October 2018
The Milam County Courthouse and (Old) Jail
The present Milam County Courthouse was completed in 1892 and is the fourth courthouse to serve the county.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Fedor, Texas
Today Margie and I visited Fedor, Texas. We again broadcast a live Instagram video, but since all good and decent people hate vertical video, I wanted to have a horizontal format clip to post here on Facebook, on YouTube, and on my web site. Things didn’t work out as I’d intended, but this video is …
The Strange Story of the Bandera County Courthouse Plans
For many years, the design of the 1890 Bandera County Courthouse was attributed to Benjamin Franklin Trester, who reportedly sold the plans to the county for $5. Even the historic marker on the building says that was the case! However, it seems that Trester didn’t design the building after all – watch the video below …
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Polly’s Chapel – Bandera County, Texas
José Policarpio ”Polly” Rodríguez, a Methodist minister, settled in Bandera County in the 1850s and acquired a large amount of land in the area. Rodríguez was a scout in US Army and served with Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston while they were stationed in Texas, and in 1958 received a presidential citation for his …
Bethany Lutheran Church – Greens Creek, Texas
In early 1855 the Wends arrived on the scene in the southwestern part of what is now Lee County. They named the community where they settled “Serbin” (“Wendish land” in English) and quickly erected a modest log cabin to serve as a home for their church and parochial school. Over years, they gradually began spread …