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• Here They Rest: Discovering Unmarked Burials at Magnolia Cemetery

  This is a document, written by Melodey Honzeley Hauch in 2014, listing the graves of the Magnolia Cemetery. The entire document is fantastically made, essentially listing not only every name and family in the cemetery but also their descendants and a brief description of the lives of each individual. A brief introduction of several families and WW1 veterans are also listed. This makes this document a perfect resource for research for those looking to look into Dickinson's rich history.
• History Under the Pines page 3

  This section of the history under the Pines newspaper informs the city of funding needed to restore the historic railroad depot of Dickinson, Texas, and items available for those who donate. Items available for donors include a thesis by James Bailey on Italian immigration to South East Texas, a Birds of Passage CD, and a historic Nicholstone home ornament. Each item varied by the amount donated to the society.
• History Under the Pines page 2

  This page of the History under the Pines newspaper publicizes an award from the Dickinson Historical Society for the 2003 community service award by the North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce. The page also includes a picture of Kerry Neves, Erin Neves, Bill Bonham, Jack Erwin, and Lorn Nikkel for participating in the Dickinson Historical Society's "Clean Up" day at the historic railroad depot.
• DHS postcard and DHS Board of Directors

  This page from the "History Under the Pines" paper includes a postcard from the Dickinson Historical Society and a picture of the DHS and North Galveston County Chamber congratulating Shamarion Barber and Dickinson ISD in Honoring John Barber and the Texas Public Schools. The second half of this page is dedicated to listing the DHS board of Directors for the 2003-04 years, including Margaret Carney as President, Dale Ware as VP, Ruth Laird as secretary, and Richard Westerlage as Treasurer, along with other members and their corresponding positions.
• History Under the Pines

  This page of the "History Under the Pines" paper is dedicated to advertising the Dickinson Historical Society's Night of Wine and Roses held on April 2, 2004, and information on the vineyards that sponsored the event and what to expect when attending. The other portion of the paper is in honor of the Southwest Bank of Texas, which donated Histirica display materials to the Dickinson Historical Society with a picture of board members holding the donated materials. The last portion of the paper is an advertisement to the community and businesses about the adopt-a-fence program, where they could advertise their business, groups, or individual names displayed on the depot's fences and a reminder of the Boots Baubles and Jeans event set for October second of that year.
• Returning home after a Natural disaster

  This Newspaper article from Local Govt News lists things to do after returning home from a natural disaster. The list includes Reporting lost or damaged items as soon as possible and making a list of such items if relocation is needed. It's wise to keep your receipts, return claim forms, and consider adding home safety features and tips to protect homes and properties.
• Bayou Wildlife Park Wedding Invitation

  This artifact is a wedding invitation from Bayou Wildlife Park for the marriage of two endangered white rhinoceroses. The back states, " Bayou Wildlife Park and Mr. and Mrs. Clint Wilson request the honor of your presence at the marriage of our two endangered white rhinoceros Bonnie and Shorty on Saturday the seventh of October nineteen hundred and ninety-five at ten thirty in the morning, Bayour Wild Life Park 5050 FM 517 Dickinson, Texas—reception following the ceremony in Main Barn. " The front of this invitation is a beautiful desert landscape featuring two cacti, mountains, and a setting sun.
• Church Empty Stocking Program Newspaper Clipping

  This newspaper clipping is of the Dickinson First Methodist Church and their Empty Stocking program in which three hundred and seventy six children received gifts and twohundred and thirty five families received food baskets, In the image from left to right we can see: Phillip Burbank,Phraulene Deats,Barbara Watson,Zella Rice,Wyndell Deats, Ann Magruder,Wilson Deats, Rose Rapp and Helen Stein.
• Newspaper Clipping of Reverend Eugene Cargill (St.Mary's)

  This image is of Reverend Eugene Cargill of St. Mary's catholic church in League City. The image is featured in a newspaper that publicized the restoration of the building. The title states, " St.Mary's bringing an old church back to life." The newspaper name and date are unknown.
• Photograph of three people in a store

  This photograph is of three individuals inside a store. The first image shows a man in a blue shirt and a woman with brown curly hair. The second image is of a different man. His face is looking towards the side, and he is wearing a white shirt with shelves of groceries in the background. The last image is of the man in the blue shirt from the first image. He appears happy and is eating something out of his hand.
• Silver Moon Cafe-NE corner Hwy 3 & Deats Rd

