J. D. Villarreal's Home Page

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J.D. VILLARREAL'S HOMEPAGE

^{*In
loving memory of my father, Jorge M. Villarreal and J.G. Guzman, both WWII
Vets.}

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credits.

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Congatulations: Steven Saenz - Regional Champ - State Bound

Glencoe.com-Social Studies TAKS Site

Glencoe.com -Social Studies -World History

Glencoe.com-Online Social Studies Center -General

TAKS REVIEW Sites

Outline of American History

Ed.gov-Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Ed.gov-American History and Social Studies

Ed.gov-World Studies/World History and Other Sources

Ben's Guide to Am. Historical Documents

Ben's Guide 9-12 American Government

United States Federal Government

U.S. Code (searchable)-Law Revision Counsel-House of Rep

Federal Government: Kid Pages From Different Agencies.

Newspapers in Texas

RGV Sports.com

New Rio Grande City Official Web Site

Starr County Elected Public Officials

South Texas Radio Stations - Office of the Governor of Texas

Radio Stations by Regions-Office of the Governor of Texas-Texas Music Office

Historical Data on Buildings, Dwellings and Other Structures of
Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, Roma, and Surrounding Areas

The Archives & Records Division of the Texas General Land Office (New Link)

The Story of Cabeza de Vaca : The Spanish Explorer

Post Cards of Texas - Really Neat Site

TexasGenWebProject -Excellent site on Starr County

RootsWeb Message Board for Starr County -Ancestory.Com

The 1860 Starr County, Texas, Census image

Roots Web : Ancestry.Com for Starr County

Visit The Online Handbook of Texas
Do a seach in the Handbook of Texas for the suggested topics and names on Rio Grande City

Hot Site : Robert Runyon Collection-University of Texas/Library of Congress

Somos Primos -Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues- by Mimi Lozano
Corridos Sin Fronteras-Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition-
Sons of Dewitt Colony -Texas
El Mesteno--Sample Stories-Archieve Listing-A Collection of a variety of stories of South Texas -By Homero S. Vera

El Mesteno Links#1 (Some links may no longer be active)
El Mesteno Links#2(Some links may no longer be active)

Discover Converging Cultures in Rio Grande City- THC Medallion Mag. pdf format
Texas Highways Online-History and Culture along the Rio Grande:Los Caminos Del Rio
RIO GRANDE CITY: A NINETEENTH CENTURY MARVEL IN TRANSFORMATION-

Great Article by George and Virginia Haynie Gause

Texas Adjutant General Service Records-1836-1935 Look for servicemen of/in Starr County who served on the frontier, border, rangers, Texas Melitia, or other periods of conflict
Photo of 1906 Fort Ringgold Baseball Team(courtesy of Mr. Michael Thomason-Plasenton, Texas)
1933 Fort Ringgold Christmas Menu and
1933 Roster of Men from "F Troop" Fort Ringgold (courtesy of Mr. Butch Lawhon)
Picture of Inside the Old Catholic Church
Perry-Castañeda Library Maps and Other Web Sites
The 1860 Starr County, Texas, Census images
Starr County Index of Landmarks & Vanishing Communities (TexGenWeb Project)
Starr County, Rio Grande City,and Surrounding Areas Click to see the linked page
Demographic Data/Info. on Starr County and Surrounding Areas
R.G.C. Community:Current Events/Announcements
Texas State DATA CENTER
Texas Dept. of Transportation

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts (Search for Starr County, Texas)

Bibliomania.com - More than 2000 classic texts online

National Center For Educational Statistics- To find Local Information

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Essential Software Sites

Download at your own risk. These download sites were posted with Windows in mind.

MicroSoft Downloads- (MSN Downloads-some downloads are extremely large to download via dailup systems)

OpenOffice.Org- This is a very large free download program-

if you are on a dialup I recommand you order the CD instead of downloading it. Excellent programs. Read features.

