Chute! Remember where Clemens Dam and Stinky Falls were located?
By Myra Lee Adams Goff One hundred and one years ago H. D. Gode bought the first automobile here in New Braunfels. Most citizens believed this contraption would never replace the horse and buggy. Well, at least we don’t have horse and buggy traffic jams on IH 35. I’m trying to imagine where Gode drove. […]
Nothing sad about these sacks at the Sophienburg
By Myra Lee Adams Goff What a great response from last column’s photo! By far the “earliest bird” was Rose Marie Zipp who identified all the people. They are:Bottom L-R Hazel Tolle (Taylor), Myrtle Voigt (Clark) and Judy Baetge (Leick). Top L-R Lee Kohlenberg, Karon Thorman (Haas), and the one on the right is none […]
Lost your marbles? Rediscover them at Family Fun Night
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Happy birthday, Prince Carl. You’re 194 years old today! Thank you for guiding the settlers to New Braunfels. Although historians disagree on whether or not you were a good leader, you must have done something good because we’ve named a lot of things after you here. We even have a […]
What’s a ‘Sophienburg’? Depends on the era
Recently a child who was visiting the museum asked, “What is a Sophienburg?” Well, for some of you who may be wondering the same thing, here goes: When Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels accompanied the German immigrants to Texas, and from the coast on to the area that became known as New Braunfels in 1845, he […]
