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The beginnings of Boerne - Event in/near Boerne
Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Boerne - In 1852 Gustav Theissen and John James laid out the town site and named it Boerne in honor of Ludwig Boerne, a German author and publicist. Boerne developed the reputation of having a very healthful environment and quickly became a health resort with the arrival of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in 1887.

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Adler Hardware 1918 - Snow! 1918 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne) click to their website	Adler Hardware 1918 - Snow! Adler store 1918 - Snow! This location later became Bergmann Lumber & hardware. The streets had only recently been paved for the first time. The wooden built stores in this area burned down in the early 1900s. Chat with Col. Bettie Edmonds - Sept 2013 Click here to read more about it...

The beginnings of Waring 1887 - in/near Waring
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Waring Originally known as Waringford: R. P. M. Waring, a native of Ireland, provided a right-of-way for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway for its Kerrville line. Click here to read more about it...

Boerne White Sox - 1914 1914 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne) click to their website	Boerne White Sox - 1914 Boerne White Sox - 1914 Baseball and the Boerne White Sox were great entertainment for the Boerne public. The team would play other teams in Central and South Texas. Today there is an active Boerne White Sox team in honor of those days and they wear the same team uniforms. Chat with Col. Bettie Edmonds - Sept 2013 Click here to read more about it...

Clara Moehring - Comfort's photographer (1908-1920) 1908 - in/near Comfort
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Anne Stewart	Clara Moehring - Comfort's photographer (1908-1920) Miss Clara Moehring, Comfort's female photographer, who operated her photography studio from 1908-1920. Click here to read more about it...

Boerne Village Band - 1890 1890 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne) click to their website	Boerne Village Band - 1890 Boerne Village Band - 1890 This is the oldest continuous German band outside of Germany that still plays outdoor concerts each summer in the Boerne park. Music was very important to the German settlers - many bringing their instruments with them when they came from Germany. Chat with Col. Bettie Edmonds - Sept 2013 Click here to read more about it...

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