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New: "Great Depression In Gray County, Texas, 1930-1936" by John A. Mead. Documents the suffering of some Pampans during the period, and the local efforts and federal state programs that tried to help those effected by unemployment and want.
Microfilm
Resources: A Reader-Printer is
available Pampa
Newspapers 1925-current Miami
Chief 1903-1978 McLean
News 1909-2002 Wheeler
Times 1933-1975 Canadian
Newspapers 1895-1996 Gary
County Census for 1900 through 1930 Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps, 1929, 1939 Pampa Army Air Base History Cemetery Lists and Obituaries: The library has cemetery lists for Fairview Cemetery in Pampa and cemeteries in McLean, Alanreed, Lefors, Canadian, Wheeler, Childress, and Mobeetie. Scrapbooks of obituaries are available for some people buried in the cemeteries of McLean, Alanreed, and Lefors. Additional Resources: HeritageQuest is
available for Texas residents through the TexShare Databases. A login and password is required.
Login information is available through you local Texas Library. Pampa
City Directories 1929 to current Pampa
High School Annuals 1960 to current Focus
Magazine (devoted to Gray County History) Index to the Gray County Land Records in the Texas General Land Office, Austin
Census Information: 1910
US Census of Gray County, Printout and surname index 1920
US Census of Gray County, Printout and surname index 1930
US Census of Gray County, Printout only 1930 Census Ancestry.com CD Rom with every-name index for Gray County.
Other Local History Resources: Collected Newspaper
Articles World
War I in Pampa Gray
County Oil Boom 1925-1930 Pampa
Army Air Field 1942-1945 Gray
County Historical Celebrations Articles written by Eloise Lane
World War and Gray County,Texas: The Fighters and the Folks at Home, by John A Mead. Special features include an index of names of serviceman or women in the newspaper articles, lists of men who were killed, injured, or who were prisoners as well as those who won major decorations. Included is a list of women who served. The book also includes articles on the folks at home and how the war affected them.
You may request information about local history by phone, by mail, or by email at:
Lovett Memorial Library 111 N. Houston Pampa, TX 79065 806-669-5780 | |
