historical documents.

Date: January 1999

Creator: Orange County Historical Society (Tex.)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Orange County Historical Society

Collin Chronicles, Volume 33, Number 1 & 2, 2012/2013

The society solicits unpublished Collin County related material. Emphasis is placed on source material, such as: Bible records, church and lodge records, cemetery and funeral home records, military records, newspaper clippings, obituaries, old letters, maps, and diaries as well as school, tax, voter, and jury lists.

Date: 2012

Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Collin County Genealogical Society

Cow Country Comedy

Paper on the history and development of West Texas humor

Date: 1978

Creator: Odell, Cindy

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Historic Marker Application: Fortress Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Fortress Home, in Travis County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, newspaper clipping, and photographs.

Date: 1964

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: David H. and Jerusha Dyches McFadin House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the David H. and Jerusha Dyches McFadin House, in Williamson, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

Date: 1965

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Photograph of Firemen and Steamer]

Photograph of firemen and a steamer from the Orange Fire Department posing in front of a clapboard building. The steamer and the men's faces have been colored.

Date: [1840..1850]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Inventory of county records, Hidalgo County courthouse, Edinburgh, Texas, Volume 1

Inventory of the records of Hidalgo County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, Right-of-Way Department, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides a listing of Hidalgo County records and an index.

Date: 1979

Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Inventory of county records, Presidio County courthouse, Marfa, Texas

Inventory of records of Presidio County housed in the Presidio County courthouse in Marfa. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk: As Secretary for Commissioners Court, County Clerk: As Reporter for County Court, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, and County Surveyor.

Date: 1981

Creator: Riney, James E.; Fortin, Maurice G. & Marmion, Daniel

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Inventory of county records, Orange County courthouse, Orange, Texas

Inventory of records of Orange County housed in the Orange County Courthouse in Orange, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Clerk, County Court, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, and Auditor. Also provides a list of Orange County records and an index.

Date: 1979

Creator: Harden, Nina

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86

Inventory of records of Gillespie County housed in the Gillespie County Courthouse as of 1941. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization… more

Date: October 1941

Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Watauga Presbyterian Church

Watauga Presbyterian Church, founded as Willow Springs Cumberland Prebyterian Church in the 1850s and reorganized in 1867, then renamed Watauga Presbyterian Church in 1896. Outside the frontier church stands an historical marker naming the courageous families who founded the church when there was nothing but acres of prairie land. Along side of it sits the old farm bell donated by descents of the Keating family, one of the first handful of pioneers to settle in Watauga. On Sundays, the i… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.860074 -97.267711

Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

City of Saint Joseph: Berrien County, Michigan.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century St. Joseph, Michigan street names, block and lot numbers, and the St. Joseph River. Includes references to building locations. Inset: North St. Joseph and St. Joseph. Cadastral map. Scale not given.

Date: [1850..1870]

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library