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[Galveston Lutheran Church Records: Membership]

Series of ledgers documenting the membership records of the Galveston Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas, including marriages, baptisms, funerals, confirmations, and various other information.

Date: 1850~/1946~

Creator: Galveston Lutheran Church

Item Type: Book

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Galveston Lutheran Church Records: Minutes]

Series of ledgers documenting the minutes of the Galveston Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas, including various reports from the Secretary, Treasurer, and committees. The first page contains a list of information contained in the church records.

Date: 1851~/1915~

Creator: Galveston Lutheran Church

Item Type: Book

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Bridal Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Bridal portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney in her white wedding dress and her flower bouquet in her hands. There is text written on the back of the photo that reads: "Aunt Alice Sweeney Jumonville as a bride. (Mother was Matron of Honor)."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of the Dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's Bedroom]

Photograph of the dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's bedroom at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. This dresser has a large mirror mounted on it and approximately five drawers; there is a table runner along the top.

Date: [1885..1900]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the upstairs sitting area in Bishop's Palace, home of Walter and Josephine Gresham and their children. This area has pictures hanging on the walls, chairs sitting against the left and right walls, and vines hanging from the ceiling.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Program for the Northern Settlers' Convention in Galveston, Texas]

Souvenir program from the Northern Settlers' Convention in Galveston, Texas. This program outlines the events of the conference on each of the three days as well as contains photographs of buildings located in and around Galveston, Texas.

Date: April 1905

Creator: Land and Immigration Department

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of the Sweeney Family in Atlantic City]

Portrait of the Sweeney Family taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey; all of the adults are wearing hats and the small baby in the front is wearing a long white gown.

Date: unknown

Creator: Myers-Cope Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Membership Certificate for the Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No.1]

Membership certificate to Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 presented to James Moreau Brown. The certificate, in reference to his membership, reads: "James M. Brown was elected a member of Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1."

Date: October 3, 1843

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of James Moreau Brown]

Portrait of James Moreau Brown in a black and white suit and long sideburns; the text on the back of the photograph describes Brown's relationship to his son and his son after that, etc.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bather, W. T.

Item Type: Artwork

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase in Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. This staircase has multiple flower pots situated next to it, and a stain-glass window mounted half way up the stairs.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney at the Galveston Sea Wall]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney sitting at the sea wall in Galveston, Texas; Matilda is wearing a long dress and a large hat.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a small child wearing a long white gown.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney and her Sons]

Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney in a long dress holding her two sons, one on each side of her; both of the boys are in white outfits with long white socks and white shoes. The text on the back of the photo reads: "Aunt Alice Sweeney Jumonville with sons Buddy and H. S."

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown; this photo is faded and only the side of her face is visible.

Date: 1892~

Creator: Root, W. J.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing next to a beach with the ocean in the background.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of the Gresham Family Circa 1887]

Family portrait of the Gresham family dated around 1887; the names of the family members are encircled on the protective paper posted on top.

Date: 1887~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown in Graduation Regalia]

Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown dressed in his graduation attire and a suit.

Date: 1905~

Creator: Patterson and Shimmin

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder posing on a rug and wearing large dresses. There are tint marks on their cheecks and a few highlights on their dresses.

Date: 188u

Creator: Blessing and Bro

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase and the fireplace inside Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. The fireplace in this picture is situated to the right of the base of the staircase and is very elegantly decorated. The staircase has a few flower pots positioned along the wall, and has a large mural mounted before the turn in the stairs as well as a stained glass window mounted above the railing.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney at Ashton Villa]

Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney standing outside the gate at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.300076 -94.793182

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Identification Card for Charles William Sloman]

Identification card belonging to Charles W. Sloman with his birth information, age, height, and eye color. On the middle section of the card there is a statement signed by Fred C. Pabst which reads: "the person described on page 2 hereof has produced to me proof in the manner directed by law, and I do hereby certify that the said person is a citizen of the United States of America."

Date: November 18, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a long, tight dress and holding a large feathery fan.

Date: unknown

Creator: Guerin, F. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

Constitution and By-Laws of Galveston Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1

Constitution and By-Laws of Galveston Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1; this particular version was revised in June, 1869. This pamphlet contains the history of the department, a preamble, and the different articles of the actual document stating the rules and guidelines of the company.

Date: June 1869

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Correspondence Between Charles William Sloman and Two Reverends]

Correspondence between Charles William Sloman and Reverend William McCracken concerning the sending of the marriage certificate of Charles and Sarah Sloman when they were married in New Orleans. Sloman's letter was received in New Orleans at Rector Grace Church, and forwarded to McCracken in Nebraska; he had moved here from New Orleans and the letter dated July 6, 1891 asks the new reverend there to send him the information needed. The final letter is sent to Sloman from McCracken in which he… more

Date: {1891-06-28,1891-07-06,1891-07-17}

Creator: Sloman, Charles William & McCracken, William

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

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[Galveston Lutheran Church Records: Membership]

[Galveston Lutheran Church Records: Minutes]

[Bridal Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney]

[Photograph of the Dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's Bedroom]

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

[Program for the Northern Settlers' Convention in Galveston, Texas]

[Portrait of the Sweeney Family in Atlantic City]

[Membership Certificate for the Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No.1]

[Portrait of James Moreau Brown]

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney at the Galveston Sea Wall]

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney and her Sons]

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown]

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

[Portrait of the Gresham Family Circa 1887]

[Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown in Graduation Regalia]

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder]

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney at Ashton Villa]

[Identification Card for Charles William Sloman]

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown]

Constitution and By-Laws of Galveston Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1

[Correspondence Between Charles William Sloman and Two Reverends]