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Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000

Description: Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (… more
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Description: Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Description: Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Building on South Mill Street, West Corner]

Description: Photograph of the front and southwest side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the main door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the south side of the building ar… more
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.700712 -98.128426
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Dr. Theodore Koester House]

Description: Photograph of the Dr. Theodore Koester House (located at 421 South Koester House) in New Braunfels, Texas. An unidentified young man is sitting on the edge of the porch roof, playing a guitar.
Date: June 10, 1970
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Photograph of a Young Girl]

Description: Photograph of an unknown young girl. She is standing up next to a fabric chair and wearing a long sleeve light color dress with a high necklace. Around her waist is a dark color corset and she is wearing dark color fingerless gloves.
Date: unknown
Creator: Serdinko
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Osea and Laura M.]

Description: Photograph of Osea and Laura M., both young children. Osea sits on a banister at left with a dark striped suit and shorts. Laura sits on a pillar at right with a black dress, her hand on Osea's hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Serdinko, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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