Category Archives: Menard County Texas

Menard County Texas created January 22, 1858

Posted on 2014-07-25 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard County and the town of Menard were given the name of a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the Texas Congress, and founder of Galveston, Michel B. Menard (1805-1856) (research shows his middle name to be … Continue reading →

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1875 Construction of Telegraph Line from San Antonio to Fort McKavett

Posted on 2014-07-21 by Jan Wilkinson

I just came across a wonderful piece of information about the history of the telegraph here in Texas. Written in the history book in 1922 by J. Marvin Hunter, Pioneer History of Bandera County Seventy-five Years of Intrepid History on … Continue reading →

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Menard Man Taught General Custer How to Shoot Deer

Posted on 2014-06-19 by Jan Wilkinson

I recently came across this little article written by J. Marvin Hunter in Volume 6 Number 5, page 207, Frontier Times Magazine, February 1929. The heading reads; Published Monthly at Bandera, Texas Devoted to Frontier History, Border History, Border Tragedy … Continue reading →

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Does anyone have a copy of the Rise and Fall of the Mission San Saba written in 1905?

Posted on 2014-03-08 by Jan Wilkinson

I am trying to find a copy of a brochure written by John W. Hunter that was a souvenir for the Confederate Veterans’ reunion held in July 1905, at Menardville. Unsure how many were printed for this special event. It … Continue reading →

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John Warren Hunter and Menardville

Posted on 2014-03-05 by Jan Wilkinson

I am looking for an original of the below Menardville Public School photo. Earlier this week I was contacted by two different Menard folks hoping I might have a photo of the 1890 wooden Menardville School. John Warren Hunter was … Continue reading →

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‘Miss Hannah’ Crafted Learning

Posted on 2014-03-02 by Jan Wilkinson

Writing a blog introduces you to many new readers and I am thrilled when they share their treasures. Here is one; this article is about the teacher Hannah Mahoney from a San Angelo Standard Times. This makes a nice addition … Continue reading →

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1924-Fifth Annual Reunion for Texas Rangers Held at Menard

Posted on 2014-02-13 by Jan Wilkinson

Frontier Times, Vol. 2, No. 1 October, 1924, as written by J. Marvin Hunter The Texas Ex-Rangers’ Association met at Menard August 13, 1924 for its fifth annual reunion. The old boys were royally entertained for the three days, and … Continue reading →

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Rangers Meet at Menard 1923

Posted on 2013-05-23 by Jan Wilkinson

Rangers Meet in Menard 1923 March 30, 2020, my friend, Ginger Andrews colorized this wonderful photo and shared on Facebook in the Menard County History page. The middle gentleman has been identified as Olfert Gottleib Striegler, with many family in … Continue reading →

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Menard Texas 1898, 1899 and 2013

Posted on 2013-02-21 by Jan Wilkinson

Our sleepy little valley town on the San Saba River has many centuries of history. Menard was originally Menardville before the railroad came in 1911. Please plan a visit to our Free State of Menard. Buddy and I took this … Continue reading →

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Col. W. J. Wilkinson’s Indian Experience

Posted on 2013-02-17 by Jan Wilkinson

Here is a story about William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson written in the Hunter’s Frontier Magazine in May 1916. This story is also told in the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Col. W. J. Wilkinson’s Indian Experience … Continue reading →

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