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• 2009 THS Christmas Meeting Photos
  Photos from the Texas Heritage Society December 2009 meeting and Christmas party.
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• A Poem by Mirabeau B. Lamar
  Unpublished poem written by Mirabeau B. Lamar criticizing Sam Houston following his election to a second term. Lamar wrote the poem under the pen name, Faddle.
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• Anson Jones - Grand Master of Masons in Texas
  Minutes of the first Grand Lodge of Texas meeting on December 20, 1837 in Houston, Texas. Anson Jones was elected first Grand Master of Masons in Texas.
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• Anson Jones Historical Marker Text
  Anson Jones - Texas State Historical Marker. Complete marker text.
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• Anson Jones Marker Dedication
  Dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker for Anson Jones, the last President of Texas. Site includes biographical information regarding Anson Jones and photographs of the dedication ceremony.
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• Anson Jones Marker Photos Page 1
  Anson Jones Texas Historical marker dedication ceremony held on November 21, 2009 at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Many photographs from the ceremony are included. Photos taken by Pat Spakey. Page 1.
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• Anson Jones Marker Photos Page 2
  Anson Jones Texas Historical marker dedication ceremony held on November 21, 2009 at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Many photographs from the ceremony are included. Photos taken by Pat Spakey. Page 2.
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• Apparent Danger - Book Review
  Book review of Apparent Danger writtne by David Stokes. Book review by Carrol D. Cagle.
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• Application for Texas Historic Cemetery Designation
  Application for Texas Historic Cemetery Designation for Founders' Memorial Park Cemetery in Houston, Texas with narrative history and local context of the cemetery.
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• Are You a Descendant of a Signer?
  If you are a descendant of a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, then the Star of the Republic of Texas Museum at Washington on the Brazos is looking for you for the 175th anniversary in 2011.
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• Articles
  Index page of articles about Texas history and genealogy appearing on the Texas Heritage Society web site.
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• Ason Jones Texas Mason Magazine
  Anson Jones Texas historical marker dedication ceremony article in Texas Mason Magazine.
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• Back When: The Woodlands Lifestyles and Homes Magazine
  "Back When" articles written by Texas historian and Texas Heritage Society Editor, Melinda Reeves Cagle, for The Woodlands Lifestyles and Homes Magazine.
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• Book Reviews
  Book reviews of Texas history books and Texas historical fiction.
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• Contact Us Membership
  Contact page of the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. including email, address and telephone.
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• David Crockett Quote
  Newspaper article about Davy Crockett's famous quote.
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• Diuguid Family, Patrick Henry and Danville, Texas
  The connection between the Diuguid family of Danville, Texas and American patriot, Patrick Henry. Article includes details regarding the town of Danville, Texas.
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• Drawing the Black Beans
  The history of the Black Bean episode in Texas history. Chapter 10 of E. G. Littlejohn's 1901 history book, "Texas History Stories."
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• East Montgomery County Historical Scociety Meeting Information
  East Montgomery County Historical Society meeting information.
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• Ferry Fees - Republic of Texas
  A complete list of fees charged to cross a river on a ferry during the Republic of Texas as found in the July 1, 1839 minutes of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court.
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• Founders Memorial Cemetery, Houston, Texas
  A photographic tour of Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas. One of the Allen brothers who founded the City of Houston, the mother of Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar and many officers and soldiers who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto are buried there.
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• Gravesite of Anson Jones
  Gravesite of Anson Jones in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Anson Jones was the last President of the Republic of Texas.
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• Guerrero Viejo
  Photographs of the ruins of Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas, Mexico taken by the Texas Heritage Society on November 1, 2009.
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• Henry Livingston Thompson
  Gravesite of Henry Livingston Thompson a Commodore of the Texian Navy during the Republic of Texas located in Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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• Historian Speaks to Judge Nat Hart Davis Chapter
  News article about Texas Heritage Society President Kameron Searle's speech to the Nat Hart Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas regarding the Lake Creek Settlement and the effect its discovery has had upon the study of the early history of Montgomery County, Texas.
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• History of the First Flag of the Republic of Texas
  The history of the first flag of the Republic of Texas by Thomas Bruce Green.
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• Home Page
  Home page of the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. The Texas Heritage Society was founded to discover, understand and preserve Texas history.
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• House Resolution No. 1123
  House Resolution No. 1123 commemorating Montgomery County as the birthplace of the Lone Star flag of Texas and Charles B. Stewart as its designer.
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• Isaac N. Moreland
  Gravesite of Isaac N. Moreland who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. Commander of artillery, "The Twin Sisters." Grave located in Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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• Jacob Maybee
  Gravesite of Jacob Maybee who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. Grave located in Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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• James Collinsworth
  Gravesite of James Collinsworth signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico.
