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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County in Sherman, Texas. Text: In the mid-19th century, mail traffic between the eastern United States and the Western states and territories was accomplished via Panama and Cape Horn. in 1857, Congress authorized the postmaster to contract a new overland mail service. The successful bidder for the southern route was John Butterfield, who agreed to convey mail twice weekly in 25 days per r… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Kentucky Town]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Kentucky Town in Whitewright, Texas. Text: When first settled in 1830s was known as Annaliza. Renamed by Kentucky emigrants in 1858. Unique layout gave town protection against Indian attacks. On freight and stage routes. "Sacred Harp," a robust frontier gospel style of singing and composition began here. During Civil War was Quantrill gang rendezvous.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Aaron S. Mangum]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Aaron S. Mangum (September 3, 1812 - August 10, 1884) in Sherman, Texas. Text: South Carolinian Aaron Mangum came to Texas with a Georgia battalion in 1835 and served under Colonel James Fannin at Goliad. Mangum took ill during an expeditionary mission and fatefully avoided death at the Goliad Massacre. He married Leonora Snively in 1836 and together they lived in Mississippi and Georgia before moving here to Grayson County about 1869. A… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

Finders Keepers, Volume 11, Number 4, Fall 2013

Description: The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas. Index on inside back cover.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Johnson County Genealogical Society

Black Texans in the Texas Supreme Court, 1840-1907

Description: Spreadsheet compiled from various court report documentation that lists all Texas Supreme Court cases between 1840 and 1907 that involved free, enslaved, and formerly-enslaved black Texans. Information for each entry includes the case title and justice, year, type of case, names, county and judge, and the decision or opinion.
Date: February 10, 2014
Creator: Hudson, Linda Sybert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries

Las Sabinas, Volume 37, Number 1, 2011

Description: 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. Index starts on page 46.
Date: 2011
Creator: Orange County Historical Society (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Orange County Historical Society

Collin Chronicles, Volume 30, Number 3 & 4, 2009/2010

Description: 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, school, tax, voter and jury lists.
Date: 2010
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Collin County Genealogical Society

Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988

Description: Transcript of an interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
Date: 2018
Creator: Collins, James.; Mayo, Martha & Smoke, Amanda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College
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