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[Postcard of Boerne Village Band]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of a group of men and women (mostly in traditional German dress) standing in front of and on a tall stage. Most of the people are holding various musical instruments. A small banner reading, "Boerne Village Band, Boerne, Texas, German Music Since 1860," is attached to the stage. In the background, the dark stage curtains are visible. The back of the postcard has postcard markings, a brief summary of the history of the band, a description of the photo (taken at Ab… more
Date: 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Victoria Schmid with Fiesta Court Gown]

Description: Photograph of Victoria Schmid posing in the corner of the Graham House Museum with a gown on a mannequin that is part of at 1940s exhibit. The gown is black with gold sequins in vine patterns along the collar and down the front, as well as other designs on the long train. Schmid is wearing a short-sleeved white dress with a name tag, standing behind the dress and holding up part of the train to show the designs. Other objects are partially visible on the wall behind her, including a map, a p… more
Date: 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.796274 -98.729765
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

The Boerne Village Band, Past and Present

Description: A history of the Boerne Village Band, a local band in Boerne, Texas, founded by Karl Dienger. The paper also explores Dienger's background, documents changes to the band, and provides dates for future performances.
Date: April 1994
Creator: Schelfrahn, Rudolf R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Field Day]

Description: Photograph of Tonie Marie Jones with field day ribbons after the relay race. Tonie Marie Jones is wearing a white blouse, white shorts, and white tennis shoes. She has a red ribbon on the front of her blouse and is holding a baton. She is standing outside on a yard marked with athletic chalk in front of a line of adults and children.
Date: 1994-04?
Creator: Jones, Christine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Toni's Baptism Day]

Description: Photograph of Toni Marie Jones posing with Tony LaRue Jones in front of a sunken baptismal font surrounded by tiles. Toni Marie is standing at left, barefoot and wearing a white dress with a white ribbon on the right side of her head. Tony LaRue is kneeling on his left knee and has his right arm around Toni Marie. Tony is wearing a white button down shirt with a geometric design tie and grey pants.
Date: November 6, 1994
Creator: Jones, Christine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Certificate of Presentation: 1931 Boerne Gesang Verein Flag]

Description: Certificate of presentation of a 1931 Boerne Gesang Verein flag to the city of Boerne, Texas. Includes details of the history of the flag and the German immigrants who made it. The certificate is signed by Betty Thomas and Patrick Heath, president of the Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society and mayor of Boerne, respectively.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Thomas, Betty & Heath, Patrick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Photographs of Boerne Gesang Verein Flag]

Description: Two photographs of a large, dark blue flag with embroidered images and text, indicating that it is a flag for the Boerne Gesang Verein singing club. The flag is hung flat against a large white board, with many, colorful ribbons and prizes hanging on either side of the flag. The board is propped up against a grey wall with wood siding on the bottom half of the wall. In the second photo, a woman wearing a blue blouse and grey skirt is standing to the left of the board. The photographs are attache… more
Date: December 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Butler Building Restoration]

Description: Photograph of a pink brick building known as the Butler Building, during its period of restoration. Its doors are white with glass panes. The window that is visible has glass panes, some of which are boarded up. According to accompanying information, T.A. Kilgore operated his grocery store in this building for many years.
Date: [1995..2000]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Folklorico Dance Recital]

Description: Photograph of girls dancing a traditional dance from Oaxaca, and they are holding the sides of the skirts out in a fan shape as they dance. The girls are wearing white dresses with a black apron and red-and-white floral headpieces and they are dancing on a wooden floor, in front of a dark-colored curtain. The girls include Toni Marie Jones (far left) and Evangelina Quezada (to her right).
Date: [1995,1996]
Creator: Jones, Christine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1995

Description: Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 405.
Date: 1995
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

Memories of Nelly Levy Berg: Her Life in Germany and her First Ten Years in America, 1910-1948

Description: Biographical narrative about Nelly Levy Berg and her family, detailing her early life in Germany (now part of Poland) and subsequent immigration to Houston, Texas. It also discusses World War II and the effects of the Holocaust on her extended family. The author (Berg's daughter) also describes a modern-day trip to Eastern Europe to revisit the locations.
Date: 1995
Creator: Wulfe, Lorraine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Photograph of Ludwig Börne Statue]

Description: Photograph of a bronze statue of Ludwig Börne, taken from the side, at just above eye-level with the statue. The statue man has his hair parted on the left side, and is holding a book open in front of him on a flat surface. The man's name is etched into the left side of the statue. In the background, an asphalt road is visible beyond a tree that sits in the lawn next to the statue. The name of the statue and the date the photograph was taken on are written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1995
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Photograph of Ludwig Börne Statue Inscription]

Description: Photograph of an inscription, on the side of a bronze statue of Ludwig Börne, taken from an upward angle. Part of the inscription at the bottom is cut off at the edge of the photo. The first paragraph mentions that Mr. Börne inspired other Germans to come to Texas, and that Boerne, Texas is named after him. The base of the statue and a grassy lawn are partially visible to the left of the statue. There are handwritten notes about the photo on the back.
Date: 1995
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Third Grade Class Picture]

Description: Class photo of the Escuela Manuel third-grade class for the 1995-1996 year. There are 28 children posing in four lines on the steps in front of a stage where a red curtain is drawn closed behind them. Teachers are standing with them, on either end of the last row and the left end of the third row. A boy in the center of the front row is holding up a sign that has an illustration of a dog reading a book with the text 3 0/11.
Date: [1995,1996]
Creator: Calvillo Foto
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College
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