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Glines Family Photo Album 2
Photographs of the Glines Family donated by Friendswood Historical Society
Glines Family Photo Album 3
Photographs of the Glines Family donated by Friendswood Historical Society.
Before 1895
Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-9) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Covers the early history of the region before the Quaker settlers that founded it proper arrived in 1845. Highlights noteworthy events and people that took place and lived around…
The Quaker Settlers
Chapter 2 (pgs. 10-24) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Details the arrival and settling of the Quaker colonists that founded the Friendswood area.
The Fruitful Years
Chapter 3 (pgs. 25-38) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Further explores the growing community of Friendswood, particularly highlighting the significant growth of its agriculture--where figs reigned supreme--as well as how events like…
Francis "Frank" Jacob Brown Family Tree
Francis "Frank" Jacob Brown (1850-1929) and Mary Jane Allen Brown (1859-1952) descendant family tree hand written on a watercolor painting of the Brown Family home originally built in 1895.
Family Histories of Early Settlers
A collection of written histories of people and families of the early settlers of Friendswood handwritten and typed with black an white photographs of inhabitants and buildings
Friendswood Since the 1950s
Newspaper articles, typed reminiscence, paper artifacts, black and white photographs of Friendswood from 1950-1989
Featured Item
Friendswood Academy Catalogue for 1926-1927
This catalog documents the twenty-six year of the Friendswood Academy, including purpose, four-year course of study, class descriptions, tuition and…