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"My Dear Wife": Abishai Dickson's Last Letter Home on His Way to Texas
One of the treasures in the library’s archival collections is an 1835 letter written by Abishai Dickson to his wife. Like Alamo defender Daniel William Cloud, Dickson wrote his letter in late De… more →
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"My Dear Wife": Abishai Dickson's Last Letter Home on His Way to Texas
drtlibrary wrote 4 days ago: One of the treasures in the library’s archival collections is an 1835 letter written by Abisha … more →
Multimedia Collections: Westward Expansion. Ed. Sharon Coan. Westminster, CA: Teacher Created Materials, 2001. CD-ROM. 1 disc.
michmaz113 wrote 2 months ago: Teachers are always looking for ways to incorporate technology into the classroom and Multimedia Col … more →
Funky Cold Medina Rap
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Sandra Crosnoe wrote 2 months ago: Medina for Texas “Governor Medina” Music by Tone Loc Funky Cold Medina The truth is comi … more →
General Cós's Warning to Texans, July 1835
drtlibrary wrote 5 months ago: In his decree dated July 5, 1835, Mexican general Martín Perfecto de Cós warned Texans that disrupti … more →
Come and Take It!
jahue wrote 5 months ago: I travelled to Texas Revolutionary sites this week. In Gonzales, Texas, home of the “Come and … more →
Old School Taunting
northstarflags wrote 7 months ago: In the hit movie Troy, Achilles let out one of the most remembered quotes in all of Hollywood. He wa … more →
Newspaper Accounts of the Battle of the Alamo
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drtlibrary wrote 9 months ago: Last Friday, March 6, marked the 173rd anniversary of the final assault on the Alamo garrison. In 18 … more →
Recap of the Texas History Forum, "Rangers and Rogues"
drtlibrary wrote 9 months ago: From left to right, Leslie Stapleton, DRT Library director; Dr. Paul Spellman, speaker; Connie Impel … more →
Telegraph and Texas Register, Early Texas Newspaper
drtlibrary wrote 11 months ago: The top of the first page of the Telegraph and Texas Register from January 6, 1837. Much of the pape … more →
Mission San José
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cindydyer wrote 1 year ago: On Saturday my father and I went on a photo field trip to Mission San José, one of the five on … more →
Villa Rides
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Nikita wrote 1 year ago: It was Monday when the music of Villa Rides suddenly – without a warning! – entered my t … more →
Los Texanos, A Jacon Cortes Design at the Gilded Age Fashion Show--THIS NOON!
Antiquity Texan wrote 1 year ago: Attorney General Jacon Cortes is to showcase his newest design, the Colonel William Travis suit, thi … more →
