Terlingua History

9/15/2011

Here you can discuss Terlingua area history and the implications on what we think we know about our ancestors and their lives.

Historical events and the validity of what we think we know
Oral Traditions (stories handed down in families) - value, validity
Document Research (governmental, church, business, and other documents)
Interviews - methods, techniques, value, need
Genealogy -

2 Comments

Frann

5/28/2015 11:12:37 am

How old is the St Inez Church?

Cynta de Narvaez

5/30/2015 05:30:04 pm

The earliest info I have on the church is a photo from 1914. I don't know when it was completed.

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Discuss historical events of the Terlingua area or events that affected the Terlingua area.

This will include discussions of
The Big Picture which can be events far away that shaped life here;
The Local Picture which would be about events that happened in the area;
The Picture Taking itself too can be discussed. That is, there can be discussions about history itself, the validity of the oral traditions, stories that families hand down about their history, documented research, relating events based on government documents, church documents, business documents, and even personal documents.

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