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[Letter from Reginald Moore to Allen Bogard, May 11, 2006]

Description: Letter from Reginald Moore to Allen Bogard discussing the collaboration between the Texas Slave Descendant's Society and the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and asking to be kept abreast of all plans being made regarding Imperial Sugar and former prison properties in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: May 11, 2006
Creator: Moore, Reginald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Saint Rose Cemetery

Description: Photograph of Saint Rose Cemetery, an historical African-American cemetery in Beeville. St. Rose Cemetery located at 1302 East Hefferman St, lies on a 2.5-acre tract. In 1901, Nancy Williams, a former slave, was the first person buried in the new cemetery. Mose Lott and Allen Canada, builders of the first school for African Americans in Beeville, are also buried here. Since this picture was taken, the Lott-Canada Alumni Association erected brick pillars with brass plaques at both entrances to… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

[Links Chapter Documentation: The Yellow Rose of Texas]

Description: This card, when presented at check-in, allows members of The Links, Inc to receive special rates at the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. It details the legend of the slave Emily Morgan (in reality, an indentured servant named Emily D. West) and her efforts in detaining Mexican General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution. After the war ended, she was memorialized in the popular tune "The Yellow Rose of Texas."
Date: 198?
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Interview with Joe Lee Johnson, February 24, 1977

Description: Transcript of an interview with Joe Lee Johnson, a 94 year old descendant of enslaved African Americans from the area of Round Rock, Texas. The interview covers Johnson's family history in the area and the names of other families descended from slaves, and centers around who is buried in the Round Rock slave cemetery.
Date: February 24, 1977
Creator: Ham, Murray; Richardson, Reggie & Johnson, Joe Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

The Dallas Journal, Volume 42, 1996

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 other documentation. Name index begins on page 121.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society

Pegasus, Volume 4, Number 1, Summer 2016

Description: Biannual publication containing articles about genealogical research and 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 starts on page 71.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society

Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times

Description: Compilation of essays about black leaders in Texas who made significant contributions within their communities or the state. The introduction and essays include commentary and context provided by the editors. Index starts on page 223.
Date: 2007
Creator: Barr, Alwyn & Calvert, Robert A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Transcript of minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Saftey for the Jurisdiction of Columbia, September 22, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Safety for the Jurisdiction of Columbia. Topics discussed include: position appointments, the formation of volunteer companies, forming a sub-committee to address the citizens of New Orleans, and establishing a vigilante patrol to keep the slave population subjugated.
Date: September 22, 1835
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabr… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: Fentress, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara, March 29, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him… more
Date: March 29, 1863
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 29, 1863]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that he despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him. He explains… more
Date: March 29, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[407 E. Kolstad - Mallard Alexander House]

Description: Copy negative of a photograph of the Mallard Alexander House located at 407 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. The house is a light-colored one-story building with a porch supported by pillars with a grassy front lawn. Handwritten notes are around the photograph: "The Alexander Home - 407 [E. Kolstad], Palestine, [TX], Hous[e] in..."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.767798 -95.628167
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[407 E. Kolstad - Mallard Alexander House]

Description: Photograph of the Mallard Alexander House located at 407 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. It is a one-story house with a porch almost the length of the front and an addition on the left side of the house. There is a large front yard in the foreground, including a number of trees and a bench swing.
Date: February 1993
Creator: Goebel, Matt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.767603 -95.628237
Partner: Palestine Public Library
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