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A Comfort Christmas
Book about the history of Christmas in Comfort, Texas and the influence of "German, English and Hispanic cultures" on Christmas celebrations (p. 3). The book includes recipes for German Sweet potato salad, deer sausage, carne guisada con mole, and buneulos, as well as bread, rice and cookies.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Bohnert, Paula & Bohnert, Hannah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comfort Women in Comfort History
Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date:
2008
Creator:
Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas
Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Stewart, Anne & Stewart, Mike
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heinrich Weltner: Graphite Pencil Artist
Book about Heinrich Weltner, including a biography for Weltner, detailed information about his graphite drawings, and the genealogy of the Weltner family. The index begins on page 45.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Stappenbeck, Herb & Funke, Patricia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855
Book containing a detailed family history for the Seidensticker family, who immigrated to Comfort, Texas from Germany in 1855. This book was compiled for the 2007 Seidensticker family reunion.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, September 2011
List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Primary Care Case Management
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recollections of Boerne and Kendall County
A book of histories, stories, documents, images, letters, and lists relevant to Kendall County's growth and development. The contents focus on the people, geography, and topography of the area. The book also features accounts from eyewitnesses and experts.
Date:
1949/1999
Creator:
Gray, Edith A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for 69th Texas Saengerfest, October 8-9, 1960]
Program for the 69th Texas Saengerfest, held by Boerne Gesang Verein, October 8-9, 1960, in Boerne, Texas. Includes a list of the events being held, names of performers, advertisements by sponsors, and articles written in German.
Date:
1960-10~
Creator:
Boerne Gesang Verein
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journey To Boerne, 4th Printing
Booklet of the history of Boerne, Texas, including its founding members' immigration to the area and the development of Kendall County. The inside cover of the booklet has a road map of the area surrounding Boerne, Texas.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Edmonds, Bettie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rivers, Ranches, Railroads, & Recreation
Book discussing the history of Kendall County, Texas including the physical geography of the area and the history of the people living there focusing on the geography of the towns, and family structures. Also includes tributes to prominent people, organizations, and businesses in Kendall County. Index starts on page 268.
Date:
1984
Creator:
Kendall County Historical Commission
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Images of Boerne and Kendall County, Texas, Revised Edition
A book of images and photographs of significant people and places in Boerne, Texas and the surrounding Kendall County Area. Includes the histories of the people, organizations, places, scenery, and documents relevant to the the town. Also included are interviews with people from Boerne.
Date:
1980/1998
Creator:
Perry, Garland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Kendall County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Kendall County, Texas.
Date:
1981
Creator:
Dittemore, William H. & Hensell, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Toys and Games
Collected information about popular toys and games relevant to the state of Texas, including folk toys, folk games, sports, dances, songs and other recreations. The index of contributors begins on page 245 and the index of toys and games begins on page 249.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story
Book containing information about the Civil War in Texas, including the story of the Nueces Massacre and oral histories from individuals living in Texas during the Civil War. The index begins on page 64.
Date:
1997
Creator:
Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Family History of Martin and Carolina Echtle
History of the Echtle family including family tree listings for each of the surviving (2nd-generation) children, notes about the Echtle family reunions, and a narrative reflecting on the family's history in the U.S., which celebrated a 100th anniversary in 1982.
Date:
July 1982
Creator:
Echtle, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004
Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date:
June 2, 1994
Creator:
Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Toys and Games
Collected information about popular toys and games relevant to the state of Texas, including folk toys, folk games, sports, dances, songs and other recreations. The index of contributors begins on page 245 and the index of toys and games begins on page 249.
Date:
1989
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Civil War Soldiers of Kendall County, Texas: A Biographical Dictionary
Book containing an alphabetical list of persons from Kendall County, Texas who served in the military during the Civil War, with any known biographical information about each person. There is also relevant background information about the area in the preface, and a series of tables at the end of the book, containing additional reference material. A table of contents is on page v.
Date:
2013
Creator:
Kiel, Frank Wilson 1930-
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maria-Martha Verein Minutes from November 1, 1982-October 1, 1990
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. There is a newspaper clipping in the back of the book that contains a poem titled "Song of the Lazy Farmer."
Date:
November 1, 1982
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Ledger, Volume 7, 1950-1963]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. It includes lists of donations and expenditures.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 2, 1925-1949]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas.
Date:
1925
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 4, 1964-1982]
Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. It includes a text of the group's 1956 bylaws, several loose pages of minutes, and receipts.
Date:
October 4, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History