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Footsteps Vol. XVIII (2001)
| Title | Family Footsteps Vol. XVIII |
| Part of | Family Footsteps [1984 - present] |
| Author(s) | Comal County Genealogy Society |
| Published | Comal County Genealogy Society, New Braunfels, Texas, 2001 |
| Summary | "Family Footsteps" magazine is the official membership publication for the Comal County Genealogy Society. The issues for this year are available individually. |
| Index Entries | 2702 |
| Table of Contents | =================================================================== VOL XVIII 2001 =================================================================== TITLE March No. 1 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE June No. 2 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 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. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE November No. 3 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. |
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