Monday, September 20th, 2010 in events, Travis County History Day. No Comments
Please join us for our third annual Travis County History Day on Friday, October 15, 2010! Travis County History Day is sponsored by the Travis County Historical Commission and the Austin Bar Association.
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 in news. No Comments
Last year, Sally Mauck, a descendant of the D.W. Stallworth family and relative of William B. Travis, very generously donated a portrait of William Barret Travis to Travis County. Travis County was named for William B. Travis in 1839. William B. Travis was the son of Mark Travis and Jemima Stallworth; D.W. Stallworth’s father was […]
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 in news. No Comments
On Tuesday, July 13, Travis County Commissioners voted unanimously to allocate approximately 5,000 square feet of space to the Archives program for the purpose of archival records storage. This is excellent news for the program and for the preservation of our county’s historical records. The storage space will not be accessible to the public; however, […]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 in elected officials. No Comments
The origins of the office of Justice of the Peace extend back to the Middle Ages in England, where the King commissioned knights to preserve peace in unruly areas. Responsible for ensuring that the law was upheld, these knights were known as “keepers of the peace.” The title “Justice of the Peace” originates from an […]
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 in Uncategorized. No Comments
This video, produced in January of 2010, summarizes the operations of the Archives program since its establishment at the beginning of 2009. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Uhnq7NCK8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]
Friday, April 16th, 2010 in events, historical markers. No Comments
A dedication ceremony of the historical marker for Austin Memorial Park Cemetery will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 10:30 am. Austin Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 2800 Hancock Drive, Austin, Texas. The dedication ceremony will be attended by, among others, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, council Member Randi Shade, and members of the Travis County […]
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 in historical markers video series, people. No Comments
The following video, about the history of the Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse, is part of the Travis County Historical Markers video series. It was produced in 2009 by Travis County Media Services in collaboration with the Travis County Archives. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ASX0xZIVjs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1]
Monday, March 1st, 2010 in collection highlights, elected officials, people. No Comments
Travis County was established on January 25, 1840, by an act of the Fourth Congress of the Republic of Texas, days after the community of Waterloo had been renamed Austin and approved as the capital city. The county was in operation as early as 1839, prior to its official establishment. The first election for county […]
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 in people. 1 Comment
“[Heman Sweatt] was an ordinary person, but he had an extraordinary dream to live in a world in which Afro-Americans and whites alike were afforded equal opportunity to sharpen their skills and to hone their skills, to sharpen their minds.” -Thurgood Marshall February is Black History Month, a time to commemorate and to celebrate those […]
Monday, January 4th, 2010 in explore Travis County, places. 1 Comment
Click on the map to enlarge In some ways, the Onion Creek area has not changed much from the time of its settlement in the mid-1800s. Situated in southeastern Travis County, this rural area remains primarily agricultural in nature, with open pastureland and wooded, gently rolling hills. In stark contrast to the nearby bustling metropolis […]