This collection of postcards tells the story of Aransas County from the 1870s through the 1970s. Rockport acquired its name from the Rocky Point, a limestone ledge in Aransas Bay. It was a safe harbor for ships that transported products from the cattle packing plants that flourished in the county after the Civil War. Range […]

A Legacy of Service: The AmeriPride and Canadian Linen Story is a pictorial corporate history celebrating the 125th anniversary of one of today’s most successful textile rental companies. It began in Lincoln, Nebraska, with two young brothers, a laundry route, and fifty dollars. Today, the family-owned company continues to flourish throughout the United States and […]

Stanley Consultants’ one-hundredth anniversary seems a perfect time to capture the essence of our great company. The centennial history allows us to reminisce about the early days and the moments and contributions still fresh in our minds. It allows us to ponder the future and recommit to continuing progress toward a better work. The book […]

The global iron and steel industry was transformed during the second half of the twentieth century. Vertically integrated steelmakers had dominated the industry since the advent of Henry Bessemer’s steelmaking process in the mid-nineteenth century, but a group of entrepreneurs in North America, Europe, and Asia built an entirely new industry utilizing electric arc furnaces […]

Alpha Epsilon Pi: The Centennial, 1913–2013 is a fascinating look at the history of America’s pre-eminent national Jewish fraternity. Founded by a group of Jewish night students at the School of Commerce at New York University the year prior to the start of the Great War, Alpha Epsilon Pi provided Jewish students at America’s colleges […]

If buildings could talk, what tales the Albuquerque Country Club (ACC) could spin. The venerable old Club is celebrating its centennial with a series of events that began even before the calendar rolled over to 2014. The celebratory year is taking place in the Club’s grand Clubhouse under the shade of century-old cottonwood trees. There […]

The Montgomery County Historical Society operates and manages the Montgomery County History Center. The History Center functions as a community center among various other things including that of a repository of local history. This book is an attempt at giving the reader an abbreviated tour of the museum by paralleling the history of Montgomery County, […]

Generations of Success: A Photographic History of Kansas State University, 1863–2013 is a visual celebration of K-State’s sesquicentennial. It traces the institution’s humble beginning as the nation’s first land-grant college created after the passage of the Morrill Act to a comprehensive research university with a vision of becoming one of the top fifty public research […]

The Jefferson City Public School District officially opened in Missouri’s capital city when its first schoolhouse, affectionately known as the House on Hobo Hill, served students on Miller Street in 1838. Enrollment numbers were low in the early years, sometimes fewer than 30 students; however, the number of students has steadily climbed ever since. In […]

Christian Female College was chartered on January 18, 1851, by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri. Many things have changed since that time including the school’s name, but the commitment to excellence in education and determination to serve an evolving student body has never waivered. In 1853 there were six young women in […]