Draggingtree Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas is the oldest patriotic women's organization in Texas and one of the oldest in the nation. In 1891Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan (later Hally Bryan Perryqv) formulated plans for an association to be composed of women who were direct descendants of the men and women who established the Republic of Texas. They were encouraged in their efforts by Hally Bryan's father, Guy M. Bryan, a member of the Texas Veterans Association. The organizational meeting was held on November 6, 1891, in the Houston home of Mary Jane Briscoeqv. Mary S.M. Jones, widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas, agreed to serve as president. The motto "Texas, One and Indivisible" was suggested by Colonel Bryan. The name first chosen for this group was Daughters of Female Descendants of the Heroes of '36; the association was renamed Daughters of the Lone Star Republic, then Daughters of the Republic of Texas at the first annual meeting in April 1892. The organization was planned as a companion to the Texas Veterans Association, and the two groups held joint meetings until the veterans disbanded in 1907. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vnd03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 If your into Texas history here’s a piece of the puzzle © 2015 The Alamo 300 Alamo Plaza • San Antonio, Texas • 78205 • 210.225.1391 • www.thealamo.orgHours: Monday - Sunday 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. • Summer Hours 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. http://www.thealamo.org/index.html Links · Texas Beyond HistoryThe Virtual Museum of Texas' Cultural History. University of Texas - College of Liberal Arts http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/prehistoric/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 This photo of the Alamo is the oldest known image of Texas By Kolten Parker Updated 1:37 pm, Friday, August 21, 2015 IMAGE 1 OF 37 The 1849 daguerreotype is the earliest datable photograph taken in Texas. It shows the front of the Alamo chapel. It is the only known photograph of the Alamo taken before the 1850 reconstruction that added the distinctive curved gable to the top of the church facade. SAN ANTONIO — The oldest dated photo of Texas was taken in San Antonio in 1849 and shows three men in front of the state's most precious landmark: the Alamo. The photo, which now resides at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, is actually a daguerreotype - the first widely available photographic process, which popularized in the mid-1840s. The image was taken 13 years after the after the famous Battle of The Alamo between the attacking Mexican forces http://www.chron.com/150years/article/This-is-the-oldest-known-photo-of-Texas-and-the-6442923.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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