HI, Very simple. A collection of old well water pumps. We used these type pumps when I was a kid many years ago. BEV. C. Davis -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sue ashby Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:05 PM To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] [TXSMITH] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo I printed it out and enlarged it.. Don't see any bows or fiddles? Just strips of cane or straw.. The canisters to the right of the sewing machine like contraption looks like a bobbin case.. We think it is either a basket weaving or straw hat making demonstration. I'll bet it was at the county fair and some company was selling the machines, which were set up for people to try and see how 'easy' it was to use them.. I even thought it might be a machine to weave cane bottom chair replacements.? We have done that by hand and it isn't easy.. So much fun to see this bring back memories of what used to be.... Thanks for sharing this. The time period is early 1900's. I have photos of my grandmother in TX wearing dresses like these and they were made around 1915. I got a large laugh with the kid in the middle of the photo peeking out the hole in the backdrop!!! (He wanted in the photo) Sue Scott Fitzgerald wrote: >Hi Trevia > >Here is the response that I sent to TXGEN list: > >Hi Gina, > >To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure what >the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical treatment. >Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also see >the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be >something like a barn raising? > >I am going to forward the message to the Smith County list and see if anyone >there has any ideas. > >Scott > > > >>Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there >>might be a clue .... >> >>BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. >>Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm >>roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme southern >>Smith County. >> >> Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also provided >>entertainment. **** >> >>And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and >>made >>of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff >>could escort them to Tyler. >> >>Trevia Wooster Beverly >>Houston, Texas >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Very simple. A collection of old water pumps. One of these pumps was our first water. BEV. C Davis -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of treviawbeverly Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:00 AM To: txsmith@rootsweb.com; ETGS Mailing List Cc: Smith County List Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] [TXSMITH] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there might be a clue .... BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme southern Smith County. Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also provided entertainment. **** And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and made of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff could escort them to Tyler. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net> To: "ETGS Mailing List" <TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Smith County List" <TXSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:32 AM Subject: [TXSMITH] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM To: TXGenWeb List Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXSMITH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They appear to be a foot-operated press of some kind & the round, lidded containers probably are like big "bobbins" that hold the string or twine used to bind whatever they are making...probably brooms or baskets...but this is only my 'uneducated guess'...LOL! Thanks for sharing... Barbara Montalba, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net> To: "ETGS Mailing List" <TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Smith County List" <TXSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:32 AM Subject: [TX-ETGS] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM To: TXGenWeb List Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It looks like old water pumps to me, too; but ones that have been made into musical instruments. I sent a copy of the picture to Colleen Fitzpatrick, author of Forensic Genealogy, to see if she knew what they might be. She didn't, but is forwarding it to someone else who might know. Debbie McCoy On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Joan Davis <jdavis@hsc.edu> wrote: > HI, Very simple. A collection of old water pumps. We use to use these type > pumps many years ago when I was a kid. BEV. C. Davis > > -----Original Message----- > From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Scott Fitzgerald > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:25 AM > To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com; txsmith@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] [TXSMITH] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo > > Hi Trevia > > Here is the response that I sent to TXGEN list: > > Hi Gina, > > To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure what > the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical treatment. > Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also see > the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be > something like a barn raising? > > I am going to forward the message to the Smith County list and see if > anyone > there has any ideas. > > Scott > > > > > Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there > > might be a clue .... > > > > BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. > > Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and > Farm > > roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme > southern > > Smith County. > > > > Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also > provided > > entertainment. **** > > > > And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and > > made > > of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff > > could escort them to Tyler. > > > > Trevia Wooster Beverly > > Houston, Texas > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here is the picture... Barbara from TX http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hazel" <hmwh@vol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Old Photo > Got all of us curious about the picture. How about putting it on line so > we > all can see it? > Hazel from N.C. > ____________________________ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbie Parker Wayne" <debbie@debbiewayne.com> > To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Old Photo > > >> This IS a great photo. Too bad so many of us never write anything on the >> back of our photos about what is in the image. I finally got all of my >> photos organized by years, but I still have lots of identification to do. >> >> Wow, I don't see bows and fiddles at all. Is the items held by some of >> the >> workers that someone though were fiddle bows? What parts looked like >> fiddles? >> >> I see >> - machines sitting on pallets (like they may have been moved from a >> building to this area just for the photo - maybe new machines they are >> proud of?) >> - several people holding cane or reeds >> - pile of reeds / canes behind the 8th lady from the left >> - the lady 6th from the left seems to be running multiple reeds through >> the >> machine and has a pile of reeds at her feet as do several others >> - the machines 7th and 8th from the left seem to have a heavy thread, >> string, or wire threaded through (maybe used to join or split the reeds?) >> - the machine 9th from the left is different - no thread and no round >> disc, >> the mechanism closest to the lady seems heavier than the one to the left >> (or something behind the lady makes it appear so) >> >> Maybe the disc protects the string or worker, although most early >> industrial machines I see photos of don't seem so safety-conscious. >> >> It might be worthwhile to show the photo to someone over at the Texas >> Basket Factory in Jacksonville (on US79 just east of downtown). >> >> A Google image search with lots of combinations of machine, hat, >> millinery, >> sewing, factory, early, 1900s, cane, rattan, reed, basket, and more >> didn't >> provide me with a good answer for what is in this photo. But if someone >> had >> time to peruse the late 1800s to early 1900s /Scientific American/ and >> other magazines on the Gutenberg Project <gutenburg.org> or the machinery >> history on the University of Arizona (UA) site <www.cs.arizona.edu> they >> might find a similar photo. A search of the U.S. Patent site >> <http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/acadres.htm> might turn up a photo >> but >> you would need to know what search terms to use. >> >> To narrow things down to just the UA site one of the searches I used on >> Google images was >> site:cs.arizona.edu machine early >> But none of the photos matched closely. >> >> Trying to think of other items people would have used in the 1890-1910 >> time >> frame that would be made from reeds, cane, or rattan might give more >> search >> terms to try. >> >> -- >> Regards, Debbie >> >> Debbie Parker Wayne >> Wayne Research -- http://debbiewayne.com/ >> APG Member -- http://apgen.org/ >> DNA Director -- http://spanishgrants.com/ >> >> Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 8:24 AM: >> >> .... >> > To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure >> > what >> > the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical >> > treatment. >> > Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also >> > see >> > the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it >> > be >> > something like a barn raising? >> >> >> Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 7:32 AM: >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >>> Behalf Of Gina Heffernan >>> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM >>> To: TXGenWeb List >>> Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo >>> >>> Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time >>> period? >>> >>> http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original >>> >>> >>> Gina Heffernan >>> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.5/1619 - Release Date: 8/18/2008 >> 5:39 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Got all of us curious about the picture. How about putting it on line so we all can see it? Hazel from N.C. ____________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Parker Wayne" <debbie@debbiewayne.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Old Photo > This IS a great photo. Too bad so many of us never write anything on the > back of our photos about what is in the image. I finally got all of my > photos organized by years, but I still have lots of identification to do. > > Wow, I don't see bows and fiddles at all. Is the items held by some of the > workers that someone though were fiddle bows? What parts looked like > fiddles? > > I see > - machines sitting on pallets (like they may have been moved from a > building to this area just for the photo - maybe new machines they are > proud of?) > - several people holding cane or reeds > - pile of reeds / canes behind the 8th lady from the left > - the lady 6th from the left seems to be running multiple reeds through > the > machine and has a pile of reeds at her feet as do several others > - the machines 7th and 8th from the left seem to have a heavy thread, > string, or wire threaded through (maybe used to join or split the reeds?) > - the machine 9th from the left is different - no thread and no round > disc, > the mechanism closest to the lady seems heavier than the one to the left > (or something behind the lady makes it appear so) > > Maybe the disc protects the string or worker, although most early > industrial machines I see photos of don't seem so safety-conscious. > > It might be worthwhile to show the photo to someone over at the Texas > Basket Factory in Jacksonville (on US79 just east of downtown). > > A Google image search with lots of combinations of machine, hat, > millinery, > sewing, factory, early, 1900s, cane, rattan, reed, basket, and more didn't > provide me with a good answer for what is in this photo. But if someone > had > time to peruse the late 1800s to early 1900s /Scientific American/ and > other magazines on the Gutenberg Project <gutenburg.org> or the machinery > history on the University of Arizona (UA) site <www.cs.arizona.edu> they > might find a similar photo. A search of the U.S. Patent site > <http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/acadres.htm> might turn up a photo but > you would need to know what search terms to use. > > To narrow things down to just the UA site one of the searches I used on > Google images was > site:cs.arizona.edu machine early > But none of the photos matched closely. > > Trying to think of other items people would have used in the 1890-1910 > time > frame that would be made from reeds, cane, or rattan might give more > search > terms to try. > > -- > Regards, Debbie > > Debbie Parker Wayne > Wayne Research -- http://debbiewayne.com/ > APG Member -- http://apgen.org/ > DNA Director -- http://spanishgrants.com/ > > Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 8:24 AM: > > .... > > To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure > > what > > the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical > > treatment. > > Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also > > see > > the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be > > something like a barn raising? > > > Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 7:32 AM: >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >> Behalf Of Gina Heffernan >> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM >> To: TXGenWeb List >> Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo >> >> Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? >> >> http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.5/1619 - Release Date: 8/18/2008 > 5:39 PM > >

