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URL:https://www.ccgstexas.org/events/ccgs-meeting-march-2026/
SUMMARY:CCGS Meeting March 2026 - Emmie Seele Faust Building at the Sophien
 burg Archives - 10 Mar 26 19:00
DESCRIPTION:The March meeting of the Comal County Genealogy Society will ta
 ke place on March 10th at 7:00pm at the Emmie Seele Faust Building at the 
 Sophienburg Archives\, 401 W. Coll St.\, New Braunfels.\n\nMembers of the 
 Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) will come and discuss various asp
 ects of the organization. Speakers include:\n\nSally Startz Blacksmith was
  born and raised in New Braunfels. She is a 6th generation New Braunfels/C
 omal County resident. Her great-great-great grandfather\, Johann Startz\, 
 was one of the original founders of New Braunfels arriving on March 21\, 1
 845 with his family. Sally is married to her high school sweetheart\, Jim 
 Blacksmith\, who was also raised in New Braunfels. Jim’s maternal ancest
 ors were likewise mult-generation residents of the area. Jim and Sally hav
 e two married daughters\, who are both members of the Daughters of the Rep
 ublic of Texas (DRT)\, and are proud grandparents to four grandchildren. S
 ally attended Southwest Texas State University and graduated with her mast
 er’s degree in Speech Pathology. She worked in the public school system\
 , primarily Austin ISD\, until she retired in 2014. Sally has been a membe
 r of the DRT for over 20 years. She is currently President of the Lindheim
 er Chapter of the DRT. She has also served on the Comal County Historical 
 Commission for the past 8 years.\n\nCarolyn Reed is a 6th generation Texan
 \, has lived in New Braunfels for 50 years and has been a member of the DR
 T for almost 30 years. She has been a past president of the Lindheimer Cha
 pter and currently serves as Second Vice President. Carolyn has been activ
 e with the state DRT in Austin for many years. In addition\, Carolyn and h
 er husband\, Rick\, serve on the Comal County Historical Commission.\n\nTh
 e third speaker is Dana Watson. Dana lives in New Braunfels and currently 
 serves as both the Lindheimer Chapter of the DRT's registrar and as the Ch
 ildren of the Republic of Texas (CRT) Registrar. Dana's husband\, Butch\, 
 is a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT). Her daughter is a 
 DRT member\, her son in law is an SRT member\, and her two grandsons are m
 embers of the CRT. Dana helps women do research and helps them with the pa
 perwork to become DRT members.\n\nVisitors are welcome!
CATEGORIES:Meeting
LOCATION:Emmie Seele Faust Building at the Sophienburg Archives\, 401 W. Co
 ll St.\, New Braunfels\, TX\, 78130\, United States
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