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Publications for Sale
The Lands of Texas, Vol I & Vol II by Delray E. Fischer.
A brief study of Texas land titles, certificates and grants including the counties of central Texas and the Texas Hill Country.
Volume 1 $40.00 *
Volume 2 $54.00 *
* Plus Shipping and Handling. Tax is included in the price.
2023 Officers and Directors
40th Anniversary of the Comal County Genealogy Society
We’re turning 40! Join Comal County Genealogy Society members for our fall picnic and anniversary celebration, September 13, from 6-9 pm at Landa Park, Pavilion #16. All food will be catered by Granzin’s; just bring yourself! We’ll have cake for dessert! John Coers will relate highlights of our 40 years!
RSVP by Friday, September 9 to Vice-president Lynn Thompson (Lynn.Thompson1954@gmail.com)
If you need to re-up your membership, please mail a check for $20 (individual) or $25 (family) to Comal County Genealogy Society, PO Box 310160, NB, TX 78131
Donation to the Everett A. Fey, Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Archives Collection
CCGS donated copies of all the past Comal County censuses that the society compiled to the Everett A. Fey, Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Archives Collection. The Collection had its official grand opening in its new location on February 2, 2022 and is located upstairs in the Parish Center above St. Mary’s Hall at the church.
Activities Resuming
Now that the Covid-19 scare has subsided and things have returned closer to normal, the CCGS Board has decided to resume activities and meetings when possible. See the Events Calendar for more information on each meeting.
If you are a member, please renew for 2022. If you are not a member yet, please consider joining. A membership form is at https://www.ccgstexas.org/membership/
The Sophienburg Archive reopened for research on Feb. 1. This will be by appointment only; please call 830-629-1572 to make a reservation.
175th Celebration of New Braunfels Founding
The 175th Celebration of New Braunfels Founding events scheduled from 14 to 22 March 2020 are postponed. This is not the first time in the celebration of its Founding that there has been a postponement, although for very different reasons.
Items from the time capsule may be picked up now however from the Sophienburg Museum.
More information can be found at https://since1845.com/
To ensure that the items in the New Braunfels 125th Anniversary Time Capsule did not partially or entirely deteriorate, the Capsule was open in advance under the supervision of the Sophienburg Museum and Archives. They reported all items survived and an inventory was made of the contents. See this link for a list of the contents, including who provided it and who the object was intended.
Surrounding Counties

Handbook of Texas Online Articles
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
Partner and Periodical Exchange Societies
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 Assistant | SR 2.101; Austin, TX 78712-1026 |
Clayton Library Friends | 5300 Caroline; Houston, TX 77004-6896 |
Collin County Genealogical Society | PO Box 865052; Plano, TX 75086-5052 |
Dittlinger Memorial Library | 700 E Common Street; New Braunfels, TX 78130-4273 |
Fredericksburg Genealogical Society | PO Box 164; Fredericksburg, TX 78624-0164 |
Genealogical Society of Lee County | 276 N Orange; Giddings, TX 78942-2830 |
Genealogical Society of Utah | 50 East North Temple St.; Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 |
German Genealogical Society of America | 417 Irving Dr; Burbank, CA 91504-2408 |
Germanic Genealogy Society | PO Box 16312; St. Paul, MN 55116-0312 |
Gregg County Genealogy Soc | PO Box 2985; Longview, TX 75606-2985 |
Guadalupe County Genealogy Society | 707 E College St; Seguin, TX 78155-3217 |
Hamilton County Genealogy Society | 209 W Henry St; Hamilton, TX 76531-1813 |
Harlingen Public Library., Tip-O-Texas Genealogy Society | 410 76 Dr; Harlingen, TX 78550-5072 |
Heart of Texas Records / Central Texas Genealogical Society | 1717 Austin Ave.; Waco, TX 76701-1741 |
Kendall County Genealogical Society |
PO Box 623 ; Boerne, TX 78006-0623 |
Kerrville Genealogical Society | 505 Water St; Kerrville, TX 78028-5316 |
Leon County Genealogy Society | PO Box 400; Centerville, TX 75833-0400 |
Los Bexarenos Genealogy Society | PO Box 1935; San Antonio, TX 78297-1935 |
Matagorda County Genealogy Society | PO Box 264; Bay City, TX 77414-0264 |
Milam County Genealogy Society | 201 Ackerman St; Rockdale, TX 76567-2901 |
Nesbitt Memorial Library | 529 Washington St; Columbus, TX 78934-2326 |
Palatines to America Library | 611 East Weber Rd; Columbus, OH 43211-1097 |
Pecan Valley Genealogy Society | 1707 Third St; Brownwood, TX 76801-4227 |
Pommerscher Verein Freistadt | PO Box 204; Germantown, WI 53022-0204 |
San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society | PO Box 3453; San Angelo, TX 76902-3453 |
San Antonio Genealogy & Historical Library | PO Box 790087; San Antonio, TX 78279-0087 |
San Antonio Public Library Texana/Genealogy | 600 Solidad; San Antonio, TX 78205-1208 |
Somervell Co. Genealogy & Heritage Society | PO Box 1097; Glen Rose, TX 76043-1097 |
Sophienburg Museum & Archives | 401 W Coll ; New Braunfels, TX 78130-5618 |
Southwest Texas Genealogical Society | PO Box 295; Uvalde, TX 78802-0295 |
St. Louis Genealogical Society | PO Box 43010 ; St. Louis, MO 63143-0010 |
Texas Historical Commission | PO Box 12276; Austin, TX 78711-2276 |
Tye Preston Memorial Library | 1321 FM 2673; Canyon Lake, TX 78133-4565 |
Victoria County Genealogical Society | PO Box 413; Victoria, TX 77902-0413 |
Washington County Genealogy Society | 2211 S Day St, Ste 105; Brenham, TX 77833-5514 |
Williamson County Genealogical Society | PO Box 585; Round Rock, TX 78680-0585 |
Wisconsin Historical Society | 816 State St.; Madison, WI 53706-1482 |
La Vernia Historical Assoc. | PO Box 513; La Vernia, TX 78121-0513 |
The Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Society | 104 IH 45N; Conroe, TX 77301-2720 |
Texas State Genealogical Society |