Category Archives: Centuries

Texas Rangers in Menardville

Posted on 2019-05-16 by Jan Wilkinson

A while back I bought this article from an eBay seller.  It contains Texas Rangers history in and around the Menard County area.  It is a good read and contains photos and facts in our central Texas San Saba River … Continue reading →

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Wilkinson Family Photos

Posted on 2019-04-13 by Jan Wilkinson

We are lucky to have many family photos in our collection.  Facebook works for sharing but makes it hard to find in the future. Here are three Allen Studio, San Angelo, Texas photos of Wilson Lamar and Mayme Turner Wilkinson … Continue reading →

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261st Anniversary of the Destruction of the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá

Posted on 2019-03-18 by Jan Wilkinson

Saturday, March 16, 2019, the Menard County Historical Commission with Chairman, Col. USMC Terrell Kelley (ret.), the Presidio de San Saba Restoration Corporation board members and Menard’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church, along with many commission members, locals and out of … Continue reading →

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San Antonio River and Bridges photos

Posted on 2018-07-20 by Jan Wilkinson

I have found many photos of postcards of the San Antonio River and its bridges and wanted to share them for your reference. I love history and especially photos.  Wagons would drive into the river to soak their wheels to … Continue reading →

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Joshua D. Brown, Founder and Father of Kerrville

Posted on 2018-06-11 by Jan Wilkinson

THE FIRST SETTLER OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS; JOSHUA D. BROWN, FOUNDER AND FATHER OF KERRVILLE Paper and oral history by Jan Powell Wilkinson for the Edwards Plateau Historical Association meeting and publication. Those of us here today love history and … Continue reading →

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Nashville City Reservoir 1887-1889

Posted on 2017-10-11 by Jan Wilkinson

Just got another one of my glass-plate negatives identified.  It was made by an unknown photographer during late 1880’s.  I have three boxes and most of his pictures are taken in Texas and a few in Tennessee. You can see … Continue reading →

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Pate and Martindale family photos

Posted on 2017-07-08 by Jan Wilkinson

My husband’s maternal grandmother was Laura Forrest Harryman, in 1921 married to George H. Bradford; her mother was Margaret Isabelle “Maggie Belle” Pate wife of William “Willie” Albert Harryman (she is a sister of Martha Jane Pate) and their mother … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas with Coca-Cola Santa by Haddon Sundblom

Posted on 2016-12-19 by Jan Wilkinson

How many of us have memories of the sounds and smells of Christmas and what we think about Santa Claus and the holidays.  I have always loved Santa especially the way he is drawn by Mr. Sundblom.  These pictures evoke … Continue reading →

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Menard County Texas Flood Photos

Posted on 2016-04-25 by Jan Wilkinson

Here are flood photos of the San Saba River that happened in Menard, Menard County, Texas. I have shared to a Facebook group page; Menard County, Texas ~ History and Genealogy. Please join the group to read and share information. … Continue reading →

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Aunt Kate Bradford Recalls Menard “Back When”

Posted on 2016-03-02 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard News article published May 16, 1963, interview of Kate Glasscock Bradford at the age of 90. When Catherine Ann Glasscock was born on May 7, 1873, in Burnet, Texas, her father, Joseph Glasscock, was 37 and her mother, Eliza … Continue reading →

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