Tag Archives: “Menard County Texas”

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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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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Obituary of W. J. Wilkinson of Menard County, Texas

Posted on 2016-01-24 by Jan Wilkinson

When I begin to write a historical blog post I always hope that I have everything but this one had many conflicts. This history of William Jackson Montgomery Wilkinson, son of Daniel King Wilkinson and Elizabeth Osborn Braden in Union … Continue reading →

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Destruction of the San Saba Mission

Posted on 2015-01-05 by Jan Wilkinson

This account of the Destruction of the San Saba Mission is from the Frontier Times January 1925 issue. You can visit the Presidio de San Saba in 2015. Personal letters written in Spanish, dating back 175 years, and containing interesting … Continue reading →

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Great Battle on the Concho in 1875 by John Warren Hunter

Posted on 2015-01-05 by Jan Wilkinson

Our Menard County area of Texas is in the heart of Texas history. You don’t have to go far to find great stories and one place is in the Frontier Times magazine. In the September 1954 issue there are two … Continue reading →

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Historical Menardville, Menard County, Texas photos

Posted on 2014-11-04 by Jan Wilkinson

Here are a few of historical Menardville, Menard County, Texas photos from different collections. I love the punctuation by the sign painters. Hope you enjoy! 1800’s D. G. Benchoff (Post Office) Saddlery and General Merchandise, Menardville, Menard County, Texas by … Continue reading →

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The Presidio de San Saba in Menard County, Texas

Posted on 2014-09-03 by Jan Wilkinson

We have a treasure in Menard County!  We are located in the Texas Hill Country along the Texas Fort Trails and in our little San Saba river valley, over 257 years ago, the northern-most and largest and most advanced Spanish … Continue reading →

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Menardville: The Pride of Summerland

Posted on 2014-08-20 by Jan Wilkinson

There was a pamphlet written and printed by John W. Hunter, the publisher of the Menard County Enterprise in 1905 that names Menardville – Summerland.  The below pages are from the Don Wilkinson collection and are a Special Edition about … Continue reading →

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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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