Book review March 16, 2016 · JRG In spite of already knowing the story, I was nevertheless turning the pages as fast as I could to find out what happened. In category:Postmortem Print Next Post Theft of Governor's Pants - March Mischief - Police Calls "Officer Sendry reports that someone entered Gov. Ireland's room last night and stole a pair of pants and one dollar in the pockets." -- 17 MAR 1885. Austin Police Calls. Gov. John Ireland The above incident is the perfect metaphor for… Read Previous Post 6th Annual Save Texas History Symposium: In the Shadow of the Dome: Austin by Day & Night The sixth Annual Save Texas History Symposium will take a look at the history of Austin in a whole new light. In the Shadow of the Dome: Austin by Day & Night will examine diverse aspects of Austin’s history, including… Read Random Post History Detectives Special Investigations Last year I had the pleasure of working with the staff from PBS's History Detectives for the upcoming History Detectives Special Investigations: Texas Servant Girl Murders. The cast and crew came to Austin last summer; they did a number of… Read Random Post Saving Austin's History Saving Austin's History A short film by Alpheus Media. ______________________________ Read Random Post Notes on Research I am not the first to delve into this mystery. The first time I opened the drawer of the microfilm cabinet and saw all the small cardboard boxes of microfilm packed snuggly inside, I noticed that the boxes labeled 1885… Read Random Post Discovering History at the Travis County Archives Materials in Travis County Archives Collection. The mission of the Travis County Archives is to serve the government and the community of Travis County by documenting, preserving, and making available its records and history. The Travis County Archives documents the… Read