- Highlander article by Alta Holland Gibbs “The Saga of Hamilton Creek” December 9, 1971 (photos of Roller Flour Mill and Holland Springs School group, and 1914 Bridge over Hamilton Creek.) (2 copies)
- Pages 46-67 of "Twenty-Seven Years on the Texas Frontier" by Noah Smithwick, describing Hamilton Valley.
Historical Businesses, Burnet County
- Lignite Plant, "Second Lignite Plant Proposed", Highlander, 28 July 1983
- River Cruise, "Trip Offers Varied Scenes", with photos of scenes on the route. Burnet Bulletin, 28 April 1983.
- Page from Burnet History Vol I, page 85; picture of Trades Day in Burnet, 1919, page 86, photos of Dr. George Jackson McFarland, the Churchill Store, Stipp dentist office, and 1901 Burnet City Council
- Burnet Supply. "An Era Passes with Burnet Supply", with photosof Pat Withers, owner. Burnet Bulletin, 22 Sept 2004.
- Burnet Supply. "Anchor of Square Closes." Burnet Bulletin, 10 Aug 2005.
- Seidensticker Store. Story about closing. Old ads, and photo of store. Burnet Bulletin 1 Feb 2006.
- Photo of Woll delivery at Burnet depot with mules and wagons. undated.
- Bertram Store - featuring Ben Warden remembering the old country store and prices. Photos. Burnet Bulletin, 23 Aug 1976.
- Clockmaker in Spicewood, about Arthur Quist and his clock making. Photo.
- Aristo Kraft Company newspaper articles from 1978 - 1988 when company closed.
- List of names on notepaper "The Sugarbush Inn".
Historical Homes and Buildings, Burnet County
- Unidentified house on Post Oak Street
- "Burnet County's Oldest Home", article written by Alta Holland gibbs about the Holland home.
- Burnet Bulletin, 9 March 2005, "The Gibbs House: Preserving our Past" with photo on the 100-year old home.
- Highlander, 12 Aug 1976, "Old Wallace Home to Be Restored, Opened", with many photos.
- Unsourced newspaper, Aug 1960, "Origin of Home Traced in Burnet" about the granite A. L. Warren house in the north section of Burnet, wi photo.
- Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug 1973. "Early Settlers Built Homes to Last in Burnet County", with photos of Rocky Rest, Judge Cook home, and George Whitaker home.
- Newspaper article and Texas Historical Landmark information about Old Cook Home, 1968.
- Handwritten list of "Old Houses in Burnet" with their owners and uses
- Typed copy of 14 Nov 1912 Burnet Bulletin article, "Burnet's Classical Homes and their Names"
- List of historical tour houses and owners
- Rocky Rest photos and information from San Antonio Express Magazine, undated.
- "Hoover's Cabin, Old Mystery Cabin Reveals Historic Tale", by Danielk Clifton, The Picayune, 19 Sept 2007
- Castle House, with small photo, history of the house. From Lake Country Life Magazine, Vol 3, No 30, page 22, Burnet Bulletin, 26 Nov 2008.
- The Highlander, 11 Aug 1983, "Old houses find new future in Marble Falls." Story and photos about the 20-room Johnson home and The Wallace House on Third Street.
- Old Wallace Home - Marble Falls - see also surname file - Wallace, et al
Historical Homes and Buildings, Galveston
- article about Center of the Strand restoration
- Article from the Burnet Bulletin, dated April 16, 1936, page 36.
- Article from Deed Book 3, page 424-425 for A. G. Hale and wife, Lizzie A. Hale to J. J. Felder
- Two pages from the Burnet Bulletin, dated Thursday, October 23, 1969. "Historic Holland Springs Given State Historical Society Marker In Sunday Afternoon Ceremonies.", with pictures of Mrs. Alta Holland Gibbs and other relatives attending the ceremony. Extensive history of the area is included.
- Lake Country Life, , supplement to Burnet Bulletin 29 Apr - 5 May 2009, "Site Served as burnet School", by Dale Fry. Article about history of the site, with picture.
- Historical Marker text from 1969.
- Correspondence with Texas State Historical Survey Committee regarding approval of inscription of historical marker.
- One-half page typed description of history of Holland Springs. Source unknown.
Hoover Valley Community Photo
- Photo of Thanksgiving At The George Norris Home In Hoover’s Valley, 1904. Standing, left to right: Mrs. Conway, Mrs. George Norris, Mrs. Oscar Norris, Mrs. Mack Breazeale, Mrs. Worth Gunn, Miss Ellie Norris and Mack Breazeale. Front row, left to right: George Norris, Oscar Norris, D. C. Norris, Worth Gunn, Clarice Norris, Uncle Tommy Norris, Pauline Norris and Randolph Haile. Reproduction was made from an old photo.
