The Texian Legacy Association is a proud member of the
Consortium of Texas History Web Sites
TLA has found some interesting folks at other camps. Here's the trail heads for their locations, in no particular order.
People, Groups Places, Historic Sites Libraries, Museums Classroom Texas State Agencies Other Web SitesTexas Rev People and Groups
- The
Second Flying Company of Alamo de Parras
"This site is dedicated to the early Spanish/Mexican military at the Alamo and is the best Internet site concerning the Alamo I've found, bar none."
Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1845
www.seguinfamilyhistory.com
site by descendants of Juan N. Seguin The Seguin Family Historical Society, a Texas Family since 1712. This site includes muster rolls of Col. Juan N. Seguin's companies A, B, and C.
Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation site by descendants of Juan N. Seguin
The Sons of the Republic of Texas are on the Net!!
"Stop by and show your support."
New Orleans Greys messageboard
If you have a Greys impression, here's a great place to contact and coordinate with like-minded folks.
Alabama Red Rovers messageboard
Likewise, if you have a Rovers impression, here's a great place to contact and coordinate with like-minded folks.
Primer Battalion de Mexico messageboard
And, for those with a Soldado impression... or email flintlockmaster@yahoo.com.
The usual practice for messageboards is to require signing up for membership first... It seems the prudent thing in these times.
Texas Genealogy Web
"Learn about your Texas roots!"
Texas State Genealogical Society
The mission of TSGS is to research, record, accumulate, reproduce, distribute, and circulate genealogical and historical material; assist in making such material available to those who are, or may be encouraged to be, interested in family and State of Texas history; perpetuate the memory of Texans and their ancestors and inspire a wholesome regard for those who have been and are now part of the heritage of our State and Nation; stress the importance of accuracy through the careful documentation of research; make donations be acquisition or memorial to research collections which are open to the public; disseminate knowledge by the sponsorship of conferences, workshops and seminars; publish a quarterly journal titled STIRPES and other publications useful to researchers; sponsor awards for writing and honors recognizing the efforts of individuals or organizations.
Places and Historic Sites
- Presidio
la Bahia
"An extensive site with a large Links page. A good reference for educators."
Sons of DeWitt Colony, Texas
Robertson's Colony in Texas
Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Old Texas Days by Noah Smithwick
Pasadena, The Early Years
"Author, philosopher and bon vivant, David Pomeroy, Jr. has created this page to help students of Texas History find resources for their studies. He's got some pretty neat photos, too. Be sure to visit with him."
David also found a searchable database of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/index.html
The French Legation Museum
In 1839 the government of King Louis Philippe of France sent a representative to the fledgling Republic of Texas to determine whether it should be officially recognized as a new country. This museum in Austin, owned by Texas and overseen by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, is the legation built for the French chargé d'affaires. Under their History link you can find out about the Pig War of 1841.
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historical Site Volunteers
Egypt Plantation
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms
is made up of pioneer farm buildings of various vintages in Austin, and is a resource for teaching early life.
Texas State Historical Association
Lone Star History Links: Selected Texas History Primary Source Documents sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association. This site is searchable, instructions are on the Introduction page. Most of the documents are printed transcriptions. The quality of these transcriptions varies from collection to collection and sometimes from document to document within a collection. Also, a small percentage of the documents are excerpts. Almost all of the documents are in English, some of which are translations from other languages.
Texas History Primary Source Documents
Tales of the Early Republic online at EarlyRepublic.net
The Diary of William Fairfax Gray ,
from Virginia to Texas, 1835-1837, William Fairfax Gray, edited by Paul D. Lack, DeGolyer Library & William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, ill. 8, pp. xxviii, 305, 1997. Published with permission. Online version 2003 (359 files, 7.8 MB). http://www.smu.edu/swcenter/FairfaxGray/wg_cont.htm
Here's a summary for anyone not familiar with this important work. William Fairfax Gray was 48 years old with a fresh license to practice law when he left his wife and family in Fredericksburg, Virginia to journey to Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This first job with his cousin's law firm was to seek land for investment of eastern capital. His diary gives us an intimate view of daily life and the rigors of travel by stagecoach, steamship and horse on the early 1800s frontier. In his travels Gray became acquainted with just about every important person of the Texas Revolution, recording his impressions of them in his diary. He was an observer and recorder of many events in the birth of the Republic of Texas, giving us through his diary a feeling of being there ourselves.Libraries and Museums
- The
Daughters of
the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo
The San Jacinto Monument
The San Antonio Conservation Society
The Brazoria County Historical Museum
The Gonzales County Historical Commission
The Texas Military Forces Museum
"Located at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, the Texas Military Forces Museum features exhibits spanning from the Texas Revolution through Desert Storm."
Star of the Republic Museum
"Located at the site where 59 delegates gathered on March 2, 1836 to declare Texas’ independence from Mexico, the Star of the Republic Museum depicts the colorful saga of the Texas Republic, the story of Texas and its heritage cotton and cattle, legends of blood and iron, vast resources and vast lands."
The Center for American History Online Exhibit: Texas, Texans and the Alamo
"This is a very nice exhibit of Texas Revolution and Republic era artifacts from the collections at the CAH in Austin."
Texas Beyond History
"A public education website and virtual museum which showcases information and images about the cultural heritage of Texas"
History in the Classroom
- www. A Day In 1800s Texas .com
John Potter brings life in 1800s Texas to the classroom. He has over a decade of experience in Living History, and almost 3 decades of experience in the classroom. John is headquartered in Atascosa, just SW of San Antonio off IH 35.
Armadillo's WWW Server: Texas History and Instructional Resources
"This is a K-12 instructional site with a lot of good information and links to other Texas History sites." Run by Houston ISD.Texas State Agencies
- Texas Historical Commission
"This site has lots of good information on protecting and preserving our Texas legacies. Be sure to pay a visit"
"This agency is responsible for, among other things, the records of land grants and bounties from the Republic of Texas period and before." Also a good place to get reproductions of original Texas maps in their archives.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Park Listing
"A complete listing of Texas parks, including those of historical interest."
Texas State Electronic Library
Other Web Sites
- Alamo Sentry messageboard
This site is operated by a teenage Alamo enthusiast and is for civil discussion about the Alamo and the history that surrounds it. Alamo Sentry Rules & Regs
Historic Documents Reproduction Inc.
Lone Star Junction
"This site has a great downloadable screen saver, as well as a wealth of information on the Lone Star State."
Lone Star Junction: A Texas History Timeline
"A great way to keep straight what happened to who, when and where!!"
Rules for Faro
"Faro was a much more popular game of the period than Poker (and its predecessors, Brag and Bluff). These folks (bcvc.net) are late 1800s but are a wonderful resource on the game."
www.VonsWorks.com
These folks have a gallery that shows the progression from rough sketches to final painting of "Storming of the Alamo". There is lots more to see, click on The Alamo in the left column.
TexasTejano.com
Texas History.com,
"The official Website of Forest Glen Productions: The Texas history video company"
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
Alamo Song
Info on Terry Friend's Alamo Song
My Texian Heritage
by Chaplain Gillis Bartles
If you have any favorite sites that you would like to see listed here, let me know via the e-mail address below.
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