VOL XVIII March 2001 Number 1
NOTE: Your Membership card is located on the inside back cover of this issue.
CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE NO.
| Letter from the President | 1 |
| Letter from the Editor | 2 |
| Survey: Field Trip to the New Braunfels area | 3 |
| Nomination Form for Volunteers of the Year | 4 |
| CCGS Meeting Minutes - October, November and December 2000 | 5 |
| Constitution and By-laws of CCGS | 10 |
| New Books in the Research Library - Sophienburg Archives | 13 |
| "The Reverends Elly and Vordenbaum" - Stuart Vordembaum, Meeting Speaker May, 1999 | 14 |
| "Rahe Inks Past of His Rural Community" | 17 |
| Reunion notices | 18 |
| Area Radio Stations and Newspapers | 20 |
| "The Man Who Never Was" | 21 |
| Econo Lodge of Salt Lake City, UT Invitation | 22 |
| "Can historic cemeteries be saved from sprawl?" | 24 |
| "Grave hunters use detective work to find area's forgotten cemeteries" | 26 |
| "Could this be your Obiturary?" | 27 |
| Tour packet for June 2000 Field Trip "Indianola and Matagorda Island" | 29 |
| "Schafkopf: a German Immigrant's card game" Is this Skat? | 39 |
| Scholastic Census for Comal County 1876 | 40 |
| A First Prize Story | 45 |
| THC Preservation Tips | |
| "The Historical Survey" | 46 |
| "Documenting Local History" | 48 |
| "Memories of Blanco" | 50 |
| Obiturary of Vera Haag, CCGS member | 67 |
| "Born in Virginia? Are you sure?" | 68 |
| "Census State Abbreviations" | 68 |
| "World War I Registration Cards" | 68 |
| "Treasures from the Courthouse" | |
| Grand Jury Members, September 1858 | 69 |
| Index of Inquest Book #3 | 70 |
| Peteit Jurors, Fall Term 1858 | 71 |
| Fees for using Ferry to cross Guadalupe River, 1870 | 72 |
| Lot #207 out of Veramendi, Survey #1, 1944 | 74 |
| John O. Meusebach's lot #61 on Seguin St. | 75 |
| Official Ballot from a past State Election | 76 |
| Old Jail House Expenses, 1879 | 77 |
| "The member who never came back: a parable" | 77 |
| Translator available | 78 |
| Continuing Series: Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914 | 79 |
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion,
Everett Fey, Gerron Hite, Leroy Klinger, Edgar Nolte, Alton Rehe, John
Rightmire, Lawrence Schneider
& Connie Krause
VOL XVIII June 2001 Number 2
Note: Membership list, Surname list and E-mail list are located at the back of this issue after the Index, to comply with Postal Mail Requirements.
CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE NO.
| Letter from the Editor | 89 |
| Nomination Form for Volunteers of the Year | 90 |
| CCGS Meeting Minutes - February, March 2001 | 91 |
| Reunion Notices | 95 |
| Obiturary of Carolyn Becker, CCGS Member | 96 |
| Area Visitor's Centers and Chambers of Commerce | 97 |
| Texas Department of Transportation State Map, Guide Brochures | 99 |
| Recent Additons to the CCGS Collection | 100 |
| Selma Heritage Days Announcement | 101 |
| Tour packet for July 2000 Field Trip "Serbin and the Painted Churches" | 103 |
| "Protestants vs. Evangelics" | 110 |
| Calhoun County Museum Brochure | 111 |
| Historic Cemetery Designation for Jacob Christian and Emma Mergele Seiler Cemetery | 113 |
| Quick-Reference Source Guide to help in documenting your Genealogy or History | 122 |
| "Elisabeth Schwab Scheel" | 126 |
| Scholastic Census for Comal County 1876 | 132 |
| Ercerpts from "The Marquardt-Muller-Perner History" | 136 |
| "SS Peter and Paul: A Pioneer Church in Texas!" | 148 |
| "Erwin Pantermuehl Recalls His Early Youth Days in Sattler" | 150 |
| Continuing Series: Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914 | 164 |
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistants: Marcella Chapple & Michael
Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion,
Marcella Chapple, Everett Fey, Delray Fischer, Bernice Scheel Friesenhahn,
David Hierholzer,
Frances McQueeney, Edgar Nolte, Erwin Pantermuehl,
Alton Rahe, Carol Saint-Clair, Juanita Seiler & Connie Krause
Special Thanks to Delray Fischer, Erwin Pantermuehl,
& Carol Saint-Clair for sharing their work with us. If you know
someone that has an interesting
article, family history or genealogy that pertains
to the Comal County area or research in Germany, that would like to share
it with our members, please
let the Editor know.
VOL XVIII November 2001 Number 3
CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE NO.
| Letter from the Editor | 174 |
| CCGS Meeting Minutes - April and May 2001 | 175 |
| Something to Think About | 179 |
| Reunion Notices | 181 |
| Queries | 182 |
| 2001 Field Trips | |
| June Trip to Industry, Texas | 183 |
| July Lindheimer Trip in New Braunfels | 187 |
| Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society Brochure | 196 |
| German Singing Clubs in Texas | 198 |
| The San Antonio Liederkranz Christmas Concert | 198 |
| Treasures from the Courtshouse: | |
| Ferd. Lindheimer's deed to Twon Lots 285 & 286 | 199 |
| Probate Records of Johann Adam Koeppel, pharmacist | 201 |
| "Twelve Days of Christmas for Genealogists" | 219 |
| "Der Lustige Strumpf" | 220 |
| "What's in a Road Name - or Road Number" | 228 |
| Excerpts from "The Marquardt-Muller-Perner History" | 229 |
| "Texas Birth Records Online?" | 237 |
| "Days of Long Ago - My Growing up Years" | 238 |
| "In Memory of Someone Else" | 246 |
| "DAR Chapter Members travel King's Highway" | 247 |
| Continuing Series pages missing from March 2000 issue: | |
| Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914 | 248 |
| "Ellis Island Web site draws Millions" | 250 |
| Continuing Series: | |
| Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914 | 251 |
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistants: Marcella Chapple & Michael
Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion,
Marcella Chapple, Everett Fey, Delray Fischer, Jean Heide, Helen Klinger,
Frances McQueeney, Edgar Nolte,
Erwin Pantermuehl, Alton Rahe, Clarence Scheel &
Connie Krause.
Special Thanks to Delray Fischer, Erwin Pantermuehl &
Jean Heide for sharing their work with us. If you know someone that
has an interesting article, family history or genealogy that pertains to
the Comal County area or research in Germany, that would like to share
it with our members, please let the Editor know.
Published March 1, June 1, November 1
By: Comal County Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 310160 New Braunfels, Texas 78131-0160
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