  This is a photograph of the Silver Moon Cafe in the North East corner of Hwy 3 & Deats Rd. There are four cars parked outside the establishment. There is a woman in a white dress getting into one of them. Her face is indistinguishable, and her identity is unknown.
• Strom Hotel

  This photograph is of the Strom Hotel. It has an arrow drawn on it pointing towards the establishment there is a 1940s style car parked in front of it. There are other cars in it surrounding the photo is taken from a distance to see the buildings entirety.
• Strom Hotel Site

  This colored photograph is of the Strom hotel site. It shows a bail bonds establishment. There is a nice tree growing on the side. The street is empty. There is a street sign, but it is indistinguishable.
• Dickinson School Teachers 1919-20

  This photograph is of Dickinson School teachers posing infront of Dickinson High School. They are all wearing dresses with their hair styled in up-do's . Their names are not specified in the image.
• Dickinson School Teachers 1918-19

  This photograph is of Dickinson school teachers sin what appears to be a park. There are five women in ths picture they are all waring white dresses the image has their names enscribed on the bottom. it states, " Top row; Left to right: Miss Stevens, Miss GraceWard, Miss Nera Owens. Bottom Row: Miss Gertice Smith, Miss Beulah Owens.
• Dickinson School Teachers 1916-17

  This photograph is of Dickinson School teachers laying on afield together. The women are waring white dresses and have their hair styled in up-do's. The bittom of the photograph is enscribed iwth their names. They go as follows; Miss Rowena Deats, Miss Jennesa Parke, and what appears to read Miss Steson. The year of the photograph is also wrtten on it it states 1916-17.
• Dickinson High School Play Bill

  This document is a bill of the Dickinson High School play bill. The tile of the play is ," The Early BIrd." The document states the cast list with the character name on the left side and the student that is taking the role on the right. It state sthat the pay was conducted in the Dickinson Highschool auditorium. There is no year specified, however, the date on the pamphlet says April 28th.
• Photograph of Minnie Owens

  Photograph is of Minnie Owens Dickinson's first school teacher. The photograph shows owens in classical clothing but with her head cut in a pixie- manner. She is looking to the right giving a good view of her profile.
• J.L Hoshal

  This photograph is of J.L Hoshal the superintendent of public instruction.The picture is oval-shaped and shows Hoshal wearing a suit he is looking on the left side giving a good look at his profile.
• Dickinson School Faculty 1938

  This Photograph is of the Dickinson School faculty of 1938. The names of the educators are listed under the image. They are listed as follows; Mr. E.M Belcher- Superintendent, Mr. O.J. Baker- Principal, Miss Margaret Brown, Miss Ann Montgomery,Miss Elsie Lubben, Miss Grace Lewis, Miss Sam Termini, Miss Lillian Hoffman, Miss Alice Buchanan, Mr. R.R. Gillis, Miss Margaret Fowler, Miss Florence Kendrick, Mr. Basil Morgan Wall, and Mr. Norman Moller.
• Dickinson School Children on Steps

  This photograph shows Dickinson children on the school steps. There are twenty-two children, which shows their exact identities are unknown. However, the picture has initials inscribed on some of the children. The boys are positioned in the backrow, while the girls are shown in the front row,
• Dickinson School Class

  This photograph seems to be of a Dickinson Elementary class. The younger students are in the first front row and the older children are shown closer to the back. Teachers are posed in the left and right sides and the top right corner as well.
• Dickinson High School Early teachers

  This Photograph is of Dickinson High School's early teachers. THere are nine individuals in this photograph four women and five men. They are posed infront of the doors of the early Dickinson High School.
• Elementary School Class Early 1900's

  This photograph shows an elementary school class of Dickinson. It shows students of all ages and genders; the younger ones appear to be posed in front sitting while the older ones are near the back. There are approximately 70 students in this photo and four teachers, two on the left and the others on the right.
• Early Dickinson High School Girls Basketball

  This photgraph is of the early Dickinson Highschool girls basketball team. There are ten girls on the team their identities are unknown one of them is holding a basketball with DHS painted on it.