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[Message from the President of the United States, June 24, 1836]

Description: Scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is a "Message from the President of the United States", Andrew Jackson, concerning the recent establishment of the Republic of Texas following their battles with Mexico. There is also another message from John Forsyth below on the same paper. Page 6, is the start of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas" and includes a list of names in two columns at the top. Page 7, is section 7 through 17 of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas".
Date: December 15, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page and poem in "Excursions"]

Description: Photographs of pages in Henry David Thoreau's "Excursions" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title pages. The left page is being held down by a clear band and a fain illustration of Thoreau's head and shoulders is on it. The right side is the title page of the book and includes a crest and other information about the book. The second image is of a poem inside of the book.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Jesse Elvis Hendricks Log Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Jesse Elvis Hendricks log cabin in Denison, Texas. Text: A native of Missouri, Jesse Elvis Hendricks (1837-1920) came to Grayson County in 1846. In 1863-64, he built this log home five miles southeast of this site. It was originally a one-room cabin with a loft, but Hendricks and his wife, Susan Matilda (Dumas), added more rooms about 1870 after the birth of their fourth child. The Hendricks' log cabin was moved to this site and restored … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

The Age, Volume [15], Number 3, March 1994

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: March 1994
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Chambers County Library System

The Age, Volume [14], Number 7, July 1993

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Chambers County Library System

Army Exploration in the American West, 1803-1863

Description: Book containing the history of the role of the United States Army and its Topographical Engineers in exploring lands west of the Mississippi River between 1838 and 1863. This includes surveys of battlefronts, railroads, and boundaries.
Date: 1991
Creator: Goetzmann, William H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Age, Volume [11], Number 12, December 1990

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Chambers County Library System

The Age, Volume 2, Number 8, July 1, 1981

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Chambers County Library System

The Quarterly, Volume 26, Number 2, June 1980

Description: Quarterly 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, as well as information about the activities of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Date: June 1980
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society

The Age, Volume 1, Number 1, December 1, 1979

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: December 1, 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Chambers County Library System

[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

[Photograph of George W. Baines Baylor University Marker]

Description: Photograph of a flat, stone marker reading, "President Baylor University 1861-1863." The marker is set in the ground, surrounded by dry grass. Above the marker, part of a concrete slab with thin, metal fence rails is visible. A sticker on the back of the photo indicates the marker is for George W. Baines and is placed near his tombstone in the Salado Cemetery.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Salado Public Library
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