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Articles from the Texas General Land Office Save Texas History Program
2024 General Land Office Christmas Ornament Celebrates Texas’ Cattle Drive History
2024 General Land Office Christmas Ornament Celebrates Texas’ Cattle Drive History
Christmas ornaments come in various shapes and designs, each with its own story to tell. Originally inspired by the Texas Capitol’s annual…
“Let Us Erase Forever the Memory of Spanish Surveying Ordinances”: José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara…
“Let Us Erase Forever the Memory of Spanish Surveying Ordinances”: José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara…
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, please enjoy this exploration of the lasting impact of, and response to, Spanish surveying…
Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Chase Untermeyer Donates Maps to the GLO Archives
Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Chase Untermeyer Donates Maps to the GLO Archives
The GLO is pleased to accept eight maps of Texas and Mexico from Chase Untermeyer, a U.S. Navy veteran and former Texas State…
Ephemeral Art: The Nineteenth Century Letterhead Collection at the GLO
Ephemeral Art: The Nineteenth Century Letterhead Collection at the GLO
In 2022, the Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas conducted a session at the Society of Southwest Archivists annual…
Exploring Cartographic Frontiers at the 2024 Save Texas History Symposium
Exploring Cartographic Frontiers at the 2024 Save Texas History Symposium
The Texas General Land Office is excited to announce its fourteenth Save Texas History Symposium, scheduled to take place from September…
A Day at the Beach (and Archives)
A Day at the Beach (and Archives)
The possibilities promised by the Texas coast have always captured the imagination. Its earliest inhabitants included Indigenous people…
Oliver Loving: The Dean of Texas Trail Drivers
Oliver Loving: The Dean of Texas Trail Drivers
Born in Kentucky but best known in Texas, Oliver Loving (1812–1867) was a pioneering cowboy who blazed the Goodnight-Loving Trail alongside…
Returning Texas History to Texas — Donating the Bull Family Collection
Returning Texas History to Texas — Donating the Bull Family Collection
By Sylvia Smith Talkington, guest contributor