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58. Zimmerly House - 1855 614 Lafayette St
Owner: Jessie Frank Caseres

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59. John Vollmer House - c. 1863 615 Lafayette
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C. The Gerhard Ihnken House - 1867 1202 Gentilz
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F. Joseph Courand, Jr. House - 1882 1201 Alamo H. The Dominic Schott House - 1873 1219 Alamo St.
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G. THE JOHN CORDIER HAUS - 1851 I. Jean Ulrich Zuercher House - c. 1844
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ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚŽ ϯϰ͕ϬϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ďůĂĐŬůĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞ
ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚƐ ďĞůŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĂůĐŽŶĞƐ ĞƐĐĂƌƉŵĞŶƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ
ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ
ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ͘ ƚ
ƐƉŝůůǁĂLJ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͕ DĞĚŝŶĂ >ĂŬĞ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ϱ͕ϱϳϱ
ĂĐƌĞƐ͕ ŚĂƐ Ă ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ϭϴ ŵŝůĞƐ͕ Ă ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ǁŝĚƚŚ ŽĨ
ƚŚƌĞĞŵŝůĞƐ͕ĂŶĚϭϭϬŵŝůĞƐŽĨƐŚŽƌĞůŝŶĞ͘

/ŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ&ĂĐƚƐΘථ&ŝŐƵƌĞƐ

&ŽƌĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽĨDĞĚŝŶĂĂŵ͕ƌĞĂĚ ͻDĂĚĞŽĨϮϵϮ͕ϬϬϬĐƵďŝĐLJĂƌĚƐŽĨĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ
<ƵĞŚŶĞ͛ƐZŝƉƉůĞƐĨƌŽŵDĞĚŝŶĂ>ĂŬĞ͕ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ͻdŚĞĚĂŵ͕ŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ͕ǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞ
ŚĂŵďĞƌŽĨŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ͘DŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŵĂLJĂůƐŽďĞŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĂƚ͗ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ZŽŽƐĞǀĞůƚ Ăŵ ŝŶ
ǁǁǁ͘ĞĚǁĂƌĚƐĂƋƵŝĨĞƌ͘ŶĞƚͬŵĞĚŝŶĂ͘Śƚŵů ƌŝnjŽŶĂ͘;dŚĞZŽŽƐĞǀĞůƚĂŵƚŽŽŬŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰLJĞĂƌƐƚŽ
ďƵŝůĚ͕DĞĚŝŶĂĂŵ͕ůŝƩůĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂLJĞĂƌ͘Ϳ
dŽƵƌŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞĂŵ͕ϭϵϮϬ ͻdŚĞĚĂŵ͕ŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŽŶ͕ǁĂƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĚĂŵŝŶ
dĞdžĂƐ͕ϰƚŚůĂƌŐĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞh͘^͘
/Ŷ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ͕ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ǁĂƐ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ ĨƌĞƐŚ Ăŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ͘ dŽƵƌƐ ƚŽ ͻϭϲϰĨĞĞƚŝŶŚĞŝŐŚƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞďĞĚŽĨƚŚĞDĞĚŝŶĂ
ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁůLJ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ĚĂŵ ǁĞƌĞ Ă ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ϭϮϴĨĞĞƚǁŝĚĞĂƚƚŚĞďĂƐĞ͕ϮϱĨĞĞƚǁŝĚĞĂƚƚŚĞ
ůŽĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂůŝŬĞ͘ ŚŽƚĞů ůŽďďLJ ďƌŽĐŚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚ ͞/ƚĂůŝĂŶ ^ĐĞŶĞƌLJ ƚŽƉ͕ϭ͕ϱϴϬĨĞĞƚůŽŶŐ͘
/ŶdĞdžĂƐ͟ĂŶĚĐĂůůĞĚDĞĚŝŶĂĂŵ͞KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞtŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ'ƌĞĂƚŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ͻ DĞĚŝŶĂ >ĂŬĞ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵ͕ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ
&ĞĂƚƐ͘͟dŚĞƌŽƵŶĚƚƌŝƉƚŽƵƌĐŽƐƚΨϯ͘ϱϬĂŶĚƚŽŽŬϭϬŚŽƵƌƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐ ϱ͕ϱϳϱĂĐƌĞƐ;ƐƉŝůůǁĂLJůĞǀĞůͿ͕ϲ͕ϮϲϬĂĐƌĞƐ;ŇŽŽĚƐƚĂŐĞͿ
ƐƉĞŶƚĂƚƚŚĞĚĂŵ͘dŚĞďƌŽĐŚƵƌĞĂĸƌŵĂƟǀĞůLJĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐ͞ƚŚĞDĞĚŝŶĂsĂůůĞLJ ͻ DŝĐŽŐĞƚƐŝƚƐŶĂŵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂďďƌĞǀŝĂƚĞĚDĞĚŝŶĂ
ŝƐĚĞƐƟŶĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĞƐƚƐƉŽƚŽŶƚŚĞĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝŶƟŵĞ͘͟ /ƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶŽŵƉĂŶLJ
ͻ dŚĞ ƌĂŝůǁĂLJ ďƌĂŶĐŚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƵŶůĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵ
,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ&ůŽŽĚŽĨϮϬϬϮ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƌƵƐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŝŶ ϵϬ ĚĂLJƐ͘ ŽƐƚ͗
ΨϭϬϳ͕ϴϴϰ͘
dŚĞŇŽŽĚŽĨ:ƵůLJϰͲϲ͕ϮϬϬϮǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞǁĂƐŇŽŽĚĞĚ ͻ ƌ͘&ƌĞĚ^ƚĂƌŬWĞĂƌƐŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŐĞŶŝƵƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌďĞŚŝŶĚ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞĐŝƚLJƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŇŽŽĚŽĨ:ƵůLJϭϲ͕ϭϵϬϬ͘dŚĞƌŽƵƚĞŽĨƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŶŐůĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ŇŽŽĚǁĂƚĞƌƐĨŽůůŽǁĞĚƚŚĞĞdžĂĐƚƌŽƵƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐƚŽŽŬŽŶƚŚĂƚĨĂƚĞĨƵůĚĂLJ ƐŚŝƉ >ƵƐŝƚĂŶŝĂ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϱ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƌƉĞĚŽĞĚ ďLJ Ă
ŝŶ:ƵůLJϭϵϬϬ͘dŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĞŶƚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂƚDĞdžŝĐŽ^ƚ͘ĂŶĚŽŶƐƚĂŶƟŶŽƉůĞ 'ĞƌŵĂŶƐƵďŵĂƌŝŶĞ͘
^ƚ͘ŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚƐŝĚĞĂŶĚďĂĐŬĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŽǁŶŽŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚƐŝĚĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďĞŶĚ ͻ ŌĞƌƚŚĞĚĂŵǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶϭϵϭϯ͕ƚŚĞůĂŬĞĮůůĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞDĞĚŝŶĂĂƚƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͘ ƚŽĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƉŝůůǁĂLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞŽŶ
^ĞƉƚ͘ϭϲ͕ϭϵϭϵ͕ďLJƐŝdžƚŽƐĞǀĞŶĨĞĞƚ͘
ͻdŚĞĚĂŵǁĂƐĮŶĂŶĐĞĚďLJƌŝƟƐŚ/ŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ

