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Recollections of Boerne and Kendall County

Description: 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.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Rivers, Ranches, Railroads, & Recreation

Description: 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
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Group of Children Wearing Costumes]

Description: Copy print of fourteen children wearing costumes, posing together in three rows, with the back row standing, the center row seated on chairs, and the front row sitting on the floor. The costumes include two scarecrows, "Western"-style clothing, girls wearing shawls and mobcaps, and various other clothing. One girl in the front row is holding a baby doll in her lap. They are in the corner of a room and a bookshelf is visible on the wall behind them, along with a poster about reading and a pla… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1960 Prom Queen]

Description: Copy print of a girl wearing a light-colored formal gown and long gloves seated on a small, decorated stage while a second girl at her left places a tiara on her head. At the right side of the image, several other girls wearing formal dresses are seated along the wall and a man wearing a suit is standing in front of them. The image is identified as the "Junior-Senior Prom at Boerne High School."
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Cannibalism in the United States

Description: Brief paper about Native American tribes that were allegedly cannibals, including mention of a tribe in California and a lengthy narrative about the author's observations of the second tribe (the Carancahuas), who lived in southern Texas. The text is typed, but has a number of handwritten corrections and additions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herff, C. A.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library
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