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• John Cheevers
  Gravesite of John Cheevers who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. Grave located in Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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• John Kirby Allen
  Gravesite of John Kirby Allen, co-founder of Houston, Texas located in Founders Memorial Cemetery. Description includes 1936 Texas Centennial Marker and 1968 Texas State Historical Marker.
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• Mier Expedition
  Visit to Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico by the Texas Heritage Society on October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2009.
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• Montgomery County Gets National Endowment
  Texas Heritage Society President helps Montgomery County to get National Endowment for the Humanities.
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• Montgomery County Preservation Assistance Grant
  Letters concerning the award of a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to Montgomery County, Texas for the preservation of records prior to 1900 in the District Clerk's Office.
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• Narrative History - Founders Memorial Park Cemetery
  Narrative history of Founders' Memorial Park Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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• News
  Latest news, information and activities regarding the Texas Heritage Society.
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• Organizational Meeting and Election of Officers
  The organizational meeting of the Texas Heritage Society was held on June 22, 2009. THS bylaws were adopted and officers were elected.
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• Pledge Texas Flag
  The Texas pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag.
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• Publications
  Available publications of the Texas Heritage Society including current and back issues of the Texas Heritage Society Journal, history books, and other publications published by the Texas Heritage Society.
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• Rebecca Lamar
  Gravesite of Rebecca Lamar the mother of Mirabeau B. Lamar the second elected President of the Republic of Texas.
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• Resources
  Resource page of the Texas Heritage Society, Inc. web site.
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• Rick Perry Proclamation for Anson Jones
  Rick Perry proclamation for Anson Jones Texas Historical marker dedication ceremony on November 21, 2009.
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• Russ Clanton and the Danville Well
  Montgomery County history detective and archaeologist, Karen Lawless, tells the story of the re-discovery of the Danville well dating from the Republic of Texas.
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• Sam Houston Rode a Gray Horse
  On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston rode into the Battle of San Jacinto on a gray horse. This is the true history of Sam Houston's horse.
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• Site Map
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• Sons of the Republic of Texas - Texas Navy
  Sons of the Republic of Texas to honor Texas Navy Commodore Henry Livingston Thompson on September 19, 2009 at Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Press Release.
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• Splinters
  Splinters is the newsletter of the East Montgomery County Historical Society.
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• Texas Documents
  Documents important to the history of Texas.
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• Texas Flag Resolution Presented to Descendant
  City of Shenandoah presents original Texas Flag resolution to descendant of Charles B. Stewart.
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• Texas Heritage Society - September 24, 2009 Meeting
  News about the September 24, 2009 meeting of the Texas Heritage Society. Our guest speaker was Kameron Searle - "Facts are stubborn things & the significance of primary sources to accurate historical research in Texas"
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• Texas Heritage Society Meeting Information
  Texas Heritage Society meeting information.
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• Texas History Stories
  Texas History Stories by Littlejohn.
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• Texian Navy Day 2009
  2009 Texian Navy Day Celebration in Founders Memorial Park Cemetery in Houston Texas honoring Commodore Henry Livingston Thompson of the Republic of Texas Navy.
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• The Fredonian Declaration of Independence
  Text of the Fredonian Declaration of Independence. The Fredonian Rebellion was an early attempt to declare Texas independent of Mexico in 1826.
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• The Travis Letter - "Victory or Death"
  The world famous "Victory or Death" letter penned by William Barrett Travis while besieged within the Alamo by the Mexican army in San Antonio, Texas in 1836.
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• Tour of Texas History - Mier Expedition
  Details of Tour of Texas History #3 - "Mier Expedition," presented by the Texas Heritage Society. October 30 & 31, 2009
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• Tour of Texas History #1
  News regarding the Texas Heritage Society's Tour of Texas History #1 - Anahuac and Wallisville on May 9, 2009.
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• Tour of Texas History #2
  News regarding the Texas Heritage Society's Tour of Texas History #2 - Washington on the Brazos and Chappell Hill on August 8, 2009.
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• Tour of Texas History #5 "Historic Times Along Los Brazos de Dios"
  Photographs from the Texas Heritage Society's Tour of Texas History #5 on May 8, 2010 including Bernardo Plantation, Donoho Plantation, P. Nolan Headstone, Coushattie Trace, Camp Groce, Hempstead Cemetery, etc.
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• Walker County Commissioners Court Minutes - 1846
  Transcription of the original 1846-1852 Commissioners Court meetings of Walker County, Texas. Walker County was created in 1846 just after Statehood.
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• Walker County, Texas Flag
  History of the Walker County, Texas Flag by Randy Pollard
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• Web Sites
  Web sites focusing on Texas history and genealogy recommended by the Texas Heritage Society.
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