RealPlayer.com- Essential for certain download programs

Windows Update (Verification needed) Microsoft site

Version Tracker.Com- (Variety of software-free,commercial, shareware, Beta, updates, other)

Adobe Acrobate Reader

Flash Player

WinZip.com- (to unzip compressed programs/files-free to try)

CNet-Download.com (Excellent site for variety of downloaded programs -free and shareware included)

Tucows.com (Excellent site for variety of free and shareware programs)

Google- More Google Products

ZDNet.com- downloads

TheFreeSite.com

DriverGuide.com - hundreds of thousands of driver/firmware files

Java.com Download- Java Sun Microsystems

Java OpenSource Downloads-

Free Online Classes from HP- ( you need to try the site-courses might change from time to time)

KGBT4.COM Site of the Day links (Recommanded by KGBT Channel 4)

Powers of Ten

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Genealogy Sites: Ancestors of Pedro T. Rodriguez- (Excellent site to begin studying about local/regional history-search through it)

*Genealogy page for Pedro T. Rodriguez Web Site-(Several families listed)

Los Villarreales Genealogy de Porcion 75-Juan Bautista Villarreal-in Starr County

Danny Villarreal's - The Villarreal Home Page

Pulido Web Site on Family Trees

History and Genealogy of South Texas and Northeast Mexico

Balli Family Organization

SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY LINKS

JUAN IGNACIO BARRERA FAMILY'S GENEALOGY (MIER, TAMAULIPAS MEXICO)

