Many learned at Mill Street school

By Myra Lee Adams Goff The beautiful two-story New Braunfels Independent School District’s Administration Building on Mill St. brings back high school memories, especially in August. Shortly after Hermann Seele taught school here under the elm trees beneath the Sophienburg hill, the city took over the responsibility of educating its children. In 1853 the

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German communities affected in wars

By Myra Lee Adams Goff When my parents went to school in NB, they were taught all subjects in German, including the German script. It had been that way for three generations. Suddenly, as a result of possible war with Germany in 1916, it was against Texas law to teach children

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