admin, Author at Comal County Genealogy Society Family Footsteps Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ccgstexas.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PeopleLogo1-150x150.jpg admin, Author at Comal County Genealogy Society 32 32 Surrounding Counties https://www.ccgstexas.org/surrounding-counties/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:33:53 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13377 County Website TXGenWeb Site Genealogical and Historical Societies Comal County Comal County TXGenWeb Comal County Genealogy Society Bexar County Bexar County TXGenWeb Canary Island Descendants The Siege of Bexar Descendants African American Genealogical & Historical Society Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society Los Bexarenos Quarterly Register Publications Hispanic Genealogical Society San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society Bexar County Czech Heritage Society Blanco County Blanco County TXGenWeb Guadalupe County Guadalupe County TXGenWeb Guadalupe County Genealogical Society Hays County Hays County TXGenWeb Kendall County Continue reading Surrounding Counties→

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]]> Handbook of Texas Online Articles https://www.ccgstexas.org/handbook-of-texas-online-articles/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:16:16 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13371 Various articles dealing with Comal County and the history of the area from the Handbook of Texas Online. The Adelsverein Germans  Sophienburg Museum and Archives Caves Natural Bridge Caverns Ninepin Bowling New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung / Neu Braunfelser Zeitung Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (1812-1875) Oscar Haas (1885-1981), historian of New Braunfels and Comal County Hermann Seele (1823-1902), early educator, public official, writer, and cultural leader Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801-1879)?, naturalist and newspaper editor Louis Ervendberg (1809-1863?), minister, local official, naturalist, and teacher

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]]> Partner and Periodical Exchange Societies https://www.ccgstexas.org/partner-and-periodical-exchange-societies/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:12:43 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13369 Organizations that have Partnered or Exchange Periodicals with the Comal County Genealogy Society: Austin Genealogical Society PO Box 10010; Austin, TX 78766-1010 Brazos Genealogy Association PO Box 5493; Bryan, TX 77805-5493 Burnet County Genealogy Society 100 E Washington St; Burnet, TX 78611-3114 Caldwell Genealogical & Historical Society 215 S. Pecan Ave.; Luling, TX 78648-2607 Calhoun County Genealogy Society 225 Rokyta Lane; Port Lavaca, TX 77979 Castro Colonies Heritage Association PO Box 636; Castroville, TX 78009-0636 Center for American History- Serials Continue reading Partner and Periodical Exchange Societies→

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]]> The Story Tellers https://www.ccgstexas.org/the-story-tellers/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:10:17 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13368 We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have Continue reading The Story Tellers→

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]]> Translation of 1847 Letter by Charles W. Presler from Texas to His Family in Germany https://www.ccgstexas.org/translation-of-1847-letter-by-charles-w-presler-from-texas-to-his-family-in-germany/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:09:02 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13146 This is a featured article from Comal County Genealogy Society?s Family Footsteps.   This is a great example of some of the material found in the society?s publication. The article was serialized in Volume II, No. 3&4, 1985, pp. 34-37, Volume III, No. 1, March 1986, pp. 2-8, and Volume III, No. 2, June 1986, pp. 83-94. ?  To obtain a copy of these issues, please see the Comal County Genealogy Society?s Publication list.   Translation of Letter by Charles W. Continue reading Translation of 1847 Letter by Charles W. Presler from Texas to His Family in Germany→

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]]> My Great Grandparents Anna Marie (Hoffman) Schaefer and August Huebner https://www.ccgstexas.org/category-family-footsteps-other-items-translation-of-1847-letter-by-charles-w-presler-from-texas-to-his-family-in-germany-all-categories-family-footsteps-places-comal-count/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:44:16 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13140 This is a featured article from Comal County Genealogy Society?s Family Footsteps, Volume XXIV, No. 2, June 2007, pp. 104-107.  To obtain a copy of this issue, please see the Comal County Genealogy Society’s Publication list.   The Hoffman/Schaefer/Huebner Family According to oral family history handed down, either two or three Huebner Brothers, two Schaefers, and one Hoffman landed in Galveston, Texas in the 1850’s or thereabouts. They were all family friends while they lived in Germany (Prussia). Some originated Continue reading My Great Grandparents Anna Marie (Hoffman) Schaefer and August Huebner→

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]]> Bibliography for the Hill Country and German-Texan Heritage https://www.ccgstexas.org/bibliography-for-the-hill-country-and-german-texan-heritage/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:38:08 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13137 Bethune, Pearl Elley. Forward to the Past!. (Austin, Texas: Bethune Publications, 1990.) ISBN:0-9620124-1-6 282 pages This book includes the journal From Bremen to Texas in the Fall of the Year 1845 by Carl Blumberg. Much of the book is in German and English — with the German on the left page and the English translation on the right. Biesele, Rudolph Leopold. The History of the German Settlements in Texas 1831-1861. (San Marcos, Texas: German-Texan Heritage Society, 1987.) Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Continue reading Bibliography for the Hill Country and German-Texan Heritage→

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]]> A Genealogist’s Christmas Eve https://www.ccgstexas.org/a-genealogists-christmas-eve/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:28:18 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13130 ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The dining room table with clutter was spread, With pedigree charts and with letters which said…   “Too bad about the data for which you wrote Sank in a storm on an ill fated boat.” Stacks of old copies of wills and the such, Were proof that my work had become much to much.   Our children were nestled all snug Continue reading A Genealogist’s Christmas Eve→

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]]> European Union Selects “Euro-English” over German https://www.ccgstexas.org/european-union-selects-euro-english-over-german/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:58:22 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13102 The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”. In the first year, “s” will replace the soft “c”. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard Continue reading European Union Selects “Euro-English” over German→

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]]> Bibliography for Comal County https://www.ccgstexas.org/bibliography-for-comal-county/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:56:46 +0000 http://ccgstexas.org/?p=13100 1900 Census, Comal County, Texas. (New Braunfels, Texas: Sophienburg Museum & Archives, not dated.) Cemeteries of New Braunfels in Comal County, Texas. (New Braunfels, Texas: Comal County Genealogy Society, 1985.) Index to Probate Minutes of Comal County, Texas: Books H – Q Feb 1885 to Aug 1924. (New Braunfels, Texas: Comal County Genealogy Society, 1992.) Schoolhouses in the Hills. (New Braunfels, Texas.) History of Bulverde Area Schools by 5th grade SAGE students, Bulverde Elementary School. Bode, Dana. Index to Naturalization Continue reading Bibliography for Comal County→

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