Collegeport Historical Survey
Be a part of Collegeport's Centennial celebration in 2008 by sharing your family's Collegeport history. You can either print off the form below, answer the questions and mail it in or copy and paste it into a word processing program such as Word. Type in your answers, save the file and send it as an attachment to the email address listed at the end of the survey.

Historical Survey

Mopac House Foundation

Collegeport , Texas 77428

 

Collegeport is approaching its centennial year which will be observed in 2008.  In preparing for this event, we would like to gather information about families and individuals who have been a part of our first 100 years.  We would appreciate your help in sharing information and photos or documents relating to our community and its residents.  Please complete this survey to begin our quest.  Do not limit yourself to the space on this survey—share as much information as you can. 

 

1.   Your name:______________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

City, State, Zip____________________________________

E-mail:___________________________

 

2.   When and how did your family come to Collegeport? 

 

3.   What did your parents/family do for a living?  Did they farm or ranch; did they operate a business or were they employed by someone who did? 

 

4.    Where did they live?  Did they live in town, in the country, or in another community?

 

5.    Did your family attend church?  If so, where did they attend? What was worship like there?

 

6.   Where did the children attend school?  Who were the teachers?  Please relate any stories regarding school days.

 

7.   Did anyone in your family attend the Gulf Coast University ? If so, when?  What was a typical day like at GCU?

 

8.   Was anyone in your family involved with any of these community organizations:  Woman’s Club, Collegeport Library, Industrial League, Kings Daughters, Mopac House Foundation?  If so, how were they associated?  What were some of the projects they carried out? 

 

9.   What was it like to live here?  Please relate any social or community events that were memorable.

 

 

10. Weather events sometimes had devastating results.  Did anyone in your family experience severe winter freezes, droughts or hurricanes while they lived here?  How did these events affect their life or the life of the community?

 

11. The railroad was an important facet of early life.  Did your

family travel by train while living here?  Did they work for the railroad; ship rice or cattle by rail?

 

12. The rice industry was important in the early community. Was your family involved with farming, the irrigation company or with the warehouse here? 

 

13. The Collegeport Fig Orchards Company offered opportunity in the 1920’s. Did your family have fig orchards or work in the cannery? 

 

14. Collegeport Day has been an annual event since the town’s founding. What does Collegeport Day mean to you? 

 

15.  Does your family still live here?  Current occupation/profession?  Schools?

 

16.  Do you have photographs, newspapers, memorabilia (or copies) related to this community that you would be willing to share for our archives?

 

 

17.  The Mopac House has served as our community gathering place for 70 years.  Did a member of your family help build the Mopac?  Please relate any stories regarding events here.  Did you learn to skate in the Mopac?  Would you or your family be interested in participating in renovating the Mopac House?

 

 

18.  Are any of your family members buried at the Collegeport Cemetery ?  If so, what are their names?  Would you be interested in participating in the cemetery association?

 

 

19.  Other thoughts:

  

Please return this survey to:

 Mopac House Foundation

                               P. O. Box 175

                     Collegeport , Texas 77428               

                            

                   E-mail:  gfranzen@tisd.net