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Comfort Women in Comfort History

Description: 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
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

Heinrich Weltner: Graphite Pencil Artist

Description: 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
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

[Photograph of Das Peach Haus]

Description: Negative of Das Peach Haus in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a wooden building with signs hanging from the porch that say Apples, Sausage, and Honey. The name of the store is at the top of the building. There are two open doors, and pumpkins sitting outside on the porch. Two wooden paths lead up to the entrance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Der Kiichen Laden]

Description: Negative of a business in Fredericksburg, Texas called Der Kiichen Laden. The store is in a small white wooden building with dark trim. There is an "OPEN" sign in the window. There is a sign in front that says "Gourmet Cookware Der Kiichen Laden Local Crafts." There is another unidentified business to the right with a "CLOSED" sign in the window.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Der Kiichen Laden]

Description: Negative of a store in Fredericksburg, Texas called Der Kiichen Laden. It is a white wooden building with dark trim. There is a sign in front that says "Gourmet Cookware Der Kiichen Laden Local Crafts. The sign on the left side of the building appears to say "mastercrafts," and there is a sign to the left that says "Klier Sheet Metal Customer Parking Only." There is another unidentified building to the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Fredericksburg Businesses]

Description: Negative of several businesses in the same building in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a stone building with a tin roof and covered porch. There are signs for four businesses along the front of the building, The Wood Pile, Biergarten, Alt's Antiques, and Millers Mini-shop, and there is another sign that says "Altdorf." The large sign in front, to the left, says "Altdorf" at the top and lists the names of the businesses underneath. There is another business to the right with a sign that says "Pri… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Fredericksburg Businesses]

Description: Negative of several businesses in the same building in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a stone building with a tin roof and covered porch. There are signs for four businesses along the front of the building, The Wood Pile, Biergarten, Alt's Antiques, and Millers Mini-shop, and there is another sign that says "Altdorf." The large sign in front, to the left, says "Altdorf" at the top and lists the names of the businesses underneath. There is another business to the right with a sign that says "Pri… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Seidenstickers in Texas Since 1855

Description: 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
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

Verbands-Bote.

Description: This is a bound volume of newspapers published primarily in German, although there is significant English-language content as well. The publication was the official newsletter of the Katholischen Staats-Verbands (Catholic State Association of Texas) and contains many articles about association business and events, editorials, and letters to the editor. The publication contains information about the association's history and bylaws as well as yearly listings of association officers.
Date: 1919
Creator: Catholic Staats-Verband of Texas.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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