https://youtu.be/9lLnLFJMerQ In this 3rd video of our 2024 oral history series Kyle Stallones interviews Leon Strack, a long time descendant of the Strack family. Leon traces his family roots back to 1873 and includes rememberances of the Hildebrandt, Brautigam, Senger and Wied families going back four generations. Leon also discusses family life in the early […]
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https://youtu.be/bOoETYqwLn8 Kyle Stallones from the Tomball Museum Center interviews Marvin and Gladys (nee Metzler) Osgood on life in Tomball during the “dairy” years from around 1946 to 1976. Marvin recalls the days in Cypress growing up and helping his family in the twice-a-day, seven-days-a-week job of operating a dairy farm (not to mention a 1,000+
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https://youtu.be/bi6BwCtF4aE Kyle Stallones at the Tomball Museum Center interviews Stephen Hohl on March 8, 2024. Stephen’s father and grandfather owned and operated Hohl Motors from 1920 to 1968. Relive with Stephen his father’s exploits during WWII, the invasion of Normandy as a young Lt. JG commanding a landing craft, tales of the Hohl and Brown
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The spokes were broken on the tricycle and repairs were made so it could be placed back for display.
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H. Chapin Union Factory tongue and groove plane.
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About the Video Handcrafted by GR Broussard – Tomball Museum Series, Episode 2, 1901 – 1905 Rabbet Plane From Handcrafted by GR Broussard: 1 1/2 inch rabbet plane manufactured by Union Factory Chapin-Stephens Co. 1901-1905. What is a Rabbet Plane A rabbet plane is, by definition, a plane designed to cut rabbets (also known as
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Below is a drone video by Robert Watts of the Spring Creek County Historical Association. The video was taken August 19, 2018 above the grounds of the Tomball Museum Center located at 510 N. Pine, Tomball, Texas.
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Here is a brief video history of the Theiss Family by Houston History Magazine. The entire article, “German Settlers of NW Harris County”, was posted in July of 2016. The article is a great read and includes some voice recordings of an interview between Edwin “Butch” Theiss and author Stephanie Gomez. The video below is
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Enjoy a virtual tour of some of the Historic Buildings at the Tomball Museum complex and gain insight into the local families who settled the region. The museum complex features a collection of historical buildings significant to the Tomball area. (Tour given by Lynn McCoy, Tomball Museum Center, Spring Creek County Historical Association). Video from
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