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Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 ...The Battle of<BR>San Jacinto, 1836. Web site of the San Jacinto Museum of History. Online<BR>biographies of the soldiers (incomplete). (Printed name list: "The ...<BR><BR>Online Republic of Texas ... - Printed Republic of Texas ...<BR>www.tshaonline.org/supsites/military/rep_link.htm<BR><BR>I do not think most people know there is a library in the San<BR>Jacinto Monument (Herzstein Library). Liz in Houston<BR><BR><BR>

Liz,<BR>Many thanks for the notice. It is of special interest to me as my <BR>family were members of the "Old 300" and all their land was <BR>immediately north of the battleground. Several 4th great uncles <BR>fought in the battle. I hope to attend.<BR>Jim White<BR><BR><BR>On Mar 14, 2011, at 12:53 PM, liz hicks wrote:<BR><BR>> All,<BR>> The 2011 annual symposium sponsored by the Friends of the San Jacinto<BR>> Battleground will be held Sat., ...

Last Action: 03/10/2011 H Filed<BR><BR>Caption Version: Introduced<BR><BR>Caption Text: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Historical Commission<BR>and the transfer of its duties to the Parks and Wildlife Commission, the<BR>General Land Office, and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.<BR><BR>Author: King, Phil<BR><BR>Subjects: Historic Preservation & Museums (I0392)<BR><BR>State Agencies, Boards & Commissions ...

All,<BR>The 2011 annual symposium sponsored by the Friends of the San Jacinto<BR>Battleground will be held Sat., april 16, 2011, 9 to 5, Hilton University<BR>of Houston Hotel & Conference Center, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77024.<BR>$55 includes speakers, lunch, parking, exhibits, book dealers and fellowship<BR>with Texas history buffs. Commorating the 175th Anniversary of the Texas<BR>Revolution.<BR><BR>Speakers: Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book,<BR>"What Hath God ...

A yellowed poster adorned, only by the words of Max Ehrmann’s poem “Desiderata” penned in brown calligraphy, has hung on my  various office walls for nearly forty years. I first became acquainted with this poem when I came across the recording by Les Crane, and I still thrill to the sound of that sweeping line, “You are a child of the universe…”

This poem and song stirred my soul when I first heard it, and it has remained an inspiration through the years. I stop to read it now and then, and consider how closely I’m applying its ...

Sharon Lippincott is pleased to announce the birth of a new blog, Writing for the Health of It. Few regular readers will be surprised at this news, as I have included this concept in many posts here, and mentioned the Writing For the Health of It classes I teach.

The Heart and Craft of Life Writing blog will remain active, with one or two posts a week focusing on the process of writing. Writing for the Health of It will focus on the vast body of research exploring health benefits of expressive ...

Thursday I’ll announce some major news that has been a long time in the making.

You know how sometimes you start reading a book and can’t bear to put it down to go to bed? It’s the tension and mystery or drama that keep you turning those pages. That’s the sort of gripping reader involvement we all strive for as we write memoir and shorter life stories. We want to keep readers hanging, panting for the revelation.

That’s an especially big challenge when people know how the story ends before they begin. So what you can do to add that ...