City-owned water works to provide affordable, clean water
By Myra Lee Adams Goff The Comal Springs Conservation Center will begin its five phase project this summer. The 16-acre site was once Klingemann Springs and was the first water work property owned by the City of New Braunfels. One of the necessities of human survival is availability of water
Emil Kriewitz plays role in Comanche-German treaty
By Myra Lee Adams Goff You, no doubt, have heard of Baron John O. Meusebach’s treaty with the Comanche Indians to promote peace between the Comanches and the German settlers. There was one person, Baron Emil Kriewitz, who played an important part in the success of this treaty. Here is
OLPH celebrates beliefs, history and traditions
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Our Lady of Perpetual Help congregation is celebrating its 90th year of existence. It is a good example of a group of people who held on to their beliefs and held on to their culture and traditions. Sts. Peter and Paul Church, the oldest Catholic
Saengerbund lives on
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Dr. Rudolph Biesele, writer, historian, and expert on German culture, stated that when the immigrants traveled over the ocean towards Texas, they brought along with them an invisible passenger: Das Deutche Lied (the German song). This invisible passenger accompanied the immigrants across rough seas and
A football game to remember
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Believe me, I’m not a sports writer, but there is one high school football game that stands out like no other. Actually, it was in the fall of 1948. In a year’s time, the New Braunfels High School Unicorns had racked up the highest number
Agricultural Society of Fischer’s Store history sometimes violent
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Rural communities in Comal County outside of the City of New Braunfels formed mostly around land for farming and ranching. Stores, post offices and dance halls sprang up around these farming communities. Around Comal County roughly 30 of these small settlements developed. One of those