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Kenedy Family Collection
The Kenedy family contributed in the settling of South Texas and introducing large scale ranching to the coastal plains. Mifflin Kenedy, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, ferried supplies up the Rio Grande in a steamboat to the Texas troops during the Mexican-American and Civil Wars. Captain Mifflin Kenedy and Captain Richard King became friends and partners in acquiring huge tracts of land in South Texas where immense herds of wild horses roamed the plains. In 1875 Kenedy and King became chief supporters and financial backers of Colonel Uriah Lott in building a railroad from Corpus Christi to Laredo which became known as the Corpus Christi, San Diego & Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. During the last half of the 19th century Mifflin Kenedy created a huge fortune and left a legacy to his family and South Texas.

Kathryn Fugate Evans Collection
Kathryn Roberts Fugate Evans came to Kingsville in 1926. She was instrumental in preserving the history of Kingsville writing articles and her book “Come Aboard’ and her involvement with the preservation of historic buildings in town and service organizations. Materials cover her research into railroads, Chamberlain Cemetery, and papers/articles and speeches. Her work on the Kleberg County Historic Commission includes documenting historical events and places resulting in the placement of Official Texas Historical Markers.