Horseshoe Bay
- Supplement Published by The Highlander, December 2, 1971, “A Total Resort Community”. Thirty six pages of pictures and information on the Developers and of the property. Pictures of the homes of Fuchs and Krumm.
- Newspaper article from The River City Tribune July 30, 2004 titled “Young Jaffe, III, named vice president at Horseshoe Bay”
- Newspaper article from The River Cities Tribune June 4, 2004 titled “Escondido to be built at Horseshoe Bay” about the former Dillon Ranch being turned into a private lakeside golf preserve
- Hill Country Magazine Winter 2004 “Marriott Opens in Horseshoe Bay”
- The River Cities Tribune September 10, 2004 “Marriot Hotel expands corporate team” to include General Manager Ron Paynter, Director of Marketing Joe Reardon, Director of Engineering Rudolfo Guzman, Director of Event Management Mary Beth Drobny, Director of Food and Beverage Jason Pollard, Director of Human Resources Alexis Powell, Director of Room Operations Lisa Guest, Director of Finance and Accounting John Heneke
Hospital, Llano/Marble Falls Project
- Llano Buzz, 3 Jan 2007, “Hospital Project Awaits Partner”
- Burnet Bulletin, 3 Jan 2007; “Health Care Likely to Stay Top Priority”, with architect rendering of Lake of the Hills Regional Medical Center Hospital, Seton
- Citizens Gazette, 21 July 2004, “New Clinic on the Horizon”
- Burnet Bulletin, 21 July 2004, “Seton Groundbreaking”
- The Llano News September 14, 2005 “Katrina refugees spend week in Llano”
- Burnet Bulletin September 21, 2005 “Angel Fuel Fund gives wings, fuel for area pilots on rescues”
- Burnet Bulletin September 14, 2005 “Hamilton Valley opens doors to evacuees”
- Llano News September 27, 2005 “Llano opens city – as well as its heart and arms – to evacuees fleeing Hurrican Rita on Texas coast”
- River Cities Tribune, 10/21/2005 “Hurricanes bring 41 new families into Marble Falls”
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, U.S. Senator, Newspapers articles written by her
- Burnet Bulletin September 8, 2004 article about changes since September 11, 2001 three years ago
- The River Cities Tribune August 20, 2004 article about Lance Armstrong
- Letter to the City Offices, Burnet, TX from Finn, Van Dusen and Goodman.
- Article copied from Bertram Enterprises dated 6/3/26 regarding Ichthyol Mining.
- Hand written Articles dated April 19, 1934, Dec. 6, 1934, Dec. 20, 1934, Jan 24, 1935, Mar. 7, 1935, Jan. 21, 1937, all regarding the Ichthyol Plant.
Immigration Trails
- Page from The Victoria Advocate, from 88th Anniversary 1846-1934 edition; “As An Eastern Map Maker Saw Texas in 1837”, an early map of Texas, New Mexico and Indian Territory.
- Map, untitled, and undated, showing Early Migrant Trails east of the Mississippi.
- Two pages, typewritten, from South Plains Genealogical Society, undated, “Areas of Settlement in Ten Year Periods.”
- Three pages, mimeographed , undated, source not stated, “Areas of Settlement in Ten Year Periods”
- Nine pages, beginning with 1800, each page a map of migration routes of that period. Source unknown.
- Map, “Settled Areas 1800”
- Map, “Early U.S. Emigrant Trails East of the Mississippi River”, with names of trails marked.
- Map, “Texas in 1837” copied from Homer S. Thrall, A Pictorial History of Texas, 1879”
- Map, “The Vasquez Campaign, March 1842”, from Attack and Counterattack by Joseph Milton
- Map, “Texas, Early Pioneer Days”, provided by Pioneer Flour Mills, San Antonio
- Austin Genealogical Society newsletter, Dec 1968, that has article about maps.
Imprints on Texas History
- Brochure, Imprints on Texas History, an Annotated Bibliography of General Land Office Publications, (1836-1975).