Looks like there might be a big tent in the background......taken is probably late 1880's or 1890's ,possibly the equipment could be tamborines? they are playing by using a foot pedal? Just a guess.............to play music. -------Original Message------- From: Scott Fitzgerald Date: 08/19/08 07:33:09 To: ETGS Mailing List Cc: Smith County List Subject: [TX-ETGS] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM To: TXGenWeb List Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I printed it out and enlarged it.. Don't see any bows or fiddles? Just strips of cane or straw.. The canisters to the right of the sewing machine like contraption looks like a bobbin case.. We think it is either a basket weaving or straw hat making demonstration. I'll bet it was at the county fair and some company was selling the machines, which were set up for people to try and see how 'easy' it was to use them.. I even thought it might be a machine to weave cane bottom chair replacements.? We have done that by hand and it isn't easy.. So much fun to see this bring back memories of what used to be.... Thanks for sharing this. The time period is early 1900's. I have photos of my grandmother in TX wearing dresses like these and they were made around 1915. I got a large laugh with the kid in the middle of the photo peeking out the hole in the backdrop!!! (He wanted in the photo) Sue Scott Fitzgerald wrote: >Hi Trevia > >Here is the response that I sent to TXGEN list: > >Hi Gina, > >To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure what >the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical treatment. >Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also see >the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be >something like a barn raising? > >I am going to forward the message to the Smith County list and see if anyone >there has any ideas. > >Scott > > > >>Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there >>might be a clue .... >> >>BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. >>Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm >>roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme southern >>Smith County. >> >> Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also provided >>entertainment. **** >> >>And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and >>made >>of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff >>could escort them to Tyler. >> >>Trevia Wooster Beverly >>Houston, Texas >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Try, try again!!! My guess is they are heavy duty sewing machines. Maybe for making brooms. The brain and the fingers aren't working together today. Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: My guess is they are sewing heavy duty machines. Maybe for making brooms. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX

