Announcing Austin's Old Three Hundred Project (Texans)

Hatte Blejer i also have a project geared toward the early days of texas. it is called the republic of texas and covers mexican texas (1821-1836) and the republic of texas (1836-1846). i would love to have those that are interested to come on over and join too.

http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Republic-of-Texas

Private User Fantastic. I will make a top level (umbrella) project to group the Texas projects together. Did you point your project to Austin's Old 300?

I see you beat me to the punch Lizzie!

Here's the umbrella project http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Eyes-of-Texas-Are-Upon-You. I hope the title will catch people's attention :)

Hatte Blejer perfect title! :)

It made me want to break out singing!

I'm now "following" the "umbrella" project (the name is too cute!)

What a chance for this Yankee to learn more about the bullfrog I mean longhorn state.

Thanks guys!

Hook Em Horns!!!

People flocked to Texas from all over, leaving the message G. T. T. (Gone To Texas). There was a great opportunity to own land. Yes, they had to fight Indians, Santa Anna & rattlesnakes. They became Texas Rangers, farmers, ranchers & built the Republic of Texas.
They had to fight the Battle of the Alamo, San Jacinto & Goliad, to name a few.
When I asked Dad about his roots, he just said, "I'm a Texan".

If you have roots in Texas or are interested in those who do, you are invited to join our "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You" umbrella project.
Thanks, Faustine Humphris

I am the mother of two native Texans, a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, and the widow of a naturalized Texan :) As well as cousin to Faustine Darsey on hiatus, who is a descendant of Austin's Old 300!

One thing people do not realize about Texas is that they are like a separate country with strong people with deep roots.

I never heard G.T.T. That is very interesting.

We also need a project on the Mexican-Americans (Chicanos) of Texas since they did not "go to Texas," but remained there and became an integral part of the new Republic.

i am proud to be a descendant of many who settled in texas when it was mexican texas. two of my uncles fought and died at the alamo as did two of my cousins. i'm the first generation that was not born in texas but my dad, grandparents, great-great and so on were. with all that texas blood in my genes i'm claimin' texan. :)

I had another idea for a Texas project which is musicians of Texas. I am an avid fan of a bunch of Texas musicians, including from Lubbock and of course from Austin. My good friends went with me to the Birchmere here in Alexandria to see The Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock) and my friend took his 1963 Lubbock High School Year Book and asked them to sign his yearbook by their photos. It was a hoot.

Hatte Blejer sounds great! as you probably already know my 3rd cousin was buddy holly.

Buddy Holly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Texas

I remember that now Lizzie. I have a long list of Texas musicians who I have followed for decades, e.g., Angela Strehli, Marcia Ball, Nanci Grffith, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt and so on.

my music taste is eclectic but from that group i would have to say that a few of my favs are janis, zz top, steve miller and of course cousin buddy. :)

Well before I had any notion that I would live in Texas, I was a huge fan of Janis Joplin from 1966 onwards. I saw her perform 20+ times in Northern California. And also saw Steve Miller Band perform in that era.

Hatte Blejer by chance at the cow palace?

I heard most groups at the Fillmore Auditorium, the Avalon Ballroom and later at Winterland. Also in Golden Gate Park and in concerts on Mount Tamalpais.

i lived in that area when i was growing up. we had a family friend who worked at the place that made all the posters for the concerts, so my walls were plastered with them. wish i had them now because they would be worth some bucks. ;)

I had those posters too and my mother threw them away after I left home which still breaks my heart.

http://www.geni.com/projects/Music-of-Texas-Austin-Lubbock-and-othe...

I started a project on Music of Texas: Austin, Lubbock and other music scenes.

I also started a project index in The Eyes of Texas are Upon You.