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In 1937, Emma Rebecca Haynes, a schoolteacher and librarian, wrote the first history of Polk County, Texas, using as her research base an extensive collection of personal interviews, correspondence and research from various sources. The history, formally published in 1996, continues to be a valuable document reflecting Polk County's history from its beginning in 1846 to the 1930s.
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"In this, the 130th year of the life of our county, the pictorial history is dedicated to our forebears of all races, religions and cultures who have endowed us with the richness of an East Texas heritage."
By the Heritage Comittee of the Polk County Bicentennial |
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The Civil War Soldiers and Veterans of Polk County, Texas - This book contains over 1,500 names of Polk Countians who enlisted, men from other counties who enlisted in Polk County units, and veterans of both armies who settled in the county following the war. (1861-1865) |
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Beginning with a down-to-earth account of Hitler's rise to power in Germany, Mr. Hockley traces 20th Century events as he experienced them, first as a child in Germany and in pre-war and Nazi-occupied France; later as a US soldier in Germany, a combat officer in the Korean War, and an intelligence officer in Germany during the Cold War. |
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From the Collection of Katy Harrop who generously donated them for the purpose of being sold in the museum's Gift Shop. They are Bisque and Composition. |
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