[Aerial of Greenlawn Cemetery]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Greenlawn Cemetery in Port Arthur, TX. The photograph is taken from the air. The cemetery is in the middle of a large, open area.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79512/
[Burying The Dead]
Date: 191?
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a man using a shovel to bury a dead body in the desert. In the background a man is walking by.
Contributing Partner: El Paso Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth63582/
[Letter to Gilbert Family]
Date: April 30, 1945
Creator: Voelker, William J., Jr.
Description: Two photostat copies of a typed letter from William J. Voelker Jr. to Mrs. Max Gilbert, mother of Private Harold Gilbert. The letter describes the attack that killed Harold Gilbert, and discusses the details of Gilbert's burial in Normandy, France on on Dec. 27, 1944.
Contributing Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117204/
The Dallas Journal, Volume 53, 2007
Date: October 2007
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Description: Annual publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and and other documentation. Name index begins on page 143.
Contributing Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth186866/
The Dallas Journal, Volume 50, 2004
Date: June 2004
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Description: Annual publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and and other documentation. Name index begins on page 145.
Contributing Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth186863/
Search For John B. Denton's Body
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping describing the search for John B. Denton's body and the funeral services held at the Denton Courthouse in November 1901 in Denton, Texas. A 1900 Record-Chronicle ad helped find the grave. A photograph of John B. Denton's memorial marker at the Denton Courthouse is included.
Contributing Partner: Denton Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24891/
[Letter from Ann Farman to Sarah Frear, 1879]
Date: unknown
Creator: Farman, Ann
Description: Letter from Ann Farman to her sister, Sarah Frear, with the unfortunate news about a death in the family. Ann wrote about Veda's final moments and the modest burial they held for her.
Contributing Partner: Austin College
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255448/
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, December 4, 1880]
Date: December 4, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, discussing life at home. He wrote of a child that had died and that some of the family had gone to the burial. He then discussed in his letter how Gertrude and her brother, Paul, would be returning home.
Contributing Partner: Austin College
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255569/
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, September 16, 1885]
Date: September 16, 1885
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Description: This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Henry S. Moore to his brother Charles. In the letter, Henry details community happenings in McKinney and the news includes: a dialogue about the amount of rain they have been having, details about the recent deaths and subsequent burials, a community health brief, a discussion about his dinner plans last Monday at S. A. Wilson's and his visit to Andrew's barn after dinner, details of the conversation Henry and Andrews had while waiting out the rain in the barn, political news, and updates on family friends who are visiting. Henry closes this letter by stating that it is a bad time to view the stars and he might have to use a "supplement" to view them. The envelope is included with the letter.
Contributing Partner: UNT Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203572/
Family Posing for Picture
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of Mrs. Jim Berry and family on the day of Jim's burial. The ten members of the family are standing together in a field.
Contributing Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth53232/