FAMILY FOOTSTEPS MAGAZINE

VOL XVIII    March 2001    Number 1

INDEX

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


FAMILY FOOTSTEPS MAGAZINE

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.


FAMILY FOOTSTEPS MAGAZINE

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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