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 […]
