| Articles, Manuscripts, Letters, etc. |
| Articles Online |
|
Refugio
Co. History from "Around Matagorda Bay" Includes Depositions of William St. John and Rosalie B. Priour Linked w/permission |
|
Our
Irish Texans |
|
Old-Time
Storekeeper -- Civilization's Advance Scout |
|
"Greta Field, other
blowouts talked about at folklore meeting" by Henry Wolff of the Victoria Advocate, March 31, 2002 |
|
"Wild Man of the Navidad" Various articles and links related to stories of an African-American eventually sold into slavery in Refugio Co. If anyone has any further information and/or stories, please contact me. |
| Books |
|
Index
to Tales of the San'Tone River Bottom |
| Cookbooks |
|
1946 - Altar Society Cookbook - Our
Lady of Refuge Catholic Church - Refugio List of candy recipes and the contributor |
|
Dispatches to U.S. Consulate These are dispatches written to the U.S. Consulate between 1825 - 1844 and concerning Texas. Abstracted are those that pertain to area of Southeast Texas. |
| US Consulate Dispatch #1 - D.W. Smith to Honorable Henry Clay - 1825 |
| US Consulate Dispatch #2 - David Dickson to Honorable Henry Clay - 1826 |
| US Consulate Dispatch #3 - David Dickson - Concerning V. Rolando - 1827 |
|
US Consulate Dispatch #4 - David Dickson -
April 1827 Concerning Guadalupe de Victoria and La Bahia |
|
US Consulate Dispatch #5 - David Dickson -
July 1827 Concerning consulate office of Matagorda and Dickson's resignation |
|
US Consulate Dispatch #6 - David Dickson -
July 1827 Table of Indian Tribes in Texas, residence and estimated number of warriors |
| Letters |
|
Joseph E. Plummer - Letter to His
Mother - December 1835 |
|
Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to Archbishop Odin of New Orleans - May 1861 Concerns Odin abandoning them. Mentions Byrne, Gregory and Marsh. |
|
Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to |
|
Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to Archbishop Odin of New Orleans - Jan 1862 Concerning the death of Miss Augustina Adams. Mentions the Fagans. |
|
Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to Archbishop Odin of New Orleans - Feb 1864 References to Civil War conditions, new church in Victoria, and deaths of Joseph Fagan, Capt. Byrne, and Father Borias. |
|
Letter from Father Querat of Refugio to Archbishop Odin of New Orleans - Mar 1865 References to buildings for Catholic school in Corpus Christi. Mentions Gregory, Marsh and Byrne. |
|
Letter from Wm. D. Barbour of Matagorda to Archbishop Odin of New Orleans - Sep 1864 References to slaves, Avena and Silvia, James Byrne and Mrs. Stanley |
| Manuscripts |
|
Saloons and Gambling Houses from the Memoirs of Judge William L. Rea |
|
John Dunn |
|
Gilliland
Massacre |
|
The Joys and Sorrows in the Life of Maggie Ethel Murphy Plummer 1905 - 1991 An Autobiography This is a wonderful account written by Mrs. Plummer in 1990, at the age of 85. It is a warm and loving insight into her life, and it is well worth the look and the time it takes the pages to load. Courtesy of Paul Plummer, Grandson |
|
James Power - Empresario
- Lamar Papers Abstract |
|
Reminiscences of Mrs. Annie
Fagan Teal Permission granted by Harold Johnston, great great grandson of Annie Fagan and Peter Teal |
|
Christmas
Time in Years Gone By |
| Dancing Was Most Popular Form of Amusement for Many Years - Dance 1896 |
| Strauch Windmill - Refugio |
| Mrs. Joe Sneed's Travels - 1966 |
|
First
Airplane to Land in Tivoli - Possibly in Refugio County
|
| Telephone Directories |
| Refugio Telephone Directory 1901 |
|
__________________________________________________________________________
© Copyright 2009 to present - The TXGenWeb Project Notice to Webmasters:
|