My guess is they are sewing heavy duty machines. Maybe for making brooms. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX

The first thing that occurs to me is that they are restringing tennis or badmitton rackets. Although I can not imagine that restringing tennis rackets would be so great an industry back then, that they would need this many machines in any one town. Perhaps there was some other piece of popular equipment long ago, that we no longer use in everyday life? Straw hats or fans?  Just guessing.  Karen Kerr  

This IS a great photo. Too bad so many of us never write anything on the back of our photos about what is in the image. I finally got all of my photos organized by years, but I still have lots of identification to do. Wow, I don't see bows and fiddles at all. Is the items held by some of the workers that someone though were fiddle bows? What parts looked like fiddles? I see - machines sitting on pallets (like they may have been moved from a building to this area just for the photo - maybe new machines they are proud of?) - several people holding cane or reeds - pile of reeds / canes behind the 8th lady from the left - the lady 6th from the left seems to be running multiple reeds through the machine and has a pile of reeds at her feet as do several others - the machines 7th and 8th from the left seem to have a heavy thread, string, or wire threaded through (maybe used to join or split the reeds?) - the machine 9th from the left is different - no thread and no round disc, the mechanism closest to the lady seems heavier than the one to the left (or something behind the lady makes it appear so) Maybe the disc protects the string or worker, although most early industrial machines I see photos of don't seem so safety-conscious. It might be worthwhile to show the photo to someone over at the Texas Basket Factory in Jacksonville (on US79 just east of downtown). A Google image search with lots of combinations of machine, hat, millinery, sewing, factory, early, 1900s, cane, rattan, reed, basket, and more didn't provide me with a good answer for what is in this photo. But if someone had time to peruse the late 1800s to early 1900s /Scientific American/ and other magazines on the Gutenberg Project <gutenburg.org> or the machinery history on the University of Arizona (UA) site <www.cs.arizona.edu> they might find a similar photo. A search of the U.S. Patent site <http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/acadres.htm> might turn up a photo but you would need to know what search terms to use. To narrow things down to just the UA site one of the searches I used on Google images was site:cs.arizona.edu machine early But none of the photos matched closely. Trying to think of other items people would have used in the 1890-1910 time frame that would be made from reeds, cane, or rattan might give more search terms to try. -- Regards, Debbie Debbie Parker Wayne Wayne Research -- http://debbiewayne.com/ APG Member -- http://apgen.org/ DNA Director -- http://spanishgrants.com/ Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 8:24 AM: .... > To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure what > the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical treatment. > Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also see > the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be > something like a barn raising? Scott Fitzgerald wrote on 8/19/2008 7:32 AM: > > -----Original Message----- > From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Gina Heffernan > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM > To: TXGenWeb List > Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo > > Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? > > http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas

