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Footsteps Vol. XXIII (2006)
| Title | Family Footsteps Vol. XXIII |
| Part of | Family Footsteps [1984 - present] |
| Author(s) | Comal County Genealogy Society |
| Published | Comal County Genealogy Society, New Braunfels, Texas, 2006 |
| Summary | |
| Index Entries | 1913 |
| Table of Contents | =================================================================== VOL XXIII 2006 =================================================================== TITLE March No. 1 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE June No. 2 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE November No. 3 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ATTENTION! If you have an interesting poem, story, translation from a newspaper article about your ancestors or your research has turned up something that you think is interesting, please consider sending it to us to publish in the "Footsteps". Persons submitting materials, which are published, will be listed as a contributing editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions as necessary. Please make sure all submissions are camera ready. |
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