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2014-07-29

Boerne

Abendkonzertes with the Boerne Village Band

Main Plaza - Boerne Village Band

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	The beginnings of Kendall County: In 1847, when Bavarian emigrant, Nicolaus Zink, settled on Pinta Trail land, he established himself as Kendall County's first settler and the first in the future Latin community of Sisterdale. Others followed, mostly German immigrants, bringing with them a strong desire for opportunity and the ideals of freedom. Tusculum predated Boerne, which was plotted in 1852. The same year that Comfort was laid out, 1854, George Wilkins Kendall, an accomplished writer, publisher, and the founder of the New Orleans Picayune, expanded his new career of raising sheep, to a ranch near Boerne. Click here to read more....
	Click here to... learn more about the Kendall County Historical Commission... ...and here for links to our county's heritage-related non-profits

The beginnings of Bergheim - Event in/near Bergheim
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Bergheim Bergheim (Home in the Hills) was established by Andreas Engel. In 1900 Engel sold his first store and bought three acres of land at the site of the present Bergheim Post Office (1901). A cotton gin was installed in 1900 and he opened the store in 1903. Click here to view Today's Five

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The beginnings of Bergheim