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VOL XXIII 2006
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TITLE March No. 1 PAGE NO.
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CCGS Meeting Minutes – October & November 2005................... 1
Obituary of Theogenia Metzger Bading, CCGS Member................ 5
New Additions to CCGS Collections at Sophienburg Archives........ 6
New CCGS Member Project, Pedigree Charts......................... 8
June 2006 Field Trip –
Historic Churches of New Braunfels......................... 11
“Despoiling History – Theft at an Austin Cemetery”.............. 12
Texas Historical Cemetery Designation
Fritz Voges Cemetery....................................... 13
“It’s Fair Time" – form to order new Book on the
Historic Comal County Fair ................................ 28
The Descendency Chart, Part I – its sparse usage................ 29
The Descendency Chart, Part II – how it relates to your
Family Reunion.............................................. 30
A Corner Forever Texas –
Barker Texas History Collection............................. 31
The Handbook of Texas Online – Comal County, Texas.............. 32
“What is Plattdeutsch”.......................................... 38
“The gene pull”................................................. 40
“Grandma and the Family Tree”................................... 46
“Obituary and Translation of Auguste Weidner”................... 48
“Obituary and Translation of Irma Fischer”...................... 50
“The History of German Song in Texas”........................... 52
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Jean Heide,
Alton Rahe, Wilfred Schlather, & Elfreida Wiley
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Letter form the Editor ......................................... 63
CCGS Meeting Minutes – Feburary, March, April & May 2006........ 64
Obituary of Lt. Col. Donald H. Offerman,
(USAF retired) – CCGS member – Prinz....................... 72
Genealogy Queries on the CCGS Website........................... 73
Nomination Form for Volunteer of the Year..... ................. 74
Indianola Immigrant Database Project............................ 75
“Family History” ............................................... 76
Interviewing Tips & Techniques”................................. 77
“IF…”........................................................... 78
German Ingenuity Developed on the Farm.......................... 79
“Things are not Like They used to Be”........................... 80
Hippolyt Dittlinger............................................. 81
“The Obedient Wife” (this is for those Germans that
want to take it with them when they have passed)........... 85
Organization of the Confederate Army During the Civil War....... 86
“A Little Mixed Up”............................................. 87
German Military Records......................................... 88
“You Know You’re Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If… ............ 89
“IF… (con’t.)................................................... 90
Researching Military Service Records............................ 91
The Texas Military Forces Museum............................... 103
Obituary of Brig. Gen. John C. L. “Jack” Scribner.............. 118
Phonetic Alphabet Used by US Military.......................... 119
A Walking Tour of Historic Camp Mabry.......................... 120
Texas Military Forces in WW II................................. 128
36th Infantry Division, A Brief History........................ 131
WW II Recipes.................................................. 136
Contact Information for our Guide, Brain Schenk................ 139
The Lost Battalion............................................. 140
Literature Review & selected References-
WW II – 36th Infantry Division............................ 141
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Everett Fey, Jean Heide, John Rightmire,
& Wilfred Schlather
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Obituary of Florence Joyner – CCGS member ..................... 154
CCGS Meeting Minutes – September Board & Regular .............. 155
Comal County Land Patents Map presented to
Comal County Commissioners................................ 159
National Archives Census Schedules
Agricultural, Industry, Social Statistics and Industry.... 161
4th & 7th grade Texas History Essay Contest.................... 165
“Reunion strengthens Family Ties that Bind” ................... 168
“My Resume”.................................................... 170
“Burials at the Walzem Cemetery”............................... 171
German versions of:
The Pledge of US Allegiance, the Texas Allegiance,
Mealtime prayer and the Lord’s Prayer..................... 178
“The Correct Genealogical Form for Recording Dates”............ 179
“The History of Blanco County”................................. 180
Year Anniversaries ............................................ 190
“My Experience out of the State”............................... 191
“The German and the Haircut”................................... 200
A Guide to Census Indexes in the Genealogy Collection
at the Texas State Library................................ 201
“Staging a Revival – Selma building set for restoration
recalls era when travel too courage”...................... 202
“Family Land Heritage” honored Ranches and Farms
Bexar County............................................... 205
1998: Karl Gass Farm, 1874
Oscar Gass Farm, 1874
Skolaut Ranch, 1874
2000: Anton O. Schumann Farm, 1900
J. Weir Homestead Ranch, 1852
Blanco County.............................................. 210
1986: Bruemmer Ranch, 1881
Jonas Ranch, 1872
Koch Farm, 1866
Prochnow Farm, 1873
2000: Lindeman Ranch, 1899
Guadalupe County .......................................... 213
1986: Dowdy Farm, 1844
Gantz Farm, 1856
Hoermann’s Lucky 4 Ranch, 1884
Manford Ranch, 1885
Schaefer Farm, 1856
1987: Charles Behrendt Estate, 1883
Dammann Farm, 1854
1988: Blume Farm, 1888
1989: Augusta L. Tiemann Nitsch Heritage Farm, 1874
Wildwood Ranch, 1866
1990: Augusta & Louis Nitsch Ranch, 1890
Wood Ranch, 1854
1996: Windy Acres I, 1893
Windy Acres II, 1882
1997: Bretzke Farms, 1861
1998: Evans Ranch, 1898
Herrmann XL Ranch, 1879
1999: Stautzenberger Dairy, 1883
W-W Farm, 1899
2000: Dreibrodt Farms, 1896
2001: Marvin H. Gerdes Farm, 1870
Zipp Creek Cattle Company, 1886
1999: Dierks Ranch, 1898
Ethnic Groups in Texas: a Beginner’s Guide..................... 228
Walter Schlather “The Trail to the 90th”....................... 230
A short History of Mission Valley Mills........................ 236
Terminology Differences........................................ 238
Sharing with Mormons........................................... 239
Genealogy Research in Salt Lake City........................... 240
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors: Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Jean Heide,
Wilfred Schlather, & Texas Dept. of Agriculture
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