Auld Homestead
In my previous post in the Auld Wedding 130 years ago, I discussed the pinon pine log cabin built by my great grandfather, Alexander Kennedy Auld. The Auld Ranch headquarters is in the Texas...
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Auld wedding – 130 years ago
11-30-19 Thank you to all the new visitors to this post. If you have any questions or want to share, please leave a message. Originally published on 15 Sep 2011. It was 130 years...
Alec Auld and Hog Drives of the Frio Canyon in the Texas Hill Country in the late 1800’s
This is part of a great trilogy about my great grandfather Alexander Kennedy Auld and his family and neighbors living and working in the Texas Hill Country in late 1890’s. It is well researched...
Guy M. Powell died at an early age
My grandfather, Guy Moreland Powell died on 19 October 1960, in Kerrville, as a very young man at the age of 58. He sadly suffered and was taken by a glioma, a malignant brain...
Alamo photo 1904
This unusual photo of the Alamo I found recently in a post about Richter’s Bakery: a San Antonio Original written on April 12, 2012, on the UTSA Libraries Top Shelf blog. The photo was...
June 12, 1948 – Joan Auld and Milroy Powell wedding
My parents, Joan Auld and Milroy Powell were married on Saturday, June 12, 1948. Here are the newspaper articles with their marriage announcement and other celebrations. I wish I had a photo of their...
Palmer School, 1909-1944, Menard County, Texas by Jake Landers
This is a scan of Jake Landers’ book of the history of Palmer School. Mr. Landers had taken many years to compile and collaborate this information and is very generous to donate it to...
Early Maps of Kerr County
My good friend and fellow blogger, Joe Herring had this post today about the early maps of Kerr County. As he stated, I found these on the Internet and shared with him. He also...
Peacock School for Boys in San Antonio, Texas also known as Peacock Military Academy
My husband’s grandfather; Wilson Lamar Wilkinson was the fourth child of Nancy Mires and William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson; born 17 September 1882 in Menard County, Texas. As a young boy, Lamar attended Peacock School...
Friends of Schreiner Mansion Museum
There is a new Facebook page called Friends of Schreiner Mansion Museum in Kerrville, Texas, and as of December 1, 2011, has 25 followers. The page was made by Leadership Kerr County 2012 to...