Indian Camps, News
- Newspaper article from The Highlander by Frank C. Rigler dated February 1, 1973 titled “News from the Indian Camps” detailing events of raids on Adams cattle in 1867 including pictures of Kiowa chief Lone Wolf and Comanche chief Horseback
- Map of North America showing principal locations of various tribes in US and Canada
Indian Depredations - Miscellaneous Papers
- List of Claim numbers for the US Court of Claims for Indian Depredations
- #8305, Robert R. Allen
- #2264, Martin Corker
- #3030, John Davis
- #2292, Samuel Holland
- #2263, John B. Pankey
- #6605, Lewis Thomas
- # 170 James C. Taylor, Gillespie County
2. Pages from "Texas Indian Papers 1860-1916" about Report of Indian Depredations in Llano County
3. Indian Depredations in Texas, by Wilbarger, pages 624-627 and 646- 651
4. It Occurred In Kimble, Indian depredations in Kimble county, pages 114-117 and 136-137
5. Copy of letter from Office of Indian Affairs, 1866 about captives from Gillespie County. Mentions names.
6. Border Captives, 1865 by Carl Coke Rister; page 130-131; mentions Gillespie County.
Indian Depredations, Baker
- Copies of claims to the US Court of Claims for Indian Depredations, #3879, John and George Baker
Indian Depredations, Burleson
- Copies of claims to the US Court of Claims for Indian Depredations, #5271 and #6726, John Burleson
Indian Depredations, Hughes
- Copies of claims to the US Court of Claims for Indian Depredations.#1552, Moses Hughes
Indian Depredations, Maltby and Arnett
- Copies of claims to the US Court of Claims for Indian Depredations #7215, Wm. J. Maltby and George C. Arnett
Indian Marker Tree
- One page description and location of tree.
- Copy of page from Famous Trees of Texas, Texas Forest Service, 1971, page 177, which gives history of the tree.
- Newspaper article from The Highlander by Frank C. Rigler dated Feb.1, 1973 titled “News from the Indian Camps” detailing events of raids on Adams cattle in 1867, including pictures of Kiowa Chief Lone Wolf and Comanche Chief Horseback
- Newspaper article from the Highlander, dated February 11, 1960 titled “The Webster Massacre” detailing the events leading to the deaths of the Webster party at Brushy Creek in August 1839 (See also Strickling, Texas Massacre folder for much more information on this event.)
- Partial copy of magazine article from Frontier Times about John Webster
- Newspaper article from The Highlander by Jan Ward dated August 17, 1972 titled “Legion Valley Massacre” detailing fate of Friend family, Mrs. Samantha Johnson and her two children and Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, Miss Amanda Townsend and Malenda Caudle in 1867
- Newspaper clipping about “Another Indian Massacre on the Shin Oak Ridge” about the death of Wilford Johnson on August 15, 1863
- Newspaper article from The Highlander by Frank C. Rigler dated March 9, 1972 titled “Magill, Crews, and Lacy Give Colorful Reports”
- The Llano Buzz, February 15, 2005 “The worst Indian atrocity in Llano County’s History” details Legion Valley Indian raid concerning the Friend family and Malinda Caudel
- Kingsland Current, 1/4/2006 "Indians massacre Whitlock family at Long Mountain"; also mentioned Isaac Haile
- The West Texas Sun, July 1990, "My last battle with Indians; An account of a family tale" by Joe Peacock. About an incident on Council Creek in 1873.
- Burnet Bulletin, 14 Dec 1939, "Eighty Years Ago Indians Scalp Man, Take Whiskers", (Llano News). Text Begins: A reminder of the rigors of frontier life in this section of Texas is found in an old copy of the Coleman Democrat Voice, in which Captain J. M. Elkins, pioneer, wrote about the Texas frontier. The murder of "Old Man" Canon is related, among other stories and recently was verified by W. M. Canon, grandson of the slain man, who now lives at Enochs in far West Texas. The story written by Captain Elkins is of interest to all the pioneers here, and is as follows:
"In the summer of 1861, the Canon family were living in Brown county on Rocky Creek...."
Indiana Territory Voters, 1809
- 2-page list of voters in Indiana Territory in 1809
Indians, Chickasaw Nations
- Article prepared by the Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Governor The Chickasaw Nation titled “ A Quick Guide to Our Land”
- Copy of a brochure from the Chickasaw Council House Museum depicting various items of historical interest about the Chickasaw Nation
Indians, Comanche
- Newspaper articles from The Highlander by John Gray dated 1973 titled “How the White Man Drove the Comanche from His Land” Parts I and III, including pictures of Ten Bears, an 1870’s Comanche camp, Comanche men, Comanches traveling, Comanche chasing a buffalo, a Comanche Brave, and a (badly focused) map of principal communities and roads in settled area of the Republic of Texas
- Kingsland Current November 17, 2004 article about Apache and Comanche captives taken from Hill country area, especially Llano and Mason in book titled “The Captured” by Scott Zesch
- Hill Country Magazine Winter 2004 “Read about Comanche captives” from Scott Zesch’s book The Captured.
Inks Lake State Park
- Newspaper article from Burnet Bulletin dated July 1, 1976 titled Inks Lake State Park Reopens Today” by Nancy Call
- Newspaper article from Highlander dated July 1, 1976 titled “Improved Inks Park Opens to New, Improved Campers” by David Crowder
- Postcard of Inks Lake and Dam
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