BOOKS of INTEREST in NOLAN Co., TX Research |
Ultimate Museum Musings:
by Travis Monday
Contains the complete collection of 62 articles with photos previously
published by the author in the Sweetwater Reporter in Sweetwater
, Texas , about the history of Nolan County, Texas, and the surrounding
area. Includes an index and additional articles and chronologies
designed especially for researchers and family historians.
Topics
include: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), Royal Air Force
(RAF), Double Heart Ranch and Rodeo, Harley Sadler, Lew Jenkins,
Elvis Presley, Sweetwater Fire Department, Law Enforcement Stories
(Lawmen & Outlaws), Cowboys and Indians, Frank Hamer, Drive
In Theaters, Pan Zareta, Coca-Cola, Hospitals and Courthouses
of Nolan County, Grogan Wells, Santa Fe Roundhouse, C-47 Airplane
Crash, S. D. Myres, Salty Pups Football Team (Sweetwater Mustangs),
Dorothy Scarborough (The Wind), Mulberry Mansion,Otto Carter,
P-47, gliders, and more.
The
book is available from Lulu Press at http://lulu.com/moonlight.
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Pages From Our Past - The Most Comprehensive
Research Ever Performed for Reason Bell
THIS BOOK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
If
you are interested is these families you might find one through
a second-hand bookstore or a Library.
Pages
From Our Past includes the story of the migration of Reason Bell and his family.
Names
of interest mentioned in Pages From Our Past from Nolan
County are Baker, Bell,
Boyett, Gailbrath, Lackey, Levrets, Masters, Moore, Newman, Nunley,
Pate, and more.
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First
100 Years: Nolan County, Texas.
Nolan
County Historical Commission, 1985. Printed by Taylor Publishing
Co., Dallas, TX. Hardback with 558 large pages with small print,
including a detailed index. Most of the content consists of family
history material. Early portion of book includes general history
of the county and some original artwork. Many photographs included.
This is unquestionably the best Nolan County resource available.
Unfortunately it is no longer available for sale. The local library
has a copy and the Pioneer City-County Museum has a copy.
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Supplement to First 100 Years:
Nolan County, Texas. Nolan County Historical
Commission, 1985. This follow up volume is only 96 pages and
contains no index. It contains information that was "left
out of the first one," and it also contains many photographs.
It is still available for sale from the Pioneer City-County Museum
of Sweetwater.
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History of Nolan County, Texas.
Compiled and written by E. L. Yeats
and Hooper Shelton in collaboration with the Nolan County Historical
Society ("Society" was later changed to "Commission.").
Shelton Press, Sweetwater, TX, 1975. Hardback with 256 pages.
No index but lots of useful information. Also includes good collection
of county-history-related photographs.
Pioneer City-County Museum of Sweetwater
still has copies available. Copies also available for research
in Sweetwater library.
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FLIGHT
TO DESTINY
By:
Sarah Byrn Rickman
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During
the 2014 WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) Homecoming, slated
for Saturday, May 24, at the National WASP WWII Museum, author
Sarah Byrn Rickman will be at the event to sign her latest book
on the WASP entitled Flight to Destiny.
Rickman has been researching the WASP and closely following their
activities for 22 years. In that time, she has published four
books about these women who flew for the U.S. Army in WWII
three nonfiction and one novel:
The Originals: The Womens Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron
of World War II (2001 Disc-Us Books, Inc);
Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II (2008,
University of North Texas Press)
Nancy Batson Crews: Alabamas First Lady of Flight
(2009 University of Alabama Press); and
Flight From Fear Disc-Us Books, Inc., 2002.
To learn more about Rickman or her latest book, check out her
websites, www.sarahbyrnrickman.com
and www.flighttodestiny.com.
For
more information about the upcoming WASP Homecoming event, visit
www.waspmuseum.org
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The Lost Last Class of Avenger
Field.
Paperback book of approximately 100
pages (unnumbered). Compiled by J. T. McCreey, whose mother,
was a member of the WASPs (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) of
World War 2. Printed in 1996.
The Pioneer City-County Museum has some
copies still available.
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Our Community: Organization
and Development of Nolan County.
Hardback book of 87 pages written by
Lelia Jeanette Wade in 1960. Printed by Watson-Foct Company,
Sweetwater, TX. No Index. Available only at the Sweetwater library,
where there are about 8 copies available for research. Can be
checked out. Not very useful for genealogy but does mention some
individuals who were early pioneers in Nolan County.
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Wings Over Sweetwater:
The History of Avenger Field, Texas.
Hardback book of 159 pages written by Major Bennet R. Monde of
Sweetwater in 1995, who once served as the commander of Avenger
Field. Includes limited index. This book was developed from an
earlier Master Thesis for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene,
TX, on the topic of Avenger Field near Sweetwater. Later Major
Monde expanded the thesis into a history of aviation in Sweetwater
and Nolan County. Major Monde taught history for many years and
is an excellent historian. The book is well-written and well-documented
and contains some excellent photographs. Of special interest
to those researching the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
of World War 2.
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Images: A Pictorial History
of Nolan County.
Hardback book published by Sweetwater
Reporter in 1994. No Index. Consists mostly of photographs. Both
the local museum and library have copies on hand but not for
sale. The book may be purchased from the Sweetwater Reporter.
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Marriages of Nolan County TX
1881-1920.
Softback book of 112 pages compiled
by Vivian Boyd Goodman. There is an index by groom and an index
by bride. The book is for sale through the Montgomery County
Genealogical and Historical Society, P O Box 867, Conroe, TX
77305-0867.
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Index to Nolan County TX Probate
Records 1881-1939.
Softback book of 85 pages compiled by
the WPA. Fully indexed to include all names entered. The book
is for sale through the Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical
Society, P O Box 867, Conroe, TX 77305-0867.
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Marks and Brands of Nolan County
TX 1881-1900.
Softback book compiled by Vivian Boyd
Goodman. The book begins with the first brands registered after
the county was formed in June of 1881. The book is for sale through
the Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Society, P
O Box 867, Conroe, TX 77305-0867.
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