Awards

• Winner of Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation 2004 (United States)

Overview

From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that - in ways small or large - helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries.

Full Product Details

Author:   Bill Harvey
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Volume:   No. 5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292734661

ISBN 10:   0292734662
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 February 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Locating the Cemetery and Gravesite You Are Seeking Tips on Finding the Cemetery County Road Maps from the Texas Department of Transportation County Genealogical Societies The Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library U.S. Geological Survey Resources Using GPS Skipping Stones-Tips for Finding a Gravesite Contact the Cemetery's Administrator Check for Local Cemetery Associations Search East to West Find the Large Upright Monuments and Mausoleums Know the Deceased's Date of Death Look for Texas Historical Markers Use the Burial Lists at National Cemeteries Shooting Stones-Taking Great Photos in a Cemetery Equipment Composition Tips Clean Up the Area Consider the Point of View Choosing the Right Film for Your Camera Using a Tripod Lighting Shooting Flat Headstones Shooting Upright Headstones Using a Flash Using Lens Filters Around the State Abilene Acton Alleyton Amarillo Anderson Athens Austin Bastrop Beaumont Bigfoot Blessing Bonham Brackettville Brenham Brownsville Brownwood Burton Canyon Chappell Hill Cherry Springs Claude College Station Colorado City Columbus Cool Corpus Christi Corsicana Cottondale Cuero Dallas Danville De Kalb Del Rio Eagle Lake Edinburg El Paso Ennis Fort Davis Fort Worth Franklin Fredericksburg Galveston Goliad Gonzales Goodnight Greenville Grit Harlingen Hempstead Hillsboro Houston Hubbard Huntsville Independence Indianola Jefferson Kingsville La Grange Laredo Livingston Losoya Lubbock Marfa Marshall Matagorda Mercury Mexia Mountain Home Nacogdoches Navasota New Braunfels Newcastle Norse Oakland (Lavaca County) Odessa Old Noxville Palestine Palo Pinto Paris Peaster Pecos Port Neches Proffitt Quanah Richmond Rocksprings Round Rock Round Top Salado San Angelo San Antonio San Saba Santa Anna Seguin Sherman Stonewall Tehuacana Texarkana Tyler Utopia Uvalde Van Alstyne Victoria Waco Weatherford West Columbia West Point Wichita Falls Wortham Yoakum Yorktown Bibliography Index

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Bill Harvey traces his interest in Texas cemeteries to high school summers working in Fort Worth's Mount Olivet Cemetery. An avid student of Texas history, as well as an outdoorsman, fly fisherman, and photographer, he has worked for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin for nearly twenty years.

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