Markers of Ashbel Smith a UT founder rededicated at Evergreen
A battered Ashbel Smith marker, tied to Texas history as surgeon general and UT founder, was rededicated Sunday at Evergreen Golf Course. About 40 attendees noted its relocation from the estate site near Smith homestead, with comments from Tim Hazelwood and Carolyn Lightfoot on Smiths legacy and Baytown ties.
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Carolyn Lightfoot
San Jacinto
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Scot Dunbar
The
Knights of San Jacinto
Ashbel Smith
Evergreen Golf Course
Texas
University of Texas
Smith
Highway 146
Evergreen Road
Jan DeVault
Tim Hazelwood
Hazelwood
United States
University of Texas At Austin
Evergreen Plantation
Bayland
Bay
Anna Allen
Order of the Knights of San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Europe
Republic
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Knights of the Order of San Jacinto
Baytown Growth Woes Prompt Council to Seek Answers
Fitch and Express trucked in concerns about Baytown’s limited shopping options and retailers avoiding local stores. Members debated causes and vowed to present findings to city council. The youth focus shifted to a potential teen center with pool, music, and social space, planned for further discussion at the Nov. 7 meeting.
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Fitch
Express
Baytown
Havel
Barajas
Local service members complete basic training milestones
Marine Corps Pvt Aleksandra A Petropavlovskaya daughter of Tanya Gilbert of Baytown completed the Marine Corps Basic Supply Course at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Army National Guard Pvt Adam R Benson son of Molly McGaughey and grandson of Raymond Mayne Baytown completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Army Pvt Jaime W Linares completed Field Artillery Advanced Training at Fort Sill Lawton Oklahoma as part of OSUT. Army Pvt Carlos Mendoza son of Victoria Mendoza and brother of Ally Cantu Baytown. Army Spec Rodney W Reed son of Chris and Wendy Reed Crosby. Army Pvt Robert N Holley son of Lela Holley Dayton newly graduated from basic training.
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Marine Corps Pvt
Aleksandra A. Petropavlovskaya
Tanya Gilbert
Baytown
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools Training Command
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Petropavlovskaya
Lee High School of
Army National Guard
Adam R. Benson
Fort Jackson
Columbia, S.C
Army Pvt
Jaime W. Linares
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Lawton
Oklo
Carlos Mendoza
Columbia
S.C
Victoria Mendoza
Ally Cantu
Mendoza
Lee High School
Army
Rodney W. Reed
Fort Benning
Columbus
Reed
Chris and
Wendy Reed
Crosby
Crosby High School
Texas A&m University
College Station
Robert N. Holley
Lela Holley
Dayton
Holley
Dayton High School
Gifts to Sterling Library Honor a Range of Donors
Gifts to Sterling Municipal Library honor many contributors over recent weeks. Donors include Larissa Lindsay, W. Steuart Bailey III, Barbara Dykstra Green, Carl Currie, Amy Currie, Judy Bender, and the 2005 Summer School Faculty, among others.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Henry Armstrong
Larissa Ann Lindsay
W. Steuart Bailey III
Anita Blender
Barbara Dykstra Green
Hugh Carter
Americas
Carl and
Amy Currie
Millard Edmiston
Brook Trout
Judy Bender
Laura Spruce Fuller
William Shakespeare
Kenneth Goodman
Mike
Myra Nebgen
Grace Hargrave
McKim Walmsley Rowe
Caroline Walmsley Zeringer
Jay Keeler
Mary
Cleon Easley
Franz Kloesel
Annie Kubik
Kenneth and
Carol Bartz
Harold Murphy
Carl
Kathy Stephenson
Anna Gonzales
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YAC
Lee
Marine Supply
Benson
Molly McGaughey
Raymond Mayne
Linares
OSAT
Ammuni
Tion
Robbie Linares
Anahuac
AEL Grad
Sterling
Jennifer Strickland
Lester
Jeanette Gallatin
Frank Swick
Kyle David Tilton
Herb Thomas
Curtis Tolliver
Robert
Shirley Bradford
Joyce Westerma
John and
Rene Isnacks
Roland Jon Armstrong
James S. Moore
Don Brewer
Carolyn
Duane Lowe
Diane
Lloyd Quisenberry
Opal Bryant
Nancy Drew
Stacy Driver
Jim
Tonya Ferris
Elias Ferris
Carol Fontenot
Ned
Olive
Barbara A. Elliott
Millie
James
Maymo Lewis
Mrs
Ivy Louise
Glenda Rogers
Molly Aczel
St. Joseph School
Martha Mayo
Einstein
Kenneth
Pinehurst Garden Club
Richard Thomson
Woman's Club of
Seth
Billy Joe
Norma Tate
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
West
Sterling Street
Baytown, Texas
Joe
David
Kevin Yourlove
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!