October 27, 2016 recently added Collections … The Texas HistorianThis picture depicts the Hambrick Plantation, which is considered haunted by residents of the Tyler area. The Texas Historian, one of the few historical journals in the nation dedicated to publishing the work of secondary students, features plenty of stories about local haunts like this that you… Read more »
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Beyond the Bytes, October 12, 2016
October 12, 2016 recently added Collections … The David S. Castle Collection The David S. Castle Collection contains over 6,500 pages of architectural drawings and blue prints created primarily during the 1st half of the 20th century. Established in Abilene, Texas in 1915, the David S. Castle Company became an extremely successful architecture firm… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, August 23, 2016
August 23, 2016 recently added Collections … Refugio County Newspaper Collection Situated on the coast of Texas and on the north bank of the Mission River, Refugio, Texas, has been home to multiple newspaper titles since 1895. The Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library has made a selection of these newspapers available on The Portal… Read more »
Happy Juneteenth!
The celebration of Juneteenth in Texas on June 19th has marked the ending of slavery in the United States since 1865. To celebrate this year, I’d like to share some items and collections I’ve found on The Portal to Texas History and the Gateway to Oklahoma History that are about African-American Texans whose lives have… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 Thanks for supporting the Portal to Texas History Endowment! We asked you to donate and you did! Thanks to all those who helped contribute matching funds towards the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment. We appreciate you! recently added Collections … Humble Echo The Humble Echo was the primary… Read more »
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