https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/9c344ca49066403e5baaa38ce3da7b5e.pdf 60ba971645cd561d99411ece65db435f PDF Text Text United States Coast Guard - Texas City Unit Number Creator Title Format Date(s) 1 Galveston Daily News Marine Safety Unit Image 2-4-2008 Description Photo of ribbon cutting for the new facility of the U.S. Coast Guard marine Safety Unit Galveston in Texas City. 2 Barnett, Marissa (Galveston Daily News) Change of Command in Texas City's marine Safety Unit Article 6-4-2016 Discusses new commander, Gregory Callaghan, of the U.S. coast Guard marine Safety Unit in Texas City. 3 Casanova, Amanda (Galveston Daily News) Coast Guard establishes marine Safety Unit 12-14-2010 Discusses the name change of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit of Texas City Article 1 �United States Coast Guard - Texas City Unit 2 �United States Coast Guard - Texas City Unit 3 � https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/58e46f6f0fdef197f49b5a0f22ac1cbf.pdf 4032ad41b3d2711c4354ade630ae8387 PDF Text Text Veterans Number Creator 1 Title Moncla, Susie (Moore Memorial Public Library) War Dead from Texas City Format Date(s) Letter 1-16-1991 Description Letter to James McWhorter from Susie Moncla with attached lists of soldiers from Texas City who were killed in action during both world wars, Korea, and Vietnam. n.d. Collection of articles related to service of Thomas E. Sledge, Jr., includes photos in uniform, brief biographical timeline. 2 Thomas E. Sledge, Jr. 3 Texas City Sun Lt. Reddell Scores Again Texas City Hero Wins silver Star Article 7-20-1953 4 Texas City Sun City compiling list of names for monument Article 3-8-1991 5 Tzanis, H.K. (Texas City Sun) TC man among survivors slated to receive medal Article 11-15-1991 6 Gillentine, Cathy (Texas City Sun) 7 Ponce, Jesse (Texas City Sun) 8 Texas City Sun TC man wins medal for meritorious service Article Monument honoring those who gave their lives dedicated in '46. Article Veterans Day We Remember Our Heroes Article 9 Galveston Daily News 10 Galveston County Vietnam War dead listed Galveston County Vietnam Simon, Janice (Galveston War memorial dedication is Daily News) Saturday 11 Bartram, Kevin (Galveston Daily News) multi 8-7-1977 after 1997 Discusses Lt. G. P. Reddell Jr. receiving the Silver Star for gallantry in the first Armored Division during Korean conflict. Discusses project by Moore Memorial Public Library to gather names of all Texas City resident servicemen and women who lost their lives during war. Discusses upcoming Pearl Harbor Survivors medal ceremony, TC resident Johnny Johnson will be among the recipients. Includes photos, past and present. Discusses Lyndon Howell's Meritorious Service Award for his contribution to communications security equipment. Includes photo. 11-11-1999 Discusses the history of the WWII monument in Texas City. Special page in newspaper honoring veterans of all wars with photos and dates of service. Article 3-21-1992 Discusses Vietnam Memorial to be built at Moody Gardens and will list all Galveston County Killed In Action servicemen. Article 6-30-1992 Discusses dedication ceremonies planned for Galveston's new Vietnam War Memorial for Galveston County KIAs. Image 6-30-1992 Photo accompanying article of Jeff Hale working with granite application at the monument. 1 �Veterans 12 List of World War Dead Adjutant General's Office Galveston County 13 14 Casualty List Korean conflict Scotti, Louis (Adjutant General's Dpt.) 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 Smith, Michael A. (Galveston Daily News) Bartram, Kevin (Galveston Daily News) Aulds, T. J. (Texas City Sun) Andrews, Dwight C. (Texas City Sun) 7-26-1928 List n.d. List 1-7-1980 list List List n.d. n.d. n.d. Members of Galveston County Veteran Association List n.d. List of veterans in Galveston County during the 1800s. 11-7-1999 Discusses the experiences of WWII veteran, Dave May, especially with General George S. Patton. With WWII generation aging, is veterans' influence fading? Article A Generation of Old Soldiers Images Locals mark Veteran's Day, pay homage to servicemen Article 11-7-1999 A salute to vets 11-12-1999 Images 24 Clements, Michael (Texas City Sun) Courtney, Michael (Daily Sun) Former Marine says support is Article & important Images Pastor given medals for guard duty Article 25 Lutz, Heidi (Galveston Daily