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[Postcard with a Photograph of the Ft. Wayne Fire Department in 1860]

Postcard with a photograph of the Ft. Wayne Fire Department as it was in 1860. This department had a steamer engine on the back of the horse-drawn wagon along with the other three firemen in the picture.

Date: 1860

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of Charlie Martin Thompson Grave Marker]

Photograph of a grave marker in a graveyard. The grave marker says "(Chief Sunkee) Charlie Martin Thompson. Born 1860, Died Sept. 8, 1935. At Rest." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk Co., Tex."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Nilsson/Nelsin Family Biographical Notes, May 11, 1989]

A biographical account of the Nilsson/Nelin family that includes information about the family after sister Klara and brothers Carl John Eric arrived in America, as well as information copied from tombstones in the Vargy Chapel Cemetery during a visit by Cecil R. Nelin.

Date: May 11, 1989

Creator: Nelin, Cecil R.

Item Type: Text

Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Annals of Travis County and of the City of Austin (From the Earliest Times to the Close of 1875): Volume 8

Eighth volume of a book describing all aspects of the history of Travis County and Austin, Texas. These four chapters describe the people, places, and events of significance from 1860 to 1864.

Date: unknown

Creator: Brown, Frank

Item Type: Book

Partner: Travis County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998

Interview with Amos Lee Smith, a rancher from Center Point, Texas. Mr. Smith tells stories from his childhood, the years during the Depression, sheep ranching, his various occupations, and his activity in the local Methodist church.

Date: March 1, 1998

Creator: Witt, Gerald & Smith, Amos Lee

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.

Date: September 15, 2000

Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

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[Postcard with a Photograph of the Ft. Wayne Fire Department in 1860]

[Photograph of Charlie Martin Thompson Grave Marker]

[Nilsson/Nelsin Family Biographical Notes, May 11, 1989]

Annals of Travis County and of the City of Austin (From the Earliest Times to the Close of 1875): Volume 8

Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998

Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000