Family Footsteps Magazine Vol XXIII
FAMILY FOOTSTEPS MAGAZINE
VOL XXIII March 2006
Number 1
Transcribed for the Comal County
Web Site by Connie Krause
NOTE: Your Membership card is located on the inside back cover and the Membership
Roster and Email Addresses are behind this issue’s index.
CONTENTS
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CCGS Meeting Minutes – October& November 2005. .
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Obituary of Theogenia Metzger Bading,CCGS Member .
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New Additions to CCGS Collections at Sophienburg Archives
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New CCGS Member Project, Pedigree Charts .
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June 2006 Field Trip –
Historic Churches of New Braunfels .
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11
“Despoiling History – Theft at an Austin Cemetery”. .
12
Texas Historical Cemetery Designation
Fritz Voges Cemetery .
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13
“It’s Fair Time – form to order new Book on the
Historic Comal County Fair”” . .
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28
The Descendency Chart, Part I – its sparse usage. .
. 29
The Descendency Chart, Part II – how it
relates to your Family Reunion . .
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30
A Corner Forever Texas –
Barker Texas History Collection . .
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31
The Handbook of Texas Online – Comal County, Texas .
32
“What is Plattdeutsch” . .
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“The gene pull” . .
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“Grandma and the Family Tree” . .
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46
“Obituary and Translation of Auguste Weidner” .
. 48
“Obituary and Translation of Irma Fischer” .
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50
“The History of German Song in Texas” .
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52
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors:
Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Jean Heide,
Alton Rahe, Wilfred Schlather, & Elfreida Wiley
Published March 1, June 1, and November 1
By : Comal County Genealogy Society
P. O. Box 310160
New Braunfels, Texas 78131-0160
Index of Names
FAMILY FOOTSTEPS MAGAZINE
VOL XXIII June 2006
Number 2
CONTENTS
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Letter form the Editor . .
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CCGS Meeting Minutes – Feburary, March, April & May 2006
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Obituary of Lt. Col. Donald H. Offerman,
(USAF retired) – CCGS member – Prinz . .
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72
Genealogy Queries on the CCGS Website . .
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73
Nomination Form for Volunteer of the Year .
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74
Indianola Immigrant Database Project . .
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75
“Family History” . . . .
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76
Interviewing Tips & Techniques” .
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77
“IF…” . . .
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78
German Ingenuity Developed on the Farm . .
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79
“Things are not Like They used to Be” . .
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80
Hippolyt Dittlinger . .
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81
“The Obedient Wife” (this is for those Germans that
want to take it with them when they have passed) .
85
Organization of the Confederate Army During the Civil War
86
“A Little Mixed Up” . .
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87
German Military Records . .
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“You Know You’re Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If… .
89
“IF… (con’t.) . . .
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90
Researching Military Service Records. . .
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91
The Texas Military Forces Museum . .
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103
Obituary of Brig. Gen. John C. L. “Jack” Scribner
. 118
Phonetic Alphabet Used by US Military . .
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119
A Walking Tour of Historic Camp Mabry . .
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120
Texas Military Forces in WW II . .
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128
36th Infantry Division, A Brief History .
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131
WW II Recipes . . .
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136
Contact Information for our Guide, Brain Schenk .
. 139
The Lost Battalion . . .
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140
Literature Review & selected References-
WW II – 36th Infantry Division .
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141
Published March 1, June 1, and November 1
By : Comal County Genealogy Society
P. O. Box 310160
New Braunfels, Texas 78131-0160
Editor: Connie Krause
Technical Assistant: Michael Krause
Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple
Contributing Editors:
Everett Fey, Jean Heide, John Rightmire,
& Wilfred Schlather
ATTENTION!
If you have an interesting poem, story, translation from a newspaper, article
about your ancestors or your research has turned up something that you think
is interesting, please consider sending it to us to publish in the “Footsteps”.
Persons submitting materials, which are published, will be listed as a contributing
editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions as necessary.
Please make sure all submissions are camera ready.
Index of Names