THE KOELEMAY FAMILIES - wtblock.org
THE KOELEMAY FAMILIES By W. T. Block Considering the number of family members and the contributions to local history made by the members of the Koelemay families, it is indeed an irony …
Yocum's Inn: The Devil's Own Lodging House - wtblock.org
YOCUM'S INN: THE DEVIL'S OWN LODGING HOUSE By W. T. Block Reprinted from FRONTIER TIMES, January, 1978, p. 10ff; also note all sources in footnotes of Block, HISTORY OF …
Hurricanes decimated Nederland city tree
Reprinted from the Beaumont Enterprise, Saturday March 20, 1999. NEDERLAND -- Whenever we think of an "official" tree or flower, one usually considers that of a state tree or flower, such as the Texas …
Alanson Burson: Father of Nederland, Texas
Alanson Burson Father of Nederland, Texas By W. T. Block A Beaumont Enterprise news article of Sept. 20, 1903, called Alanson Burson the “father of Nederland,” so I have often wondered in our local …
Een kachel op de prairie - wtblock.org
DR. WILLEM RENOOIJ * In mei 1897 rijdt Gatze Jans Rienstra, op 28 augustus 1867 in het Friese Parrega geboren, op een met paard bespannen wagen, beladen met huisraad, van Port Arthur naar …
Jasper Figures In Much Early Texas History - wtblock.org
Jasper Figures In Much Early Texas History W. T. Block Reprinted from Beaumont ENTERPRISE, August 18, 2004, p. A12. The history of Jasper goes back to John R. Bevil about 1824; and to a …
Steam Power Led Advances in Sawmilling
Reprinted from Beaumont ENTERPRISE, December 31, 2003, p. A10. Both Beaumont and Orange were fortunate to obtain steam sawmilling before the Civil War, but sadly war havoc and fire dealt …
The Patriotism of Beaumont, Texas: Town re-entered union July 4, 1896
Among those represented in the "grand trades display" were floats of the Reliance Lumber Co., Beaumont Lumber Co., Beaumont Furniture Factory, Blanchette Brickyard, Long Manufacturing Co., …
Southwest Louisiana - wtblock.org
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY FOUND IN BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE By W. T. Block In conjunction with the microfilm of the American Press, the Southwest Louisiana historian may wish to …
Spanish in Jefferson County, Texas: From explorers to filibusterers ...
Reprinted from Beaumont ENTERPRISE, February 5, 1984. Sources: Principally from Morfi, HISTORY OF TEXAS TO 1779; also Hackett (ed.), PICHARDO'S TREATISE ON THE LIMITS OF TEXAS AND …