Hi Trevia Here is the response that I sent to TXGEN list: Hi Gina, To me it looks like a bunch of hand crank water pumps. I am not sure what the pan thing next to the pump is - maybe a filter or chemical treatment. Unless I am mistaken it says Bullard Texas which south of Tyler. I also see the bows and fiddles that Jane mentioned[in another e-mail]. Could it be something like a barn raising? I am going to forward the message to the Smith County list and see if anyone there has any ideas. Scott > > Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there > might be a clue .... > > BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. > Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm > roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme southern > Smith County. > > Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also provided > entertainment. **** > > And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and > made > of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff > could escort them to Tyler. > > Trevia Wooster Beverly > Houston, Texas

Interesting photo. went to the Handbook of Texas on line to see if there might be a clue .... BULLARD, TEXAS. Bullard, also known as Etna and Hewsville, is on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm roads 2493, 2137, and 344, twelve miles south of Tyler in extreme southern Smith County. Possible?? *** A movie theater had opened, and a band also provided entertainment. **** And an interesting note: A traveling jail, seven feet in diameter and made of a barred round tank on wheels, held prisoners until the county sheriff could escort them to Tyler. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net> To: "ETGS Mailing List" <TX-ETGS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Smith County List" <TXSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:32 AM Subject: [TXSMITH] FW: [TXGEN] Old Photo -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM To: TXGenWeb List Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period? http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXSMITH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:00 PM To: TXGenWeb List Subject: [TXGEN] Old Photo Does anyone know what's going on in this photo? or maybe the time period?   http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/image/view/1796/_original   Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elaine Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 5:34 PM To: txgen Subject: [TXGEN] [Fwd: [TXGREGG] Genealogy Lock - In - Longview, Texas] For any that are in the Longview, TX area, this is for a genealogy lock-in. If interested, please contact llaminack@longview.lib.tx.us There is no cost, this is a freebie. Elaine -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TXGREGG] Genealogy Lock - In - Longview, Texas Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:24:33 -0500 From: Linda Laminack <llaminack@longview.lib.tx.us> Reply-To: txgregg@rootsweb.com To: <txgregg@rootsweb.com> I am doing a survey to see if I can generate enough interest to plan for a genealogy lock - in for a Friday night in September... Lock - in will begin at library closing at 6 p.m & will end when the library opens at 9 a.m. No one has to stay the full time ... I have 16 pc's on the floor that will be available for internet research... Ancestry.com will be available We can brown bag it & I will be supplying some snacks & drinks .... How much interest can I generate? If it's successful enough, it may become a yearly thing ... Please respond to llaminack@longview.lib.tx.us ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGREGG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I am interested in locating someone in your area to do some genealogical research in Anderson Cty. I am trying to locate any historical records on a Nathaniel P Newbill. He was born in 1825 here in Virginia and then moved to Texas late 1850. The 1860 census indicated he live at Beat5 Plentitude, Anderson Cty. Texas. The 1870 census indicated he lived in Anderson Cty, Post Office, Palestine. He was 45 years of age at that time. He also had a son, Nathaniel G Newbill born in 1868. In the 1880 census Nathaniel P Newbill was living in Precinct 7, Anderson Cty. With him was his wife, Mary F Newbill (55), Nathaniel G Newbill (12), Robert B Newbill, (6), and Fanny Newbill (9m) 4 children. Mr. Newbill died before 1890 possibly 1886 0r 1887. I would like to develop any records such as tax, deeds or land records, birth records on the children and death record of Mr . Newbill and his place of burial. I was told your society may possibly be able to help me in this search. I look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks, BEV. C. Davis (MR) 14041 County Line Rd.. Keysville Va. 23947. 434-223-4718

I would like to purchase a copy of one of your publications: 1890 Tax Record Abstract, Smith County, Texas (198 pages, soft cover) listed as $15.00 + $3 shipping. I now live in England. How can I pay you, and how much will shipping cost? Methods that come to mind are: bank transfer - charges to you and me could be high paypal? US dollar traveller's check for a round figure (keep the change). Western Union In the past I have investigated International Money Orders. These were a procedural nightmare and expensive. If we can find a mutually convenient means, I suppose I could apply for membership in your society. My link to Smith County: my great-grandfather Solomon Usry moved from Americus Georgia to Smith County sometime between 1887 and 1889 and died there about 1892. Not related to J M Usry. Regards, Walter Hicks, in sunny (this morning) Manchester, UK