Jose O. Guerra's-Hispanic Genealogy Web Page

Corpus Christi Public Libraries Searchable Databank- Obituary Index

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Historical References of Starr County Rio Grande City and Fort Ringgold Top of page Click inside of Picture Rio Grande City Historical Survey-RGCEDC Click on Pictures-- Pic#2, Pic #3, Pic #4 , Pic #5, Pic #6, Pic #7 , Pic #8 City of Roma Web Site Old Pictures of Fort Ringgold and Rio Grande City More Old and New Pictures on Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, Roma and Surrounding Aresa More old pictures on the works Current Pictures of R.G.C. and Ft. Ringgold (Page 1) Current Pictures of R.G.C. and Ft. Ringgold (Page 2) Current Pictures of Roma National Historical District (Page 3 ) Robert Runyon's Collection-at U.T. Austin- (American Memory Collection -Library of Congress) Rio Grande City /Fort Ringgold -1995 TerraServer Satellite View Original Spanish Land Grants according to Florance J. Scott's THE ORIGINAL GRANTEES OF THE MIER PORCIONES txt.format-(McAllen Lib.) ORIGINAL GRANTEES OF REVILLA (GUERRERO)Porciones txt.format(McAllen Lib.) Historical Heritage of the Lower Rio Grande TXGenWeb: Starr County Newspapers Abstracts TXGenWEb: Starr County Military Web Page TXGenWeb: Starr County Maps, Texas TXGenWeb: Starr County Land Grants Maps TXGenWeb: Starr County Land Records and Information Map on Porciones de Camargo (Mario Garcia & Carol Martinez) Another Map on Porciones de Camargo (by Pedro T. Rodriguez) Starr County Elected Public Officials Starr County, Texas - Index of Landmarks & Vanished Communities Rio Grande City Historical Survey-RGCEDC R.G.C. Community:Current Events/Announcements National Center For Educational Statistics-( To find Local Information) El Misteno Web Site-by Homero Vera( Stories from South Texas)- Great Site- Subscription Recommanded People & Places of the Colony of Nuevo Santander Includes Starr County and Surrounding Areas *Historical Survey: Caminos del Rio-A Shared Experience* by Jerry D. Thompson A Shared Experience's Historic Designations--Starr County Inventories McAllen Library Resources Jose de Escandon & Coat of Arms(pic-sketch) Map of Nuevo Santander-1792 Sketch of Jose de Escandon General State of the Foundation of the Colony of Nuevo Santander- Vol. I General State of the Foundation of the Colony of Nuevo Santander- Vol. II (Ask for the History Files for Nuevo Santender in the McAllen Public Library for a more complete file. The McAllen web site is not functioning properly in respect to this topic.) Vol. I.http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/history/santan1a.htm (not complete) Vol. II http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/history/r2report.htm (not complete) Nuevo Santender- Report and Census Document from 1757 Short Story on Jose de Escandon The Mier Expedition of 1845 by Gen. T.J. Green, 1845 The Mier Expedition-Lone Star Junction E-Library: Short Story of Major Samuel Ringgold PBS- The U.S.-Mexican War 1846-48 PBS- The Republic of the Rio Grande PBS- Short Story on Juan N. Cortina Florance J. Scott(Author) ALEXANDER MANFORD HEADLEY Origen y escudos de apellidos Historia de los Apellidos Escudos de Apellidos en Espanol Escudos de Blasonari.net-http://www.blasonari.net/apellidos Genologia -Arbol de Nobres- http://www.blasonari.net/arbol/Default.htm Sephardim.com Sephardim.com FAMILY HERALDRY AND ORIGINS- Symbols on Coats of Arms and Family Crests More discriptions of symbols of the Coats of Arms http://www.heraldicahispana.com/ Search Handbook of Texas for topics below: Starr County, Texas Rio Grande City Roma Legend of Grulla Fort Ringgold La Santa Cruz-east of Rio Grande City Dreamland, Texas McAllen, Texas ---(McAllen Ranch- Santa Anita Ranch) Navigation on the Rio Grande Judge Starr Robert Runyon (photographer of Lower Rio Grande Valley Border) Picture of Robert Runyon from his collection Top of page News Stations and Publications in Starr Co. Newslinks.org RIO GRANDE VALLEY RADIO LISTINGS- Governor's of the State of Texas Office The Rio Grande City Herald Starr County Town Crier The Monitor RGV Sports.com The Valley Morning Star The Brownsville Herald The Laredo Times Corpus Christi Caller Channel 02:Fox/XRIO (Brownsville,Texas) Channel 04: KGBT - CBS (Harlingen, Texas) Channel 05: KRGV - ABC (Weslaco, Texas) The Rio Grande Valley- CW21 ( ) Channel 23: KVEO - NBC/UPN - (Brownsville, Texas) Channel 40: Telemundo (McAllen/Rio Grande City) Channel 44: KLUJ - TBN - (Harlingen, Texas) Channel 48: KNVO - Univision - (McAllen, Texas) Channel 60: KMBH - PBS (Harlingen, Texas) El Manana El Norte IPS The Global News Agency Weather Top of page Weather Report-Intellicast Radar Loop (includes Starr County) AccuWeather.com The Weather Channel - Rio Grande City Stats on Rio and Starr Co.** (Starr Co. stats has been moved toanother page in this web site)
Regional Colleges-Universities/ Educational Service Center Channel One Region One Service Center South Texas College - Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas Pan Am The Universtiy of Texas Brownsville Texas A&M University Ag. Extension-Weslaco Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&M International University-Laredo Texas State Tech. College-Harlingen World Lecture Hall-U.T. Austin Educational Resources Top of page General- Attention :TEA STUDENT ASSESSMENT DIVISION-( WHAT'S NEW?) College Board Online: Fast Web Scholarship Search Engine WebWare SAT Skill Lessons ACT Assessment Homepage The Texas Education Agency Web Site Student Assement Division State Released Tests TEA -For Students and Parents (pdf format) TEA -For Teachers and Administrators(pdf format) TEA -Social Studies Center Social Studies Center : Downloads TEKS and TAKS :TEKS by Grade Level and Course Texas State Board for Educator Certification RGV Sports.com Children's Web Page Federal Government: Kid Pages From Different Agencies. Current Events / News Language Arts Math Music Region 15 U.I.L. Band Web Site Reference Sources Religion Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville The Catholic Encyclopedia Immaculate Conception School Web Page Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe First Baptist Church of Rio Grande City Science/Medicine Complete Home Medical Guide Social Studies(sites need to be updated) Websites Other Community Action Council of South Texas CACST Health Servicies . American History Links Library of Congress-Primary Sources for History U. S. History for A.P. Students Notecards From Revolution To Reconstruction American History Resource Page Bob's History Page (Presidents of the United States) American History from About.com A.P. -U.S. History Terms World History Links J.D.'s World History Course Online(under construction) World History TEKS (State Objectives) Geography Links CIA World Fact Book Shocking Geography TEXAS HISTORY Links (TSHA Web Site) Texas History Links Texas Almanac Southwestern Historical Quarterly
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