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[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]

Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.

Date: 1954-05~

Creator: The Gatesville Messenger

Location: 31.434940 -97.750589

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[History of Danish Pioneers as Told by Andrew Enemark Berndt]

Brief nine-page typed account of the history of Danish settlers in Texas written by Andrew Enermark Berndt over a period, it would seem, of several years. He begins by explaining the lineage of his parents, Laura and Helvig Berndt, and progresses to his family's immigration from Denmark to the United States sometime between the 1840's and the beginning of World War I. A short anecdote is given about his father's butchering of a wild hog. His father, Helvig, bought 3,000 acres of land that no… more

Date: 1983/1991

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[City-County Pioneer Museum brochure]

Brochure for the City-County Pioneer Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, briefly advertising its collection and contact/visiting information.

Date: [1986..]

Creator: City-County Pioneer Museum

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum