August Calendar of Events

from Boerne Business Monthly - August 2023

by Distinct Media LLC

The First Families of Kendall County

WEDNESDAYS

FREE ROAM'S SUMMER CONCERT

SERIES - PRESENTED BY LOVORN

LAW FIRM

7:00pmto 9:00pm

235 South Main Street – Boerne

Enjoy an intimate acoustic performance featuring legendary singer songwriters + Texas Regional radio artists.

THURSDAYS

SINGO 'MUSIC BINGO'

Starts at 6:00pm

Dog and Pony Grill

1481 South Main Street – Boerne

Each night, their host will play 150 of the best hits in the music business, all 30-second music clips, and you'll have multiple opportunities to win house cash courtesy of Dog and Pony Grill! Prizes every round! Free to play!

DOBBS THURSDAY KARAOKE NIGHT!

8:00pm to 11:59pm

Salvador Dobbs | 512 River Road –Boerne

Every Thursday is Karaoke Night at Salvador Dobbs, so get ready to have a blast. It's also Girls Night Out, so look for their bar specials dedicated to the ladies.

21 and over please.

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS

LIVE MUSIC AT TUSCULUM BREWING COMPANY!

5:30pm to 8:30pm

236 S. Main Street – Boerne

Check their website or call for more information about their featured weekly musicians!

SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES AT TAPATIO SPRINGS HILL COUNTRY RESORT

La Cascada Table & Bar – Patio

6:30pm to 10:30pm

1 Resort Way – Boerne

SATURDAYS

A DAY AT THE FARM AND FARMERS MARKET

9:00am to 1:00pm

33 Herff Road – Boerne continued on page 20

Hike the trails, shop in the open air, get gardening inspiration, take classes on growing your food, help the Cibolo Center for Conservation maintain the land through volunteer service projects, or get new recipe ideas!

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Although it is now a vacant lot, Henry built a long, one-story rock building next to his home. The front of the building had two large rooms, with a large room in the back. The front rooms had an impressive entrance featuring huge, beautifully paneled front doors. The front of the building housed a saloon, and the back room was a cabinet shop.

The building at 262 S. Main is an import shop today, but when Henry built it next to the saloon, it housed one of the largest general stores in the community. They provided their customers with dry goods, household items, groceries, hunting supplies, etc. He also built a livery stable on the back of the lot and a large rock fountain nearby to serve as a watering trough for the horses. The area back of the building served as a campground for the people who traveled long distances for supplies. People who stayed in the campgrounds and purchased supplies in the store often had their meals in the Wendler home. The lot also contained a dance hall built between the businesses and the Cibolo, which the community used for all types of entertainment.

Henry owned a rental house on the lot south of his house at 302 S. Main. He also established a business engaged in building tin roofs and tanks, which was later taken over by his brother-in-law, Louis Vollbrecht, who was married to Pauline's sister, Bertha.

As one of the original settlers of Boerne, Henry was quite active in the community. He was one of the men that signed the petition to create Kendall County and was a founding member of the Boerne Gesangverien in 1860. During the Civil War, Henry served as a Private in the Texas State Troops for the Third Frontier District under Captain W. E. Jones, the local militia. He was also a founder of the Boerne Cemetery in 1867.

In the 1870 census, Henry and Pauline had four children, Hugo, born in 1866, Theodor, born in 1867, Adolph, born in 1869, and Olga, who was five months old. Pauline's sister, Bertha, lived with them and was listed as a domestic servant. By 1880, Bertha has married Louis Vollbrecht, and Louis' brother, Adolph Vollbrecht, is living with the Wendlers and working as a clerk in the Wendler's store. Three more children were added to the family: Albert, born in 1872, Bruno, born in 1875 and Henry, Jr., born in 1877.

The 1890 census was lost, but by 1900, Henry's sons, Adolph and Henry Jr, took over the store's operation. Henry is listed as a Capitalist. Pauline is listed as having seven children, six of whom are still living. One of those children, Bruno, was living next door with his wife, Allie (Stewart), and running the saloon. Theodor died in 1898 and is buried in the Boerne Cemetery. Hugo was the Boerne Postmaster and married Amalia Dietert in 1895. Olga married Lorenz Schrader in 1899, and they ran the livery stable. Lorenz was listed as the owner. Albert was the only child not living in Boerne. He moved to California, and was boarding with Henry Davis in Sacramento, where he worked as a house painter. Albert never married, and in 1910, was a bookkeeper in Contra Costa, California, where he died New Year's day the following year. His body was returned to Boerne for burial in the Boerne Cemetery.

Henry died in June 1906 and was buried in the Boerne Cemetery. Pauline and her sons Adolph and Henry Jr. continued to live at 302 S. Main afterward. In 1911, Henry Jr. married Adela Clara Luckenbach, and three years later, Adolph married Bertha Toepperwein. Pauline died in January 1918 and was buried beside Henry in the Boerne Cemetery. She was referred to as Boerne's oldest pioneer in her obituary printed in the San Antonio Express.

To learn more about First Families of Kendall County, visit their website at www.gskctx.org, or stop by The Family History Place, 114 E. Blanco. They are currently open from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Monday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday through Friday and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on second and fourth Saturdays.

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