Hi Walter, Thanks for letting us investigate this before you order. > I would like to purchase a copy of one of your publications: > 1890 Tax Record Abstract, Smith County, Texas (198 pages, soft cover) > listed as $15.00 + $3 shipping. > I now live in England. How can I pay you, and how much will shipping > cost? > Methods that come to mind are: > bank transfer - charges to you and me could be high > paypal? > US dollar traveller's check for a round figure (keep the change). > Western Union > In the past I have investigated International Money Orders. These were > a procedural nightmare and expensive. > If we can find a mutually convenient means, I suppose I could apply for > membership in your society. I am betting traveller's check would be easiest. At the moment we do not have paypal. If you will send Mary Beth Ramage (marketing@etgs.org)your mailing address, she can find out what postage charges will run and work out any remaining issues. Thanks, Scott

-----Original Message----- From: tx-ags-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-ags-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of webmaster@austintxgensoc.org Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:35 AM To: tx-ags@rootsweb.com Subject: [TX-AGS] Fwd: [tex-dig] TSLAC awards TexTreasures Grants Press Release Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Texas State Library and Archives Commission Contact: Michael Avila, Public Information Specialist (512) 936-4274, mavila@tsl.state.tx.us or Derick Hackett, Communications Officer (512) 463-5514, dhackett@tsl.state.tx.us TSLAC awards TexTreasures Grants Totaling $95,000 to Libraries for Unique Local Collections AUSTIN - The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) issued grants totaling $95,000 to five TexShare member libraries for the digitalization of special and unique collections of photographs, newspapers, interviews, and other historical documents, making them more accessible to all. TSLAC awarded the TexTreasures grants of up to $25,000 to recipients for fiscal year 2009. Internet access will allow more people in Texas to examine and enjoy these collections that were previously available on-site only. "The TexTreasures grant program focuses on making unique library collections accessible for Texas library constituents," said TexShare Program Coordinator Ann Mason. "Applicants propose projects designed to increase accessibility through a wide range of activities, such as organizing, cataloging, indexing, or digitizing local materials." TSLAC received 28 TexTreasures grant proposals. The exciting projects that have been funded are: 1. "Houston Oral History Project" ($17,474) - The Houston Public Library is partnering with Mayor Bill White to preserve and make the video-recordings of significant Houstonians available on the web. 2. "Early Texas Newspapers: 1829-1861" ($24,637) - The University of North Texas Libraries and the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin will partner to microfilm, digitize, and provide free public access to the earliest Texas newspapers held by the Center for American History. 3. "The Wittliff Collections" ($20,000) - The project creates an online exhibit accessing the primary source materials of researcher Dick J. Reavis held by the Southwestern Writers Collection at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University about the siege of the Branch Davidians at Mount Carmel outside of Waco in 1993. 4. "Austin History Center Glass Plate Negatives" ($12,889) - The Austin History Center, a division of the Austin Public Library, will digitize the complete Hubert Jones collection of 471 glass plate negatives containing subjects local to Austin and Texas. 5. "Tejano Voices Project" ($20,000) - The University of Texas at Arlington Library will digitize and describe 60 of the 174 oral history interviews with notable Tejanos and Tejanas from across Texas conducted in 1992-2003 by Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez, associate professor of political science at UT Arlington. The TexTreasures grants are a component of the TexShare Program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. TexShare emphasizes the benefits of statewide library resource sharing so that Texans can acquire the widest possible range of information regardless of the type of library used. Other components of TexShare include online research databases, a library card that allows for statewide borrowing of materials, and a courier service that affords quick delivery between libraries. MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION: Michael Avila TSLAC Public Information Specialist Library Resource Sharing (512) 936-4274 mavila@tsl.state.tx.us ABOUT THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION TSLAC helps Texans find the information they seek. The people of Texas utilize TSLAC services and programs to effectively use information and materials that improve their lives, the lives of their families, and their communities. Since 1909, TSLAC has carried out a commitment of making information work for all Texans by providing history and genealogical services, federal and state government documents, electronic research, and library services to Texans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical, or reading disabilities. For more information, go to http://www.tsl.state.tx.us or email pio@tsl.state.tx.us. Derick Hackett Communications O ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-AGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message