Medina Lake and Dam

Medina Lake & Dam
Filled to the brim July Flood 2002

Saloon Stories

&ĞƌĚŝŶĂŶĚ͘<ŝůŚŽƌŶƐĞƩůĞĚŝŶĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞŝŶϭϴϴϮĂŌĞƌƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
Ăƚ&ŽƌƚůĂƌŬ͕ĂŶĂƌŵLJĐĂŵƉŶĞĂƌĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͘,ŝƐĞĂƌůLJďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ͞ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ
Ŷǀŝů͟ĂŶĚĂƐĂůŽŽŶǁŝƚŚ:ƵůŝƵƐZĞŝĐŚĞƌnjĞƌŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌLJĮƌƐƚĐŝƚLJůŽƚ
ŝŶ>ĂŽƐƚĞ͘
&ĞƌĚŝŶĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌďƵŝůƚĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚĂƟŶƐŚŽƉŽŶŚŝƐŚŽŵĞƐƚĞĂĚ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĨƌŽŵϭϴϵϲƚŽϭϵϭϳ;ŶŽǁƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨĂŶ͛ƐDĞĂƚDĂƌŬĞƚͿ͘
tŝƚŚŚŝƐƐŽŶƐ͕&ĞƌĚŝŶĂŶĚ͕WĂƵůĂŶĚŶƚŽŶ͕ŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚŵĂŶLJƟŶ
ƌŽŽĨƐŽŶŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚDĞĚŝŶĂŽƵŶƚLJ͘
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐƟůůƐŽŵĞŚŽƵƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞĂƌĞĂƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞƌŽŽĨƐ
ŚĞďƵŝůƚ͘
ĞƐŝĚĞƐŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞdŝŶ^ŚŽƉ͕ Ferdinand Kilhorn and family in front of the Tin Shop.
ŚĞ ĂůƐŽ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ͞<ŝůŚŽƌŶͲ
,ƵĞƐƐĞƌ͕ƵŵdĞƵƚŽďƵƌŐĞƌtĂůĚĞ POKER GAME OR FUNERAL?
^ĂůŽŽŶ͟ŽŶƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨ>ŽƌĞŶnjŽ
ĂŶĚ WĂƌŝƐ͘ /Ŷ ϭϵϬϮ &ĞƌĚŝŶĂŶĚ dŚĞ ƉŚŽƚŽ ďĞůŽǁ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚĂƉƉŝĞƌ ƚŝŵĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ͘
ůĞŌƚŚĞƐĂůŽŽŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƌŝŶŬŝŶŐĚƵƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶǁĂƐĂůŽƚůĞƐƐƉƵďůŝĐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚŝƐ
,ƵĞƐƐĞƌ ĂƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƚƌƵĞƐƚŽƌLJ͗
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƚŽ :ŽĞ 'ƌŝŵƐŝŶŐĞƌ
ǁŚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŽ KŶĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ Ă ƉŽŬĞƌ
͞&ĂƌŵĞƌƐ ,ŽŵĞ ^ĂůŽŽŶ͘͟ /Ŷ ŐĂŵĞǁĂƐŝŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ
The famous Castroville hearse can be ϭϵϬϳ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ^ĂůŽŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƌŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞ
seen at the Institute of Texan Cultures ĚŽǁŶĂŶĚ:ŽĞ,ƵĞƐƐĞƌďƵŝůƚĂŶĞǁ ůŽĐĂů ƚůĞŐŐĞƌƐ͘
ƐĐŽƵƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ
in San Antonio. ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů
ŽĨ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ŽĨĨŝĐĞƌƐ͕
ƌŽĐŬ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ƐŽƐƉĞĞĚLJĂĐƟŽŶǁĂƐ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ͘^ŽŵĞŽŶĞǁĂƐ
^ƚĂƚĞ ĂŶŬ͘ ŌĞƌ :ŽĞ ƐĞŶƚĂďůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶƚŚĞ
,ƵĞƐƐĞƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƚŽƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨ
ƐĂůŽŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵĂŶǁŚŽǁĂƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƐĞ͘,ĞƋƵŝĐŬůLJŚŝƚĐŚĞĚ
ďLJ ŵŝů dŽŶĚƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŽĨŵƵůĞƐĂŶĚŐŽƚƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƐĞƌŽůůŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚ
ůĂƚĞƌŚŝƐƐŽŶ͕ĚŽůƉŚ,͘ ĂŶĚƉĂƌŬĞĚŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞ͘KŶĞŵĂŶŚĞůĚƚŚĞƚĞĂŵǁŚŝůĞ
dŽŶĚƌĞƵŶƟůƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚƌĞǀĞƌĞŶƚůLJǁŝƚŚŚŝƐŚĂƚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚ͘
ĐůŽƐĞĚĂůůƚŚĞƐĂůŽŽŶƐ͘
ŌĞƌ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ Bill Rihn’s “UP TO DATE” Saloon, Circa 1910, /ŶƐŝĚĞ͕ƚŚĞƉŽŬĞƌŐĂŵĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƵŶĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚĂƐƚŚĞƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ
ƌ Ğ Ɖ Ğ Ă ů Ğ Ě ͕ ƌ ƚ Ś Ƶ ƌ on Paris Street (next to the Rainbow Theater). ŽĸĐĞƌƐƌŽĚĞďLJ͕ŶŽƚǁŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĂĨĂŵŝůLJŝŶŵŽƵƌŶŝŶŐ͘

,ŽůnjŚĂƵƐ ƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚ
ƚŚĞƐĂůŽŽŶĂŶĚŶĂŵĞĚŝƚƚŚĞ͞,ĂŐĂŶ^ĂůŽŽŶ͘͟

Places to Visit at Medina Lake... Tarrillion Cox & Associates

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ZĞĚŽǀĞĂĨĞΘDĂƌŝŶĂ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘;ϴϯϬͿϲϭϮͲϮϳϭϱ
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ǀŝƐŝƚǁǁǁ͘ďĂŶĚĞƌĂĐŽǁďŽLJĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘ĐŽŵ

Cross Hill

Casting its protective shadow over Castroville

/ƚŝƐĂŶŽůĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĐƵƐƚŽŵĨŽƌĂǀŝůůĂŐĞƚŽƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵ !UTO

CASTRO COLONIES HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
P. O. Box 636 | Castroville, Texas 78009
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MISSION STATEMENT

Bring together those people who are interested in the culture and history of The Henri Castro Colonies of Castroville,
Quihi, Vandenburg and D’Hanis founded in Medina County, Texas during the time period of 1844 through 1847.
Our goal is to use funds accumulated through royalties, memorials, grants, gifts, the sale of books and other
merchandise; and all residual money to establish and operate a Castro Colonies Living History Center.

The Castro Colonies Living History Center. Please join our efforts to restore.

Historical BOOKS FOR SALE at Castroville Chamber of Commerce and Landmark Inn.
‡History of Medina County Vol. I, by CCHA (now in 5th printing)
‡History of Medina County Vol. II, by CCHA (Early 2014 release)
‡Castro-ville and Henry Castro, by Julia Nott Waugh
‡Old Favorite Receipts, by CCHA (now in 10th printing)
‡A Texas Pioneer, by August Santleben (a gold mine of names of early people)
‡ Ripples from Medina Lake, by Rev. Cyril M. Kuehne, S.M.
‡Tales Told and Retold, Compiled and edited by CCHA Folklore Committee
‡Early Settlers & Indian Fighters of the Southwest, by A. J. Sowell
‡/HW¶V&HOHEUDWH, by CCHA, compiled and edited by Lucy Justine Davis

GO TO CASTRO COLONIES STORE TO ORDER BOOKS ONLINE
www.castrocolonies.us

Become a member today and be a part of CCHA!
NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS ALWAYS WELCOME!
CCHA meets quarterly in March, June, September and December.

Castro Garden Club

Records of the Castro Garden Club, formed in 1952, state its purpose:
“To beautify the city and encourage growing plants to enhance the Alsatian atmosphere.”

Throughout the years, through pilgrimages and The Castro Garden Club has sponsored many
tours, special workshops and programs, special pilgrimages of the old homes. In recent years, the
civic projects and community involvement,
dedicated club members have enabled Club has also given small tours to interested
the club to far exceed its goals. ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
certain criteria, homes on tours and
A major club project has been pilgrimages are awarded historical
the beautification and care markers—Pioneer Castroville
of Houston and September Home (PCH) Markers to homes
Squares. The Club has also lent built before 1875, Special
ŝƚƐĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ Castroville Home (SCH) Markers
projects, i.e., the Regional Park, ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞďƵŝůƚĂŌĞƌϭϴϳϱ͘
ƚŚĞ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ ƚŚĞ WŽƐƚ KĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
the business places. Trees have been Castro Garden Club or on club tours,
planted at schools, at the cemeteries write:
and in other areas. Members have assisted the
Chamber of Commerce in several of their projects. Castro Garden Club
Workshops and programs throughout the club year ϳϬϮ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĂǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ Castroville, TX 78009
and are open to the public. The club welcomes new To arrange for a tour: 830-931-2262
members. (see ad page 8)

Medina Eye Center Castroville Conservation Society

Comprehensive Eye Health & Vision Care Chartered July 11, 2000 as a non-
Complete Optical Service ƉƌŽĮƚ ϱϬϭĐϯ͕ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
Society was formed to preserve,
Member ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
Vision Source! Network Castroville’s unique history, architecture,
William R. Burges, O.D., P.A. archeological and natural sites. CCS
helped sponsor an amendment to
Optometric Glaucoma Specialist ƚŚĞ ϭϵϳϬ EĂƟŽŶĂů ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŽĨ
Refractive Surgery Co-Management Castroville to include the period of 20th
ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂůĞƩĞƌĨŽƌdŚĞ
3DULV‡&DVWURYLOOH7; WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞŵĞƌŝĐĂĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘/ŶƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϬϮ͕^ŚŽƐƚĞĚĂƚŽƵƌ
ŽĨĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͕ůƵŶĐŚĞŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵĨŽƌĂŐƌŽƵƉĨƌŽŵdŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů
‡ Alliance of Historic Commissions.

www.visionsource-drburges.com dŚĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͛ƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂƌĞĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJĚƵĞƐ͕ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ
generosity of members and friends opening their historic homes
for the Christmas Candlelight Home Tour. Homes that have been
on the tour are given a blue and white plaque, usually mounted
ŝŶĨƌŽŶƚ͕ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘

dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƐƵĐŚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐŝŌ
the City $10,000 towards the building of a display barn next to
ƚŚĞ ^ƚĞŝŶďĂĐŚ ,ĂƵƐ ĨŽƌ ůƐĂƟĂŶ ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ͕ Ψϳ͕ϱϬϬ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ
ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽŽůŽŶŝĞƐ>ŝǀŝŶŐ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ΨϮ͕ϬϬϬ
to The Landmark Inn for handmade quilts and draperies and
has earmarked another $5,000 to go toward a Houston Square
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘dŚĞ^ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĚŽŶĂƚĞƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ƚŚĞDŽLJĞĞŶƚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ĂƐƚƌŽŽůŽŶŝĞƐ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞ&ŽƵƌƚŚŽĨ:ƵůLJWĂƌĂĚĞ͘

^ ŚŽƐƚƐ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ƵŐƵƐƚ
Workshop. The Public is invited and membership is open to
interested persons.

ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞďƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ
ŵŽĚĞů͕ dŚĞ ^ĂŶ ŶƚŽŶŝŽ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ dĞdžĂƐ
,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕EĂƟŽŶĂůdƌƵƐƚĨŽƌ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
WƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶdĞdžĂƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŝŶǀĂůƵĂďůĞŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŚĞůƉŝŶŐƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ
ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͛Ɛ͞^ĞŶƐĞŽĨWůĂĐĞ͕͟ĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJƚŽĂƌŽůĞZŽŵĂŶŽĨŽƌ
ŚĞƌƌŽůĞŝŶƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘

Located in the northeastern corner of The villages of Alsace are like
&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ůƐĂĐĞ ďŽƌĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͗ a scene in a fairy tale, with
Luxembourg to the North, Germany to the East cobblestone streets, old
and Switzerland to the South. stone houses with peaked
ƌŽŽĨƐ ĂŶĚ ŇŽǁĞƌƐ ĮůůŝŶŐ
The Rhine river runs almost the length of the every window and doorway.
region. As you wind through the
ƟŶLJ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ
Approximately the size of Maryland, Alsace bakeries, meat markets,
ĐŽǀĞƌƐϭϮ͕ϮϵϳƐƋƵĂƌĞŵŝůĞƐ͘/ƚƐůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞ street cafes and beer pubs.
Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse and Thann. Each town centre features
Ă ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ Žƌ ǁĞůůͲ
dŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůƐĂĐĞ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϭ͘ϴϰ kept well.
million persons, most of whom are Roman
Catholic.

&ĂŵŽƵƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝƚĞ ǁŝŶĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ dŽŬĂLJ͕ ZŝĞƐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ WŝŶŽƚ EŽŝƌ͕ ůƐĂƟĂŶƐ ŚŽůĚ ŐƌĂŶĚ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ Θ
ǁŝŶĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͘

Shown at right is a popular (shown right:
tourist photo site in Eguisheim, Cathedral of
Strasbourg)
a small town situated in the
ǀĞƌLJŚĞĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶǁŝŶĞͲ The cathedral,
referred to as “the
growing area. The picturesque
nature of its old streets and great pink angel
dwellings make it one of the of Strasbourg”

most frequently visited tourist by Paul Claudel,
centers in Alsace. is one of the

Almost all the dwellings in most remarkable
Eguisheim go back to the 16th masterpieces
or 17th centuries and some are
ĞǀĞŶŽůĚĞƌ͕ĚĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϭϱƚŚ of Gothic art in
northern Europe.
century. The streets of the

Another important old city centre
ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶ are dominated by
every part of Alsace
is the stork. It has this tremendous
become the very building with its
symbol of Alsace.
As long ago as the architecturally
13th century the bold design.
chronicles recorded Visitors are
their dates of arrival
from North Africa allowed to walk the steps of the tower (not an easy task) to
where they spend the roof landing for a breathtaking view of the largest city
the winter. There
has been a marked ŝŶůƐĂĐĞ͘/ŶƐŝĚĞĂƌĞŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚƐƚĂŝŶĞĚŐůĂƐƐǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŶĚ
decrease in number ĐĂƌǀĞĚƉŝůůĂƌƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽŶŽŵŝĐĂů
since 1950, which has
been addressed with ĐůŽĐŬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶϭϱϳϰďLJŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐŝĂŶƐĂŶĚ
shelters to keep the clockmakers with complicated mechanisms and intricate
birds in Alsace and
forced breeding. moving sculptures. Each quarter hour and hour are marked by
a performance to amaze and delight viewers.

Steinbach House ...Das Haus Aus Elsass

In 1997 ǀŝƐŝƚŝŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJŽĨ
Professor
WĂƵůƵůŝŶ͕ 2000, the volunteer
a teacher at
Lycee Agricole workers from Alsace
(Agriculture
College) in plastered the brick
ZŽƵīĂĐŚ͕
&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ and the students
a group of his
students from helped lay the
the college to
Castroville to ƌŽŽĮŶŐƟůĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
plant a Jardin
des Racines had been donated
(Garden of Roots), a project he believed would strengthen
ƚŚĞďŽŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞdĞdžĂŶůƐĂƟĂŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶƐ by individuals in
ŽĨ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͘,ŝƐǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƉůĂĐŝŶŐĂŶĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐ
ůƐĂƟĂŶŚŽƵƐĞŝŶƚŚĞŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘dŚĞŐĂƌĚĞŶǁĂƐƉůĂŶƚĞĚ &ƌĂŶĐĞ͘tŚĞŶ
ŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͕ďƵƚĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͕ƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞǁĂƐŶŽƚĐŚŽƐĞŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ͕ĂĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ
house. The City of Castroville donated a piece of land at
ϭϬϬ<Ăƌŵ^ƚƌĞĞƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞ͛ƐŶĞǁůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ĂŶĚƌŝďďŽŶͲĐƵƫŶŐĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJǁĂƐŚĞůĚ
dŚŝƐƚLJƉŝĐĂůŚĂůĨͲƟŵďĞƌĂŶĚ͞ĨĂĐŚǁĞƌŬ͟ŚŽƵƐĞǁĂƐ
ďƵŝůƚŝŶƚŚĞ^ƵŶĚŐĂƵĂƌĞĂŽĨ,ĂƵƚͲZŚŝŶ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂŐŝŌƚŽƚŚĞ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϴ͕ϮϬϬϬ͘ Adrian
people of Castroville and Medina County from the people dŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŝŶDĂƌĐŚϮϬϬϭ Zeller
ŽĨůƐĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶŝŶĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ&ƌĂŶĐĞǁŚĞƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJŽĨ
the ancestors of present-day Medina County emigrated ĂŶĚƐƉĞŶƚƚŚƌĞĞǁĞĞŬƐƉĂŝŶƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĨƌŽŵŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚͲϭϴϰϬƐ͘&ƌŽŵŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁĂƐĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚŽǀĞƌĂĮǀĞͲLJĞĂƌ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ͘dŚĞŚŽƵƐĞǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ
period.
Originally built between 1618 and ŝŶƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐŽĨϮϬϬϮƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ
1648 by the Steinbach family, the house
ƐƚŽŽĚŝŶƚŚĞǀŝůůĂŐĞŽĨtĂŚůďĂĐŚ͕&ƌĂŶĐĞ͘/ƚ ĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶƐ͘ŽŽƌƐ͕ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŶĚ
ǁĂƐŽǁŶĞĚĂŶĚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚďLJŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĞŝŶďĂĐŚĨĂŵŝůLJƵŶƟůϭϵϴϴǁŚĞŶ ƐŚƵƩĞƌƐďƵŝůƚŝŶ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ǁĞƌĞƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚďLJϭϬ
the family decided to build a new home.
This old house was disassembled and the ůƐĂƟĂŶƐůĞĚďLJDĂLJŽƌDŝĐŚĞů,ĂďŝŐ͕ŵĂLJŽƌŽĨŶƐŝƐŚĞŝŵ͕
oak beams were stored and preserved.
dŚƌŽƵŐŚƵůŝŶ͛ƐĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞĚďĞĂŵƐ &ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚůŽĐĂůĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ͘ůůƉůƵŵďŝŶŐ͕
were purchased for 40,000 francs and
shipped to Texas. ĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐͬŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐǁĞƌĞ
/Ŷ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϵϵϴ͕ƵůŝŶ͕ǁŝƚŚŚŝƐ
students, two professional carpenters ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŇŽŽƌŝŶŐ͕
ĂŶĚƐĞǀĞƌĂůǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌĐƌĂŌƐŵĞŶĨƌŽŵ
Alsace, arrived in Castroville and erected stairwells and interior plastering.
ƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞŽŶƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶůĂŝĚďLJƚŚĞ
City of Castroville. The On April 8, 2002, the grand opening of the house was
framework is assembled
with wooden pegs only, ŚĞůĚƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
no nails. The following
&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ͕ƚŚĞďƌŝĐŬĂŶĚ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘WƌĞƐĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁĞƌĞϱϮůƐĂƟĂŶƐĨƌŽŵ
mortar was applied, again
by the volunteers from the Saverne area led by Gilbert Hadey of Strasbourg and
ůƐĂĐĞ͕ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐƚŚĞ
fachwerk. On their third Adrian Zeller, president of Region Alsace.

This 1,232 square-foot house has two

ĂŶĚŽŶĞͲŚĂůĨŇŽŽƌƐ͘dŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌĐĂůůĞĚ

a “dachzimmer,” was used for storage

and drying clothes. It is now used for

storage and the mechanical units. The

ƐĞĐŽŶĚŇŽŽƌ͕ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJƚŚĞƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐŇŽŽƌ͕

ŚŽůĚƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƉĞƌŝŽĚ

furniture, a dining room and bedrooms,

ůƐĂƟĂŶĚŝƐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂŶƟƋƵĞŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ

items. All items were donated and shipped

to Castroville. Originally the ground

ŇŽŽƌǁĂƐƚŚĞŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ĚŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐ

ĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƌŽŽŵƐŚĂƐ

been altered and the staircase moved

to accommodate visitors. In Alsace, this

house had the typical cellar with access

from outside stairs, which was used for

storing fruit, vegetables,

and wine.

dŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶ^ƚĞŝŶďĂĐŚ

House and grounds have

been designated a City

Park. The Castroville Area

ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

Council currently operates

inside the Steinbach as a

Visitor Center.

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More than 135 years years ago, a gathering of only a handful of St. Louis parish families and
ƚŚĞŝƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŵĞƚŝŶŝĞĚŝŐĞƌ͛ƐƌŝǀĞƌďŽƩŽŵŶĞĂƌĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƚŚĞĨĞĂƐƚĚĂLJŽĨ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐ/y
ŽĨ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐĂLJĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶǁĂƐďŽƌŶ͘

dŚĞ͞ŐƌĂŶĚĚĂĚĚLJ͟ŽĨĐŚƵƌĐŚĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐŝƚƐďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJŽŶƚŚĞ^ƵŶĚĂLJĐůŽƐĞƐƚƚŽĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
August 25, and the site will again be the tree-shaded Koenig Park on the banks of the Medina River.

sŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨĂƌĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĮŶĚƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJƚŽ<ŽĞŶŝŐWĂƌŬĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͘dŚĞŐƵĞƐƚŬƐŚŽǁƐǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ
from all over Texas, the U.S. and numerous foreign countries. No wonder the giant picnic has been
dubbed “Homecoming for the State of Texas” by the Texas Tourist Agency.

Get a jump on the fun Saturday evening! Since 2012, the Biergarten Party has opened Saturday
evening with frosty cold beer on tap, hot dogs, char-grilled pizza and live bands to keep you toe-
tappin’ and singin’ along. The phrase “homecoming” certainly applies to this extremely popular
evening as extended family and friends meet to eat, drink and catch up. Even if your roots aren’t
͞ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůŝĂŶ͕͟LJŽƵĂƌĞƚƌƵůLJĨĂŵŝůLJĂƚ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐĂLJĂŶĚĚŽŶ͛ƚǁĂŶƚƚŽŵŝƐƐƚŚŝƐĨƵŶͲĮůůĞĚĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͊

^ƵŶĚĂLJŬŝĐŬƐŽīŝŶĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚƐƚLJůĞǁŝƚŚ,ŽůLJDĂƐƐĂƚϵ͗ϯϬĂ͘ŵ͘ŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐĂƚŚŽůŝĐ
Church. The famed Liederkranz Choir provides the music and hymns every year at the Mass. Well
before 10 a.m. on picnic day, things are buzzing on the Koenig Park grounds. The highlight of every
^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŐŝĂŶƚďĂƌďĞĐƵĞĚďĞĞĨĂŶĚůƐĂƟĂŶƐƚLJůĞƐĂƵƐĂŐĞĚŝŶŶĞƌ͕ďĞŐŝŶƐĂƚ
ϭϭĂ͘ŵ͘ĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƵŶƟůĂďŽƵƚϮƉ͘ŵ͘/ŶƚŚĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶĨŽŽĚƚŚƐĞƌƵƉƚĂůůĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ
ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚĐŽůĚďĞĞƌ͕ŝĐĞƚĞĂ͕ůŝŵĞĂĚĞ͕ƐŽŌĚƌŝŶŬƐĂŶĚĐŚŝůůĞĚǁŝŶĞĐŽŽůĞƌƐ͘

ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐůŝǀĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞǀĞŶƵĞƐďLJƉŽƉƵůĂƌďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƐŝŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĚĂŶĐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘ƐŝůĞŶƚĂƵĐƟŽŶŝŶƐŝĚĞĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚ<ŽĞŶŝŐWĂƌŬ,ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂŶĚĐƌĂŌĞĚŝƚĞŵƐ͕
ĂŶƟƋƵĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƚ͘ŽŽƚŚƐĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐŇĞĂŵĂƌŬĞƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ͕ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ĚŽůůƐĂŶĚďŝŶŐŽŐĂŵĞƐǁŝůůŬĞĞƉ
ĐƌŽǁĚƐĂŵƵƐĞĚĂůůĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ͘

<ŝĚƐ<ŽƌŶĞƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƌŝĚĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐͲͲƚŚĞĮƐŚƉŽŶĚ͕ƚŚĞŶŽǁͲĨĂŵŽƵƐ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐ
ŽǁŶƐ͞ŚŽƌƐĞƌĂĐŝŶŐ͟ƚŚĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ͞ŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬͲƚLJƉĞ͟ŐĂŵĞƐͲͲĂůůƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŽďĞĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞƐ͘dŚĞ
ĂŶŶƵĂů^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐĂLJ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞWŝƚĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚtĂƐŚĞƌWŝƚĐŚŝŶŐdŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůƉŝƚĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŽĨ
past picnics against many new challengers.

ZĂŋĞĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƐĐĂƉƚŚĞĚĂLJ͛ƐĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ĞĂƵƟĨƵů
ŚĂŶĚͲƐƟƚĐŚĞĚƋƵŝůƚƐĂƌĞƌĂŋĞĚďLJ^ƚ͘ŶŶ͛Ɛ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘
The “Pot of Gold” drawing consists of a long slate of
ŐŝŌĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŚĂŶĚŝƐĞƉƌŝnjĞƐ͘

Limited free parking is available near the park and
ĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚĨƌĞĞƐŚƵƩůĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ
and the church square is encouraged. There is no
charge to enter the park.

OLD FASHION CHRISTMAS ON
HOUSTON SQUARE

dŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞƌĞĂŚĂŵďĞƌŽĨŽŵŵĞƌĐĞƉƌŽƵĚůLJƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐKůĚ&ĂƐŚŝŽŶŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͕ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ůĂƌŐĞƐƚĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐƌĂŌƐƐŚŽǁƐŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ͘/ƚŝƐŚĞůĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ&ƌŝĚĂLJĂŶĚ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJŽĨĞĐĞŵďĞƌĞǀĞƌLJ
LJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞϯϰƚŚLJĞĂƌĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĨĂďƵůŽƵƐĞǀĞŶƚ͊dŚĞĞǀĞŶƚďŽĂƐƚƐŽǀĞƌϮϱϬĐƌĂŌ
and food booths which grace Houston Square in historic downtown
ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͘&ƌŝĚĂLJŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐŝŶƐĂƚϲƉ͘ŵ͘ǁŝƚŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ
dƌĞĞ͘sĞŶĚŽƌƐĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƟůůϭϬƉ͘ŵ͘^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJǁŝůů
be a full day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There is no entrance fee for the event and parking is free. A wide
ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ŚĂŶĚŵĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĂŌƐ͕ ŐŝŌƐ͕ ũĞǁĞůƌLJ͕
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ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ĂƉƉĞƟƚĞƐ͘ ^ĂŵƉůĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽ DĞdžŝĐĂŶ ƚŽ ůƐĂƟĂŶ
ĨĂƌĞƐ͘ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĂLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐLJŵŶĂƐƟĐƐ͕ŵƵƐŝĐŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ůŽĐĂůĐŚŽŝƌƐ͕^ĐŽƫƐŚ
ĂŐƉŝƉĞƐĂŶĚƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ͘ŶĚǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚĨŽƌŐĞƚ^ĂŶƚĂǁŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŚŝƐĂŶŶƵĂůǀŝƐŝƚ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚϭƉ͘ŵ͘^ŽĐŽŵĞŽƵƚĂŶĚŐĞƚLJŽƵƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚŽŶĞĞĂƌůLJĂŶĚĮŶĚƚŚĂƚƵŶŝƋƵĞŐŝŌ
LJŽƵǁŽŶ͛ƚĮŶĚĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞ͘

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Treasure Business Award by the Texas Historical Commission. The award was created in 2005 by
^ĞŶĂƚĞŝůůϵϮϬĂŶĚǁĂƐĂƵƚŚŽƌĞĚďLJ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌ>ĞƟĐŝĂsĂŶĚĞWƵƩĞŽĨ^ĂŶŶƚŽŶŝŽĂŶĚƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚ
ďLJZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŚĂƌůĞƐ͞ŽĐ͟ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶŽĨtĂĐŽ͘dŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƉĂLJƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐǁĞůůͲ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ
growth and prosperity.

ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĂǁĂƌĚ ďLJ ĂŶLJ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĸĐŝĂů Žƌ Ă ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞĂŶĚŵƵƐƚŵĞĞƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͗

ͻ,ĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶdĞdžĂƐĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘
ͻŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŽƌĂǀĞƌLJƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚLJƉĞŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂƐŝƚĚŝĚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘
ͻ,ĂǀĞĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘
ͻŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĂƐĂŶŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ͕ĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ŝƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƐĂ

subsidiary of or have been absorbed into another business)
ͻDĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŐŽŽĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĂůƐŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJŽǁŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĂŵŝůLJ
ŽƌŚĂǀĞŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƚůĞĂƐƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚĂŶĚŚĂǀĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ
ŝƚƐ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ͘ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ
for 100 years also receives an award. Award recipients and their sponsors were honored by a
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĚĞĐĂů ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽĨ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ WƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĂǁĂƌĚƐǁĞƌĞŚĂŝƌŵĂŶŽĨƚŚĞdĞdžĂƐ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕DĂƩŚĞǁ&͘<ƌĞŝƐůĞ///ĂŶĚ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌĂƌůŽƐhƌĞƐƟ;ͲͲ^ĞŶĂƚĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚϭϵͿ͘
Short histories were read about each business awarded during the ceremony, and there were many memories shared by those
ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͘ĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJĂďŽƵƚϭϲϬďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚ͘KƵƌĂƌĞĂĂǁĂƌĚƐǁĂƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚ
yet as most ceremonies celebrate seven or eight businesses at the most.
dŚĞĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞƌĞĂĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƵŶĐŝů;ͿǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚϮϮďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞĞůŝŐŝďůĞƚŽďĞŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚ͘^ŝdžƚĞĞŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ĮǀĞĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůďĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ
ŚŽŵĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝŶĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŚĂƐĂďƌĂŶĐŚ͘
dŚŽƐĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϱϬ LJĞĂƌ ĂǁĂƌĚ ĂƌĞ͗ Śƌ ͛Ɛ &ůŽǁĞƌ ^ŚŽƉ ϭϵϱϮ͕ ŽƵƌƋƵŝŶ ƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ ϭϵϰϲ͕ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂŶŬ
ϭϵϱϵ͕ŽƌĂ͛Ɛϰϳϭ'ƌŝůůϭϵϯϮ͕ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞEĞǁƐƵůůĞƟŶϭϵϱϴ͕njŝƵŬ͛ƐDĞĂƚDĂƌŬĞƚϭϵϱϯ͕&ƌĂŶŬZ͘ĂŶŶĂ͕͘͘^͕W͘͘ϭϵϲϯ͕,ĂďLJ͛ƐĂŬĞƌLJ
ϭϵϰϬ͕ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶLJŽŶ ϭϵϱϳ͕ Z͘:͘ DĂŶŐŽůĚ 'ƌĂŝŶ ŽŵƉĂŶLJ ϭϵϯϮ͕ ZŽLJĐĞ 'ƌŽī Kŝů ŽŵƉĂŶLJ ϭϵϯϱ͕ ^ĂŵŵLJ͛Ɛ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ϭϵϰϴ͕ ^ƚĞŝŶ
/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŐĞŶĐLJϭϵϲϭ͕dŽŶĚƌĞͲ'ƵŝŶŶ&ƵŶĞƌĂů,ŽŵĞϭϵϯϳĂŶĚt͘Z͘'ƌŝŐŐƐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽŵƉĂŶLJϭϵϰϳ͘
dŚĞŽŶĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŚĞϭϬϬLJĞĂƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐͬďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁĂƐZŝŽDĞĚŝŶĂ'ĞŶĞƌĂů^ƚŽƌĞϭϵϬϴ͘
ŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐǁĂƐĂǁĂƌĚĞĚĂƉƌŽĐůĂŵĂƟŽŶĨŽƌďĞŝŶŐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŐƌŽĐĞƌLJďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĨŽƌϵϯĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞZŝĐŚĂƌĚ
:͘ ^ĐŚŽƩ &ĂŵŝůLJ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ Ă ůŽĐĂů ŐƌŽĐĞƌLJ ŝŶ ϭϵϮϬ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƵŶƟů ϭϵϴϴ͕ Ăƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJƚŽƚǁŽůĂƌŐĞdĞdžĂƐďĂƐĞĚŐƌŽĐĞƌLJĐŚĂŝŶƐ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚĞŶĂŶƚ͕>ŽǁĞ͛ƐDĂƌŬĞƚ͕ŝƐĞůŝŐŝďůĞŝŶŝƚƐŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ
ƚŽďĞĂǁĂƌĚĞĚĂϱϬLJĞĂƌĂǁĂƌĚ͘/ƚĐŚŽƐĞƚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶĂƚŝƚƐĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨĂƚŝƚƐƐƚŽƌĞŝŶĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ͘
dŚĞ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ ƌĞĂ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ;Ϳ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ dĞdžĂƐ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞŵĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘
They are the solid base of business in the community, and we wish them well for the next 50 years of service.
ǁĂƌĚƐůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐŚĞůƉƵƐƚŽƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚĂƚŵĂŬŝŶŐŽƵƌĂƌĞĂǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐƚŽĚĂLJ͙ǁŝƚŚŽƵƌŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐďĞŝŶŐŽƵƌďĂĐŬďŽŶĞĂŶĚĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞ͘

The Alsatian Language People gather to converse in Alsatian, hoping to
preserve the dialect a little longer.
dŚŽƵŐŚ ůƐĂĐĞ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ &ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ
ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƐ ĂŶ Castroville has scarcely changed since 1844 except for borrowed
ancient alamanic language that pre-dates standard German. It is ŶŐůŝƐŚǁŽƌĚƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽůƐĂƟĂŶǁŽƌĚ͘
similar to the language spoken across the Rhine in Switzerland
and Germany. ƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůŝĂŶƐ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶ ůƐĂƟĂŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ
ŽůĚĞƌ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ĨĞǁ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƐƟůů ƐƉĞĂŬ ƚŚĞ
dŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ůƐĂƟĂŶ ĞŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞ dialect with their children. The same is true in Alsace as
ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ,ĂƵƚͲZŚŝŶ ;ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ͗ ƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŐƌŽǁƐĨĞǁĞƌǁŝƚŚĞĂĐŚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘
ƵƉƉĞƌ ZŚŝŶĞͿ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ /Ŷ ĂŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƟǀĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕
DƵůŚŽƵƐĞ͘dŚĞŝƌĚŝĂůĞĐƚŝƐƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ZĂůƉŚ͞ůĂĐŬŝĞ͟ĂŶĚŶŶĞƩĞdƐĐŚŝƌŚĂƌƚ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ ŝŶ ĂƐͲZŚŝŶ ;ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ͗ >ŽǁĞƌ ZŚŝŶͿ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŽůŵĂƌ ƚŽ of their daughter, Connie Tschirhart Rihn Balmos, and
the Strasbourg area. ŐƌĂŶĚĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ ĂƚŚLJ ZŝŚŶ >ĞƐƚĞƌ͕ ǁƌŽƚĞ ĂŶ ůƐĂƟĂŶ

