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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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recollections of Boerne and Kendall County (open access)

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] (open access)

[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
Charcoal And Charcoal Burners (open access)

Charcoal And Charcoal Burners

A book of stories, images, and and histories related to charcoal, charcoal mining, charcoal miners, charcoal burning, and the different uses of charcoal.
Date: 1950
Creator: Topperwein, Fritz A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey To Boerne, 4th Printing (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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
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
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of Gottfried Christian Daniel Toepperwein and a Brief History by His Son Lucian Ferdinand Toepperwein (open access)

Reminiscences of Gottfried Christian Daniel Toepperwein and a Brief History by His Son Lucian Ferdinand Toepperwein

Translation of a written account of the Toepperwein family, described by the author as: "Genealogical Register. And a description of my life, beginning with my birth, written by myself, together with a statement of my wife and myself, and a table of children's births and deaths, everything in chronological order" (p. [8]). Photocopies of handwritten records are included at the end of the text.
Date: 1984
Creator: Wertheim, Flora
System: The Portal to Texas History