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    Gary, I’m sending you a copy of the pages.
    – Wendel

    in reply to: 604 S Seguin St #12792
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    I’m not sure about proprietor, but you can track down the owners.

    First, go to the Comal County Appraisal website at http://www.comalad.org/ and do a property search by address to get the current owner.
    Next is the hard part. You have to go to the County Clerks office and look in the property indexes. Each time a property is sold, they index the buyer and the seller to the deed records. So you have to work backwards starting with the above name, making sure it is the right property, and then seeing who the seller is. From there you start over — looking for that name as the buyer and then who was the seller. Then repeat as far back as you want to go. These are public records, so for a copying fee, you can get copies of each deed of sale which will give the date and the purchase amount (and might have other interesting tidbits of information.)

    As for the obituaries. I know the Sophienburg Archives has copies of all/most the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung (and the predecessor Zeitung). I was able to locate my great-grandparents obituaries from the 1940’s (in German!)

    I don’t believe there is a way to do either of these over the internet at this time.

    in reply to: Carl and Elisabeth SCHAEFER Reunion #12790
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    29th Schaefer Reunion, Saturday, October 17, 2009
    St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
    181 South Santa Clara, New Braunfels, Texas

    For: Descendants of Carl and Elizabeth Schaefer
    Registration Begins: 10:30 am.
    Meal Begins: 12:00 p.m., followed by program.
    Please bring:

    * meat dish and another dish of choice
    * vegetable or dessert
    * labeled serving utensils for your dish

    Furnished: Coffee, ice tea, water, paper plates, cups, forks, knives
    DO NOT BRING BEER OR WINE! the Church does not allow it.

    Those having old family photos, Bibles, or other items of historical interest, please bring them for the history table. (Please remember to put your name on these items.)

    We ask that names of relatives who have passed away since the last reunion be given to Carolyn Bindseil, so they can be included in the memorial service as part of the program. Memorial quilt squares will be available to purchase in memory of someone by signing their names on a fabric square.

    A fun part of last year’s reunion was the fundraising raffle! Please bring at least one item for the raffle. Items may be homegrown vegetables, pecans, preserves, plants, baked goods, handcrafts, or purchased items. Don’t forget items for children — they like to put tickets in the raffle bags, too!

    St. Paul Lutheran Church is located at the corner of South Santa Clara and West San Antonio Street, across from the new McKenna Children’s Museum. It is about 0.7 miles from the Plaza in downtown New Braunfels, heading west on W. San Antonio Street. Here is a link to a map.

    If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Bindseil at (210) 651-6197. Hope to see you there!

    in reply to: Hasdorf Family #12779
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    The article was a portion of an extract of the 1876? Scholastic Census for Comal County.
    Most entries include surname and given name along with age, M/F, can read, etc. However, in this case, only the name Hasdorf is listed with no other information. So not much information.

    in reply to: Carl and Elisabeth SCHAEFER Reunion #12763
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    28th Schaefer Reunion, Saturday, October 18, 2008
    St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
    181 South Santa Clara, New Braunfels, Texas

    For: Descendants of Carl and Elizabeth Schaefer
    Registration Begins: 10:30 am.
    Meal Begins: 12:00 p.m., followed by program.
    Please bring:

    * meat dish and another dish of choice
    * vegetable or dessert
    * labeled serving utensils for your dish

    Furnished: Coffee, ice tea, water, paper plates, cups, forks, knives
    DO NOT BRING BEER OR WINE ? the Church does not allow it.

    We ask that names of relatives who have passed away since the last reunion be given to Carolyn Bindseil, so they can be included in the memorial service as part of the program. Rosalie Bourland will again have the memorial quilt with squares available to purchase in memory of someone by signing their names on a fabric square.

    A fun part of last year’s reunion was the fundraising raffle! It brought in about $175. Please bring at least one item for the raffle. Items may be homegrown vegetables, pecans, preserves, plants, baked goods, handcrafts, or purchased items. Don’t forget items for children?they like to put tickets”in the-raffle bags, too!

    St. Paul Lutheran Church is located at the corner of South Santa Clara and West San Antonio Street, across from the new McKenna Children’s Museum. It is about 0.7 miles from the Plaza in downtown New Braunfels, heading west on W. San Antonio Street. Here is a link to a map.

    If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Bindseil at (210) 651-6197. Hope to see you there!

    in reply to: Blue’s Sugar Bowl Drive-In #12725
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    Alton Rahe and Laverne Pearce helped solve this mystery after the March meeting.

    Blue’s Sugar Bowl was located at 1094 West San Antonio St., New Braunfels, Texas. It is the north west corner of San Antonio St. and Walnut Avenue. The picture is of the sign not the building. The building in the background was not part of Blue’s Sugar Bowl and is actually on the other side of Walnut St (and it still exists.) The Blue’s Sugar Bowl later (in the 1950’s) was Schulz’s Caf?. Today there is a Stop & Go convenience store and gas station on the location.

    The House That Jack Built was at 1414 West San Antonio St, New Braunfels, Texas.

    in reply to: Carl and Elisabeth SCHAEFER Reunion #12702
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    27th Schaefer Reunion, Saturday, October 20, 2007
    St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
    181 South Santa Clara, New Braunfels, Texas

    For: Descendants of Carl and Elizabeth Schaefer
    Registration Begins: 10:30 am.
    Meal Begins: 12:00 p.m., followed by program.
    Please bring:

    • meat dish and another dish of choice
    • vegetable or dessert
    • labeled serving utensils for your dish

    Furnished: Coffee, ice tea, water, paper plates, cups, forks, knives
    DO NOT BRING BEER OR WINE ? the Church does not allow it.

    We ask that names of relatives who have passed away since the last reunion be given to Carolyn Bindseil, so they can be included in the memorial service as part of the program. Rosalie Bourland will again have the memorial quilt with squares available to purchase in memory of someone by signing their names on a fabric square.

    A fun part of last year’s reunion was the fundraising raffle! It brought in about $200. Please bring at least one item for the raffle. Items may be homegrown vegetables, pecans, preserves, plants, baked goods, handcrafts, or purchased items. Don’t forget items for children?they like to put tickets”in the-raffle bags, too!

    St. Paul Lutheran Church is located at the corner of South Santa Clara and West San Antonio Street, across from the new McKenna Children’s Museum. It is about 0.7 miles from the Plaza in downtown New Braunfels, heading west on W. San Antonio Street. Here is a link to a map.

    If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Bindseil at (210) 651-6197. Hope to see you there!

    in reply to: Schumannsville School #12692
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    Great post Marijane!

    There is a small write-up in the Handbook of Texas Online for Schumannsville.

    I also found an online version of the Altwein Family Historical Marker.

    in reply to: Subjects for Polls #12654
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    What about future field trip locations?

    in reply to: Subjects for Polls #12653
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    I will first try the the Genealogy Software poll.

    edited by: Wendel, Mar 12, 2006 – 10:21 PM

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