ůƐĂƟĂŶƐĂƌĞĂŵĂnjĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƐƚƌŽǀŝůůĞůƐĂƟĂŶƐ ŝĐƟŽŶĂƌLJ͘ &ŝƌƐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁƌŽƚĞ Ă ƐŵĂůů ŚĂŶĚŬ ĂŶĚ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ
speaking the same dialect today that their ancestors brought to 90 page “Wordbuch” shown above. It is a good reference for those
dĞdžĂƐƐŽŵĞƐŝdžĂŶĚƐĞǀĞŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŐŽ͘dŚĞůƐĂƟĂŶƐƉŽŬĞŶŝŶ trying to learn or write the language.

NEW YEARS BREAD CASTROVILLE SAUSAGE
by Irene Jungman by Blackie Tschirhart

ϲƚŽϲϭͬϮĐƵƉƐŇŽƵƌ 2ϭϭpͬk ϮgsĐ.ƵdƉrƐyƐyĐeĂaůĚstĞĚŵŝůŬ This recipe was sent to Alsace by Blackie Tschirhart. They made
ϭͬϮĐƵƉƐŚŽƌƚĞŶŝŶŐŽƌ ϭͬϮĐƵƉǁĂƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ the sausage for their famous Herr-n-owe. This is “men’s night
margarine 1 cu p raisins ŽƵƚ͘͟dŚĞLJĂƩĞŶĚĂŶŽƉĞƌĂ͕ŚĂǀĞĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬƐĂŶĚũƵƐƚŐŽŽĚ
ϯͬϰĐƵƉƐƵŐĂƌ ϭͬϰƚƐƉ͘ƐĂůƚ storytelling fun. Many Castroville stories were told that year as
2 eggs Blackie sent tapes of jokes and songs of Texas.

Add margarine or shortening and sugar to scalded milk. Allow it 80 lb. pork, ground 2 pods of garlic, crushed
ƚŽ ĐŽŽů͘ ŝƐƐŽůǀĞ LJĞĂƐƚ ŝŶ ǁĂƌŵ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ tŚĞŶ ŵŝůŬ ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ 20 lb. beef, ground ĂƐŚŽĨĂůůƐƉŝĐĞ
ĐŽŽůĞĚ ĂĚĚ ƚŽ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞ͘ ĚĚ ĞŐŐƐ͕ ƌĂŝƐŝŶƐ͕ ŇŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůƚ͘ Ϯůď͘ƐĂůƚ ĂƐŚŽĨĐůŽǀĞƐ
>Ğƚ ƌŝƐĞ ƵŶƟů ĚŽƵďůĞĚ ŝŶ ƐŝnjĞ͘ >ŽŽƐĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝĚĞƐ ŽĨ ďŽǁů ĂŶĚ ϴŽnj͘ďůĂĐŬƉĞƉƉĞƌ
work down. Shape into desired form and place in greased pan. 8 oz. coriander
>ĞƚƌŝƐĞ͘ĞĂƚĂŶĞŐŐ͕ĂĚĚĂůŝƩůĞǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚďƌƵƐŚƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞ
ůŽĂǀĞƐ͘ĂŬĞĂƚϯϮϱΣ&ϮϬͲϮϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͘ DŝdžĂůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƐƚƵīŝŶĐĂƐŝŶŐƐ͘

CASTROVILLE PARISA GERMAN POTATO SALAD
by Jimmy and Mary Louise Burell by Charlene Snavely

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began making parisa for his customers. He would also serve it to ŽŝůƉŽƚĂƚŽĞƐ͖ƉĞĞů͕ĐŽŽů͕ĂŶĚƐůŝĐĞƚŚŝŶ͘WůĂĐĞŝŶůĂƌŐĞďŽǁů͘&ƌLJϴ
customers at the bar when they would come by to visit. The recipe ƐůŝĐĞƐŽĨďĂĐŽŶƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐƵƚŝŶƚŽƉŝĞĐĞƐƵŶƟůĐƌŝƐƉ͘ZĞŵŽǀĞ
went along with the business, which in 1969, was sold to son and bacon from grease. Put grease into a container and wash skillet.
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be popular so when the meat market and bar were sold in 1995, the Put 4 tbsp. of bacon grease in skillet. Add 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 c. apple
recipe was again, passed on. ĐŝĚĞƌǀŝŶĞŐĂƌ͕ϮĐ͘ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ϮƚďƐƉ͘ŇŽƵƌ͕ϭƚƐƉ͘ĚƌLJŵƵƐƚĂƌĚ͕ϭƚƐƉ͘
WĂƌŝƐĂŝƐƐĞƌǀĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƉƉĞƟnjĞƌĂŶĚĂůƐŽĂƚĨŽŽƚďĂůů͕ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ prepared mustard. Heat. Slowly add enough evaporated milk
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eggs.

1 lb. lean ground beef ST. LOUIS DAY BEANS
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salt, pepper, lemon juice ϭŬĞƩůĞ
75 lbs. beans (Colorado Beans)
Mix beef, onion and cheese. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to ϯϱůďƐ͘ďĂĐŽŶ;ĐƵďĞ͕ϭͬϮŝŶ͘Ϳ 1 lb. chili powder, ground
taste. Mix well. Serve on good, crisp crackers. 10 lbs. onions, diced Salt to taste
6 lg. cloves garlic, chopped Pepper to taste
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