Founders Day will be marked on the Plaza this Good Friday

By Myra Lee Adams Goff This Good Friday, March 21, marks the 163rd year since the first emigrants crossed the Guadalupe into what would become New Braunfels. At noon Sophienburg members and others interested in NB history will be on the Plaza commemorating this event. Please join us. Having written much about that first crossing, I

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Sophienburg’s formation owes much to Dittlinger family

By Myra Lee Adams Goff Do you know the story behind the formation of the Sophienburg Museum and Archives? It’s a rather interesting story and unique like the city in which it is located. Here’s how it goes: The Hippolyt Dittlinger family (of flour mill fame) received a portrait of

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