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Closed Good Friday (April 18, 2025)

The Sophienburg will be closed Friday, April 18, 2025. Sophienburg Hours and Admissions All Sophienburg Events
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Flow & Know: Happy-hour yoga in historical New Braunfels places (May 8, 2025)

Thursday, May 8, 2025 — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga — 6:30-7 p.m. History Showcase Warnecke's "The Rapids" Schlitterbahn, River Bend Lot, N. Liberty St., New Braunfels,…
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Kaffeeklatsch (May 21, 2025)

Coffee, Conversation, and Crafts May 21, 9:00-10:30 AM – Salt dough ornament using German Springerle roller Join us for a morning coffee break with a…
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Summer Camp – June 10-12, 2025

Printing & History Adventure Calling all young historians and creative minds! Join us for an exciting 3-day summer camp that brings the fascinating world of…

The Timmermann house: Memory of its haunting beauty is all that is left
April 6, 2025
By Tara V. Kohlenberg — We are fortunate to live in a community proud of its heritage, culture and architecture. Our historic districts and downtown are proof of that pride. It seems so very idyllic, …Read more >
Posting memories
March 23, 2025
By Keva Hoffmann Boardman — It used to be when you traveled, you would pick up postcards at all the locations you visited. Then you would either send them home to family and friends or …Read more >
West San Antonio Street — Now and then
March 9, 2025
By Tara V. Kohlenberg — While scouring an old Herald-Zeitung for some trivial unrelated detail, I came across a photo of an early 20th century view of downtown New Braunfels. It was taken from a …Read more >

Welcome to the Sophienburg Museum and Archives.

Take the journey with Prince Carl and his group of German colonists as they cross the ocean and make their way into central Texas. Admire their courage and determination to establish a new colony at the edge of Indian Territory. Exhibits, rich in local artifacts, photographic images, maps and documents, take visitors through the history and cultural heritage of New Braunfels and Comal County. The Sophienburg Museum offers public lectures, school programs and community events that promote the area’s unique history.

Board of Directors
Dean Braune — President
Kimberly Wersterfer — Vice President
Gregg Goebel — Treasurer
Ginger Taylor — Secretary
Tammy Albrecht, Lonny Aleman, Dean Braune, Gina Engler, Gregg Goebel, Glenn Griffin, Lindsay Haas, Mallory Hines, Teresa Johnson, Valin Miller, Andrew Noonan, Drew Snider, Ginger Taylor, Kim Wersterfer, Myra Zunker — Directors

Staff
Jenn Singleterry — Executive Director
Keva Boardman — Curator/Programs
Melissa Wilson — Director of Development
Amy Schorn — Sophie’s Shop Manager
Meagan Baker — Event Coordinator
Beverly Wigley — Archives Coordinator
Shelley Lassig — Administrative Assistant/Membership
Dixie Kellum — Bookkeeper
Linda Schwarzlose, Dorothy Constable, Mark Altenhoff, Sylvia Segovia, Elizabeth Martinez, Sarah Perez — Museum Associates
Crystal Antosh, Andra Summerville — Retail Associates
Carolyn Phelan — Programming Associate
Scott Cowin — Reflections