72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session Texas House Concurrent Resolution No. 171 (open access)

72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session Texas House Concurrent Resolution No. 171

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to honoring the Boerne Village Band.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Boerne Lake Through Window]

Photograph of a dark blue lake with a narrow road along the front-right side, taken from the window of an aircraft in flight (the frame of which is just in shot). In front of the lake, the land is brown and bare and has very few trees, but beyond the lake, there are plenty of trees covering the land. The sky above is blue with long streaks of white clouds. The words "Boerne Lake" are written on the back of the photograph in thick marker.
Date: January 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country (open access)

Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country

A book of illustrations of buildings and scenes from the Texas Hill Country. Each illustration includes a brief history of the building or scene.
Date: 1847/1980
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country, Volume 2 (open access)

Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country, Volume 2

A book of ink illustrations by Colonel Bettie Edmonds, depicting different buildings in the Texas Hill Country. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief history of each building or scene.
Date: 1984/1993
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An American Saga: William George Hughes, 1859-1902 (open access)

An American Saga: William George Hughes, 1859-1902

Biographical account of William George Hughes including his immigration from Britain, how he learned the ranching industry, and how he ran a successful sheep and horse ranching operation in Kendall County. The text is based on letters, interviews, newspaper articles, and other sources. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1994
Creator: Perry, Garland A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Betty Schmidt and Children on Car]

Contact print of a decorated station wagon parked outside a building with two young children and a young woman identified as Betty Schmidt seated on the roof. The children are wearing folk costumes and Schmidt is wearing a dress with a ribbon sash and crown. The car is decorated with streamers across the sides and the hood, with a large sign on the front bumper that says "Boerne Berges Fest" and two signs on the driver's side of the car that say "Boerne Berges Fest / Last Week End in June / Boerne, Tx." and "Betty Schmidt / Miss Berges Fest / 1969." A second building and parked cars are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne City Councilmen]

Contact print of six Boerne City Councilmen and the mayor, Ray Smart, seated around a wooden table, turning to look toward the camera. The table is in front of a wall with a series of windows and a corner street sign is visible on the floor in the corner of the room at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne High School Baseball Team]

Contact print of the Boerne High School baseball team posing on a field in two lines, with six of the teammates kneeling in the front and five teammates and two men who appear to be coaches standing behind them. The players are wearing matching uniforms that include light-colored pants with tall striped socks, short-sleeved shirts with numbers and "Boerne" across the chest, and baseball caps. The coaches, standing in the center, are wearing dark-colored shirts. Several baseball mitts are on the ground in front of them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. 1, Ed. 1, October-November 1999 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. 1, Ed. 1, October-November 1999

Quarterly newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: 1999-10/1999-11
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1999-February 2000 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1999-February 2000

Quarterly newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: 1999-12/2000-02
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1, March-May 2000 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1, March-May 2000

Quarterly newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: 2000-03/2000-05
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1, Summer 2000 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1, Summer 2000

Quarterly newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1, Fall 2000 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1, Fall 2000

Quarterly newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: Autumn 2000
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1, Spring 2001 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1, Spring 2001

Newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1, Fall 2001 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1, Fall 2001

Newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: Autumn 2001
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1, Spring 2003 (open access)

Boerne Independent School District Focus (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1, Spring 2003

Newsletter from Boerne, Texas that includes news and information about the Boerne Independent School District.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: Gaston-Camarigg, Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne Nativity Scene]

Contact print of a nativity scene in the Boerne Main Plaza with a large, three-dimensional hut made of wooden poles and two-dimensional cut-outs of the characters, including the Mary and Joseph, the wise men, a shepherd, and sheep. A street is partially visible on the right side of the image, including parked cars and buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Post. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1898 (open access)

The Boerne Post. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1898
Creator: Guthrie, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne School Board Members]

Copy print of the seven 1960 Boerne ISD school board members posing in two rows, with four men seated at a folding table and three men standing behind them. They appear to be in a library, with a series of books on shelves lining the wall behind them, and a display of book covers on the wall to the right of the group.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne Shooting Club Car in Parade]

Contact print of a car driving in a parade, decorated with streamers and a banner that says "1864 Boerne Shooting Club 1954." A young boy is leaning on the open window in the back seat. At the right side of the image, part of another float carrying a band is visible, as well as people on horseback walking the opposite direction. Buildings and parked cars are visible on the opposite side of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1910 (open access)

The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1910
Creator: Davis, William Gammon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1911 (open access)

The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1911
Creator: Davis, William Gammon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911 (open access)

The Boerne Star. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1911
Creator: Davis, William Gammon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1914 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1914
Creator: Davis, William Gammon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History