Author Archives: Jan Wilkinson

About Jan Wilkinson

Genealogist, photographer, blogger, wife, mother and GMomma!! Fifth generation rancher in the Texas Hill Country.

Friends of Schreiner Mansion Museum

Posted on 2011-12-01 by Jan Wilkinson

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 revitalize “Where Kerrville’s Story Began” with … Continue reading →

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Noah Hamilton Rose, famous Menardville photographer and 1937 Presidio photo

Posted on 2011-11-20 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard is the site of many historical events and famous people. One of those is a famous photographer from the 1800’s and early 1900’s; Noah Hamilton Rose, who spent his early years and began his career in Menardville. The Rose … Continue reading →

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Menard and Centuries of History

Posted on 2011-11-16 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard has been the subject of many historical papers and its centuries of history have served an important role in the Texas we all know today. This well written and detailed article by Mike Kingston, then editor of the Texas … Continue reading →

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Menardville Photos

Posted on 2011-10-31 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard is rich with history and great folks. It is wonderful to have these great photos and I wanted to share. I have posted an album on my Facebook page at the link http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1800153522768.2097182.1207701200&type=1, you might also enjoy. Below are … Continue reading →

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Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville

Posted on 2011-10-13 by Jan Wilkinson

I have a glass negative of the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, completed in 1859. It was designed by William Strickland of Philadelphia. This photo must have been taken around the same time as the other Tennessee photos in … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897 Auditorium Building

Posted on 2011-10-12 by Jan Wilkinson

Another glass negative identified!  This is the Auditorium Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. It must have been a long trip from Texas to Tennessee in the late 1890’s by this photographer. Still don’t know who took the … Continue reading →

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Old Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville

Posted on 2011-10-09 by Jan Wilkinson

I just found another glass negative! Thanks again to Mark D. Cowan from Texas Historical Commission for finding another one!  This is the old Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Tennessee. My glass negative photo above shows the Gothic-inspired administration building … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Insane Asylum of San Antonio

Posted on 2011-10-02 by Jan Wilkinson

Thank you to Mark D. Cowan from the Texas Historical Commission for his identification from their image collection of my photo of the Southwestern Insane Asylum; as it was originally called when it began operations in 1892. It was located … Continue reading →

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My Research and Images of the History of the Alamo

Posted on 2011-09-23 by Jan Wilkinson

Back in June 2011, I posted two different blog posts about my glass negative photos. In those posts I explained that I have three boxes of glass negatives found in an old home being torn down near Kerrville in the … Continue reading →

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More Alexander Kennedy Auld and Susanna Lowrance Auld’s Historical Documents

Posted on 2011-09-20 by Jan Wilkinson

On 25th of August, 1883, as a big part of the new life started in America by Alexander Kennedy Auld, the 30 year old took an oath of citizenship at the Kerr County District Clerk, A. McFarland’s office. As sworn … Continue reading →

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