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2019-07-02

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Patriotic Abendkonzert

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Evening concerts with the Boerne Village Band

Richard Caldwell interviewing Herff decendents

The beginnings of Kendalia - Event in/near Kendalia
Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Kendalia - Kendalia was first surveyed by D. W. Grady in 1883 for early settler Carl Gustav Vogel, who built a gin and gristmill at the town. In 1895 the post office records were transferred from Curry`s Creek to Kendalia.

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St. Mary's Sanitarium 1896 - in/near Boerne

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Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives -
Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)

St. Mary's Sanitarium

A facility used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). One of the founders of this sanitarium was Dr. Ferdinand Herff, a prominent early German settler in Boerne. Dr. Herff was instrumental in getting the railroad from San Antonio to Boerne which would help get his patients to Boerne. Boerne was a center for the treatment of TB due to its fresh air as at this point there were no antibiotics for TB. This building was torn down in 1930.

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75th Anniversary - Comfort - in/near Comfort
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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...

Guadalupe Post Office - Est 1874 1874 - in/near Bergheim

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Guadalupe Post Office - Est 1874

Ever heard of the Guadalupe Post Office…nobody has, even the old timers who were once with us never got it right as to location and postmaster. It opened in 1874 in the home of Charles Wenzel. Here is a small portion of the postal map that was part of the submission process. At the time Charles owned two adjacent 160 acre parcels in eastern Kendall County along the Guadalupe River (hence the name) in what is now the WaterStone subdivision. His neighboring post offices were few…Curry’s Creek was the closest in Kendall County, Spring Branch in Comal County. Charles ran the Guadalupe Post Office for 5 years.

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The Phillip Manor House - in/near Boerne

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Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives -
Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)

The Phillip Manor House

This resort / home still stands today and was recently renovated to the times of its prime. Originally built as the home for Joseph Phillip. Some years after his death it became a hotel. As the German community used Ye Kendall Inn on the north side of Boerne as their resort area the English used the Phillip Manor as their resort area. Teddy Roosevelt stayed here while he was assembling his Rough Riders.

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The beginnings of Kendalia

St. Mary's Sanitarium

75th Anniversary - Comfort

Boerne Village Band - 1890

Guadalupe Post Office - Est 1874

The Phillip Manor House