News) New capture spurs painful Article & memories for former prisoner Images 23 List of World War I Dead - Galveston County List of Galveston county servicemen casualties in the Korean conflict Letter to Susie Moncla concerning attached lists of Galveston county casualties for WWI, Korean Conflict and Vietnam. List of Casualties presumably from Texas City during the first WWI, Korea, and Vietnam. List of World War II casualties - Galveston County List of Vietnam War Casualties from Galveston County Casualty List World War II 18 List 11-12-1999 Photos accompanying article of Dave May with WWII memorabilia and photos of his time in the war. Discusses George Fredericksen's WWII experiences as he attends the wreath laying on veterans day. 11-9-2003 Photos accompanying article of events for Veteran's Day. Discusses Bruce Clawson's time as a Marine what Americans can do to support current servicemen and veterans. Includes photos of Clawson now and in Vietnam. 8-17-1977 Discusses awards received by Lt. Col. Chaplain Allan C. Anderson. 12-29-1994 Discusses how recent capture of American Pilot in North Korea has brought back memories of POW survivor, Theo Baudon. Includes photos of both men's captures and Baudon today. 2 �Veterans 3 �Veterans 4 � https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/4aa0fce69ffef0a0a67ee811c919c362.pdf dcbc831022bcff9d35f1934c0a4237c7 PDF Text Text Weather Number Creator Title Format 8 Watt, Chad Eric (Galveston Daily News) Menchaca, Paul (Texas City Sun) Andrews, Dwight C. (Texas City Sun) Arrillaga, Pauline (Associated Press/ Texas City Sun) Aulds, T. J. (Texas City Sun) Briggs, Tommy (Texas City Sun) Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City Sun) Pruitt, Clarissa (Texas City Sun) 9 Andrews, Dwight C. (Texas City Sun) Twister cleanup begins Aulds, T. J. (Texas City Sun) Nine families displaced by tornado face long wait before Article & moving home images 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 Dec. 17 deluge on a level with past hurricanes Article Charley blows in destructive winds Article Date(s) Description 12-25-1995 Discusses December storm that dropped 12 inches of rain in less 24 hours. image 8-23-1998 Discusses Tropical Storm Charlie affects on area. Photo accompanying article of Steve Patterson standing near tornado damage to his home. Article 8-23-1998 Discusses first tropical storm of the season to hit area, Charlie, and the damage it caused. Article 7-13-1999 Discusses F1 tornado that hit north loop area of Texas City. TC Twister Image NWS: Air mass remains, more twisters are possible Article Chateau Jonon residents pick up the pieces Tuesday Article 7-13-1999 7-14-1999 Photo accompanying article of F1 tornado in Texas City. Discusses storm system that spawned F1 tornado in Texas City and possibility of more. Discusses damage to apartment complex and the displaced residents from F1 tornado. Photo accompanying article of Chateau Jonon Apartments manager Rigina Tipps speaking with resident Ed Mathews after tornado damages the complex. 7-15-1999 Discusses displayed families and their immediate needs following a tornado damaging their apartment complex. Includes photos of Winston De La Cerda and Virginia Gardner collecting personal items from damaged apartment. Texas twister First storm ushers in needed rain Tornado hits apartment complex Image 8-23-1998 7-13-1999 7-14-1999 1 �Weather 2 �Weather 3 � https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/f902b986cb628623fc11690f33bc797e.pdf a2b48886269a45541543e36c6f19789b PDF Text Text (USS) Westfield Number 1 Creator Amy Borgens, Robert Gearheart (Texas Historical Commission) Title Format USS Westfield: the loss and rediscovery of a Civil War ferrygunboat in Galveston Bay article A Staten Island Ferry Goes to War: the Civil War era tale of the USS Westfield article 2 Maura Yates (Staten Island Real-Time News) 3 Moore Memorial Public Library USS Westfield Excavation of the Relics from ship sunk in Battle of Galveston coming to county 5 Christopher Smith Gonzalez (Galveston Daily News) Texas A&M Conservation Research Laboratory 6 Christopher Smith Gonzalez (Galveston Daily News) no title Civil War-era Dahlgren gun en route to museum 7 Christopher Smith Gonzalez (Galveston Daily News) A long road for Dahlgren gun 4 flyer article image article article Date(s) Description An 8 page article about the