Official account of the @TXGLO Save Texas History program, highlighting the conservation of historic documents and promoting the study of Texas history.
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On this day in 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing five wilderness areas in East Texas, protecting nearly 35,000 acres. [1/3]
The legislation followed years of debate over how much land to protect. Initially selecting ten areas, the compromise protected 34,700 acres, aided by a land exchange with lumber company Temple-Eastex. [2/3]
In 1986, Reagan signed additional legislation protecting another 1,200 acres. [3/3]
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Earlier this month, GLO representatives attended the 75th Annual Texas Society of Professional Surveying (TSPS) Convention in Frisco, Texas. [1/2] #SaveTexasHistory
This week in Texas history, Juan Seguín was born in San Antonio in 1806. A Tejano political and military leader, he became mayor of San Antonio before 30 and organized groups of men to fight in the Texas Revolution during the Siege of Béxar and the Battle of San Jacinto. [1/4]
Today in 1877, crew members launched the Elissa from the shipyard of Alexander Hall and Company in Aberdeen, Scotland. [1/3]
Following the ship’s decorated career, the Galveston Historical Foundation purchased it in 1974 as part of a restoration project in the Strand Historic District. It arrived in Galveston in 1979, ninety-three years after its last visit. [2/3]
The restored nineteenth-century full-rigged sailing ship is now ported at Pier 21 in Galveston and is visited by 60,000 to 70,000 tourists a year. [3/3]
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During Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, the Historical Records Survey (HRS) processed archival collections and made them available to the public. The HRS aimed to produce surveys for every county, which led to the creation of this map, Defunct and Ghost Counties in Texas.[1/2]
Based on GLO records, the map references five types of historical defunct counties in Texas. In 2025, GLO staff created an updated version of the map, documenting the lifespan of each ghost county. [2/2]
#MapMonday
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Today in 1863, the First Texas Calvary, a Union regiment, departed from New Orleans to South Texas to disrupt trade between Confederate Texas and Mexico. Edmund J. Davis created the group in New Orleans in 1862 as he recruited Union supporters during the Civil War. [1/2]
The regiment was merged with the Second Texas Calvary and then became the First Texas Volunteer Calvary. This combined unit patrolled and fulfilled reconnaissance missions until its discharge at the end of the war. [2/2]
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For the past two decades, GLO Archives has collaborated with other archival institutions to compile a large catalog of finding aids used to access statewide research – Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO). [1/4]
This tool improves processing efficiency and provides a more user-friendly search tool for online researchers. [3/4]
While the project is a work in progress, the GLO Archives team is continuing to make improvements and catalog documents and material to preserve our state’s history. #SaveTexasHistory [4/4]
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