Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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Lots of Germans and Norwegians settled in Bosque county in the mid to late 1800s. I did a little digging and came across a German restaurant just outside Meridian that is owned by some recent German immigrants. Look like a place worth trying if anybody is ever up in what is referred to as "the top of the hill country."

https://www.zurautobahn.com/

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That's a good place to eat! And yes, lots of Germans in Bosque County. My mom's dad grew up in Womack which was predominantly German. He didn't speak any English until he went to school. That community attended church in the German speaking United Church of Christ. Almost any German blooded person in McGregor, Crawford and Clifton has relatives in each town.

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Can you send me a private email kyle.seele@gmail.com as you indicate my great-great-great-grandfather is your wife's great-great-grandfather. Trying to figure out the connection. My father would be very interested as well.

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Done

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The Joske Church (ones from San Antonio will know what I am talking about)

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church, built by German immigrants, now surrounded by Rivercenter Mall, instead of Joske's...All of the stained glass windows have German script on them, no English...

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There's a marker a few hundred feet down from St. Joseph's Church (St. Joske's) on E Commerce St, where the Alamo defenders were burned in 1836.

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I'm a sixth generation Texan German. My moms first language was German. She didn't start learning English till first grade. My grandparents spoke German to each other all the time and I had no idea. My mom's side of the family is from Goliad. My family came to Texas through port Indianola. Lots of history.

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I bet our families know each other somewhat. My dad is from Goliad and his family has been in the area since the 1880s. In fact I still hunt on the little bit of property left in the family of the original homestead just north of Goliad near Meyersville.

WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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Lots of Germans and Norwegians settled in Bosque county in the mid to late 1800s. I did a little digging and came across a German restaurant just outside Meridian that is owned by some recent German immigrants. Look like a place worth trying if anybody is ever up in what is referred to as "the top of the hill country."

https://www.zurautobahn.com/

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That's a good place to eat! And yes, lots of Germans in Bosque County. My mom's dad grew up in Womack which was predominantly German. He didn't speak any English until he went to school. That community attended church in the German speaking United Church of Christ. Almost any German blooded person in McGregor, Crawford and Clifton has relatives in each town.

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I know Womack well. We used to stop often at Mrs. Musselman's country grocery store when I was a kid. I'd always get a 16 oz. Big Red. I'd bet my dad or grandfather knew your mom's dad.

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WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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Lots of Germans and Norwegians settled in Bosque county in the mid to late 1800s. I did a little digging and came across a German restaurant just outside Meridian that is owned by some recent German immigrants. Look like a place worth trying if anybody is ever up in what is referred to as "the top of the hill country."

https://www.zurautobahn.com/

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That's a good place to eat! And yes, lots of Germans in Bosque County. My mom's dad grew up in Womack which was predominantly German. He didn't speak any English until he went to school. That community attended church in the German speaking United Church of Christ. Almost any German blooded person in McGregor, Crawford and Clifton has relatives in each town.

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I know Womack well. We used to stop often at Mrs. Musselman's country grocery store when I was a kid. I'd always get a 16 oz. Big Red. I'd bet my dad or grandfather knew your mom's dad.

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Their last name was Steinke, but the men all moved away so the last name is no longer around there. My dad's mom was from Clifton, too. Their last name is Fehler.

WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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Lots of Germans and Norwegians settled in Bosque county in the mid to late 1800s. I did a little digging and came across a German restaurant just outside Meridian that is owned by some recent German immigrants. Look like a place worth trying if anybody is ever up in what is referred to as "the top of the hill country."

https://www.zurautobahn.com/

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That's a good place to eat! And yes, lots of Germans in Bosque County. My mom's dad grew up in Womack which was predominantly German. He didn't speak any English until he went to school. That community attended church in the German speaking United Church of Christ. Almost any German blooded person in McGregor, Crawford and Clifton has relatives in each town.

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I know Womack well. We used to stop often at Mrs. Musselman's country grocery store when I was a kid. I'd always get a 16 oz. Big Red. I'd bet my dad or grandfather knew your mom's dad.

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Their last name was Steinke, but the men all moved away so the last name is no longer around there. My dad's mom was from Clifton, too. Their last name is Fehler.

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Could you email me at 314159aggie at proton.me?

We called it St. Joske's.

Bought my engagement ring at Joskie's Diamond Salon.

Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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WaldoWings said:

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Its Texas Aggies, dammit said:

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Lots of Germans and Norwegians settled in Bosque county in the mid to late 1800s. I did a little digging and came across a German restaurant just outside Meridian that is owned by some recent German immigrants. Look like a place worth trying if anybody is ever up in what is referred to as "the top of the hill country."

https://www.zurautobahn.com/

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That's a good place to eat! And yes, lots of Germans in Bosque County. My mom's dad grew up in Womack which was predominantly German. He didn't speak any English until he went to school. That community attended church in the German speaking United Church of Christ. Almost any German blooded person in McGregor, Crawford and Clifton has relatives in each town.

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I know Womack well. We used to stop often at Mrs. Musselman's country grocery store when I was a kid. I'd always get a 16 oz. Big Red. I'd bet my dad or grandfather knew your mom's dad.

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Their last name was Steinke, but the men all moved away so the last name is no longer around there. My dad's mom was from Clifton, too. Their last name is Fehler.

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Could you email me at 314159aggie at proton.me?

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Email sent!

BOERNE, TX.Boerne, the county seat of Kendall County, is located on Cibolo Creek, Interstate Highway 10, and U.S. Highway 87 thirty miles northwest of San Antonio in the southern part of the county. In 1849 a group of German colonists from Bettina camped on the north side of Cibolo Creek, about a mile west of the site of present Boerne. They called their new community Tusculum, after Cicero's home in ancient Rome. In 1852 Gustav Theissen and John James laid out the townsite and changed the name to Boerne in honor of Ludwig Boerne, a German author and publicist.

Boerne

A while back, the Boerne Star, the local newspaper, published an article that said that Ludwig Boerne's ancestors came to visit the town. I thought, man, they must be really old!

She has a recent video about preparing for Oktoberfest and provided a link to an online store that makes more authentic lederhosen in the US so you can buy it before flying over and paying ridiculous prices
https://bavariatrachten.com/

My mother's great-grandfather, along with his wife, their two young sons, and his mother, left Prussia in 1867, embarked from Hamburg on the S.S. Teutonia, and docked in New Orleans on Nov. 27, 1867. According to my uncle's autobiography, the family - along with many other German families - stayed on the ship until it later docked in Indianola on December 1. From there, they made the overland trek to New Braunfels and ultimately settled in what became Maxwell, Texas.

On the overseas excursion, the family had $3,500 in gold - the proceeds from a peasant's meager savings and sales of most possessions - with which to start their new lives in America. According to my uncle's account, "The wagons or oxcarts that were to take them to New Braunfels ad been delayed or else the ship was early, so they had to spend the night on the beach (at Indianola). Gustav clipped his pistol in his belt and kept guard all during the night beside his family and possessions."

Concealed carry before concealed carry was cool. Wanted to get that in before this great thread moved from F16 to History. Thanks for the thread, OP.

The Boerne Village Band holds a remarkable record of the oldest continuously operating German band outside of Germany itself, celebrating its 160th (+2) years anniversary this summer. It was founded in 1860 by German immigrant Karl Dienger.

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My mother's great-grandfather, along with his wife, their two young sons, and his mother, left Prussia in 1867, embarked from Hamburg on the S.S. Teutonia, and docked in New Orleans on Nov. 27, 1867. According to my uncle's autobiography, the family - along with many other German families - stayed on the ship until it later docked in Indianola on December 1. From there, they made the overland trek to New Braunfels and ultimately settled in what became Maxwell, Texas.

On the overseas excursion, the family had $3,500 in gold - the proceeds from a peasant's meager savings and sales of most possessions - with which to start their new lives in America. According to my uncle's account, "The wagons or oxcarts that were to take them to New Braunfels ad been delayed or else the ship was early, so they had to spend the night on the beach (at Indianola). Gustav clipped his pistol in his belt and kept guard all during the night beside his family and possessions."

Concealed carry before concealed carry was cool. Wanted to get that in before this great thread moved from F16 to History. Thanks for the thread, OP.

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The patriarch of our clan became ill when they got here, died, and is buried in a mass grave in New Braunfels, presumably due to the cholera epidemic that was going on. His widow got swindled out the family money, and she was stuck trying to raise the kids. Two of the older ones had to go live with a preacher while she raised the little ones.