USS Westfield, from its purchase and conversion to its November military service and excavation in the 21st 2010 century News article about the discovery and excavation of the USS Westfield in December Galveston Bay and a brief history of the ship 27, 2009 as a Staten Island ferry in the 19th century Flyer announcing a joint program between the library and the Texas City Museum, "Excavation of the USS Westfield", presented by Justin Parkoff and Jessica Stika, archaeological conservators at Texas A&M University's Conservation Research Laboratory; the flyer has a guest list stapled n.d. to it News article about artifacts from the USS Westfield excavation to arrive at Texas City April 1, Museum, and the funding and construction 2014 of museum exhibits April 4, photocopy of an image of the Civil War-era 2014 Dahlgren gun from the USS Westfield News article about the Dahlgren gun June 17, excavated from Galveston Bay and its 2014 transport to the Texas City Museum Brief news article announcing the exhibition June 18, of the Civil War-era gun at Texas City 2014 Museum and subsequent conservation �(USS) Westfield 8 9 10 11 Civil War-era weapon makes Jennifer Reynolds (Galveston debut at Texas City Daily News) museum Civil War-era weapon makes debut at Texas City Christopher Smith Gonzalez (Galveston Daily News) museum Cannon to be Harvey Rice (Houston raised from Texas Chronicle) City Ship Channel Civil War cannonballs found in Texas City T.J. Aulds (The Daily News) channel image(s) article article article Four images: 1. Workers slide the Marsilly Gun Carriage under the Dahlgren gun as they position the Civil War gun in its new exhibit at the Texas City Museum ; 2. Workers secure strapping around the Dahlgren gun as it is moved to Texas City Museum; 3. Artifacts and replicas of items salvaged from the USS Westfield are June 18, displayed; 4. Workers move the 8,400 2014 pound gun into the Texas City Museum Longform news article covering the transport of the Dahlgren gun from June 18, Galveston Bay to the Texas City Museum 2014 and the exhibition of the artifact Describes the discovery and recovery of a November Civil War-era cannon from the Texas City 18, 2009 Ship Channel January 19, 2011 Describes the discovery and recovery of Civil War-era cannonballs in the Texas City Ship Channel � https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/9f4c58a81aab660eb4281ff7e880b51c.pdf eea9696cfb285ff56278210b48d78bc0 PDF Text Text Wetland Conservation Number Creator Title Format Date(s) Description 2-15-1994 Discusses Commissioners Court decision to allow dredge material to be deposited at estuary site. 8-17-1994 Discusses the prioritization of a nature preserve along the I-45 corridor and possible funding. 1 Dimitri, Dale (Texas City Sun) County spoils environmental group's hopes about estuary 2 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) I-45 corridor plan funding a virtual lock 3 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) I-45 corridor plan is dead Article 9-28-1994 4 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) The Life - and death - of The I45 Preserve Article 10-2-1994 5 Bartram, Kevin (Galveston Daily News) Article Article Images Yewman, Dave (Galveston Daily News) Stevick, Chuck (Texas City Sun) Isle won't yield I-45 jurisdiction without a fight Article TC gives up jurisdiction of highway Article I-45 estuary's fate with state Wednesday 9 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) Hadley, Stephen (Texas City Sun) 10 Curry, Donna (Galveston Daily News) Annexation motivation 6 7 8 10-2-1994 1-22-1995 1-19-1995 Discusses the end of a proposed nature preserve along the I-45 corridor. Discusses the last minute conditions added to the project proposal that the state could not meet, effectively killing the nature preserve plans. Photos accompanying article of County Treasurer Richard Kirkpatrick at the wetlands in the area of the proposed nature preserve, unidentified man casting a net, arial view of region. Discusses the Galveston's preparations to file an injunction to halt Hitchcock's annexation of the I-45 land proposed for an estuary. Discusses Texas City's Commissioners relinquishing city jurisdiction over I-45 marshland. Article 11-25-1994 Estuary plan safe, Baker claims Article 11-22-1994 Discusses the $1.8 million proposal for an estuary along I-45. Discusses Hitchcock's plans to annex the I-45 marshland and how that will not affect the estuary plans. 11-22-1994 Discusses Mayor Chuck Doyle's explanation for Texas City moving to annex I-45 marshland area. Article 1 �Wetland Conservation Discusses the possibility of the Texas Department of Transportation funding a grant to purchase land from private owners in order to turn the area near I-45 into a wetlands preserve. 11 Williams, Chris (Galveston Daily News) Annexing spins a tangled web of legal issues 12 Hadley, Stephen (Texas City Sun) Commissioners eye annexation of 11,000 acres Article 11-19-1994 13 Williams, Chris (Galveston Daily News) Landowners question wetland initiative Article Nov 1994 Discusses Hitchcock's move to annex 11,000 acres of land in the I45 area that includes the proposed wetlands sanctuary project. Discusses property owners, Joe and Edie Tamburine's confusion as to why they are being pressured to sell their land so it can be turned into a wetlands park. 14 Bartram, Kevin (Galveston Daily News) I Just Don’t See It Image Nov 1994 Photo accompanying article looking at a map of their property. 15 Simon, Janice (Galveston Attorney: land owners could Daily News) join Texas City Article 11-18-1994 Discusses property that Texas City is considering for annexation along the I-45 corridor. 16 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) Cities propose annexation of I45 estuaries Article 11-16-1994 Discusses Hitchcock and Texas City's proposals to annex I-45 corridor land. 17 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) I-45 corridor preserve still alive, kicking 10-16-1994 Discusses the state's progression in creating a nature preserve along the I-45 corridor. 18 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) On estuary, county has all the cards Article 10-31-1994 Discusses how the Galveston County Commissioners Court will decide the fate of the proposed nature preserve. 19 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) State kills I-45 estuary 12-22-1994 Discusses the refusal to fund the nature preserve project by the Texas Transportation Commission. 20 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) I-45 corridor makes endangered list Article 12-8-1994 21 Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) Closed-door 1-45 meeting set for today Article 12-14-1994 Article Article Article 11-21-1994 Discusses Scenic America's designation of the I-45 corridor as endangered. Discusses plans by the Texas Department of Transportation to meet with business owners and supporters before deciding on the nature preserve. 2 �Wetland Conservation Sieger, Maggie (Galveston Daily News) State delays decision on I-45 estuary Galveston Daily News Hadley, Stephen (Texas City Sun) State to decide fate of I-45 preserve grant on Wednesday Article Estuary project dealt fatal blow by state Article 26 Dimitri, Dale (Texas City Sun) Hadley, Stephen (Texas City Sun) County shoots down estuary amendment Article Estuary's failure will not affect annexation Article 27 Lucey, Robert (Galveston Daily News) Wetland Warriors 28 Bartram, Kevin (Galveston Daily News) 29 Thompson, Carter (Galveston Daily News 22 23 24 25 Article 12-1-1994 12-22-1994 Discusses upcoming meeting by state to decide preserve grant. Discusses denial to fund estuary project by the Texas Department of Transportation. 12-21-1994 Discusses Galveston Commissioner Court's decision to not grant a state-requested amendment for the wetlands project. 12-28-1994 Discusses plans to annex wetland area still moving forward. Article 12-17-1995 Discusses revived plans for an I-45 corridor nature preserve. Image 12-17-1995 Photo accompanying article of Evangeline Whorton at site of proposed estuary. 2-3-2004 Discusses Scenic America's purchase of coastal land to be used as wetlands estuary. Deal allows Scenic Galveston to preserve habitat on Virginia Point Article 12-20-1994 Discusses Texas Department of Transportations delay in making decision on estuary to seek legal advice. 3 �Wetland Conservation 4 �Wetland Conservation 5 � https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/original/717d300de6658c344e2727b7eca59f7f.jpg ce5e38ede6466259a88da06ffb6044d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource A list of all the items in the vertical file, along with document sheet for each folder. 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