The brewery was built by German immigrant Heinrich Ludwig Kreische in approximately 1870, with events at the site commencing soon after. “Bluff SchuetzenFest reimagines and builds upon the gatherings ...

The year was 1959. German immigrants Karl and Ria Kuby had relocated 500 miles north to Dallas from San Juan, Texas, where Karl had taken a job at Carl’s European Sausage Co. For two years, he honed ...

New Braunfels wears its German heritage proudly. From Wurstfest to biergartens, the history of the Hill Country town is steeped in traditions brought over by settlers nearly two centuries ago. But if ...

A 1983 routine cleaning at Boerne High School in Texas yielded a rare and precious find: a thick, ornate Bible wrapped in cloth and written in low German. Now it will soon be seen online. Here's a ...

Dr. Boas will explore the roots of the German language in Texas which stretches back nearly two centuries. The dialect spoken by the earliest known German settlers, who arrived in the late 1820s and ...

If you're craving a trip with old world style this summer, Fredericksburg in Texas Hill Country may be just your ticket. Founded in 1846 by German settlers under the Adelsverein, it’s known as the ...

Local historian W.M. Von-Maszewski will be the guest speaker at the Friends of Fort Bend County Libraries annual meeting on Jan. 30, beginning at 7 p.m. at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in ...

As the sky darkens over the town square, families gather in anticipation. The notes of “O Tannenbaum,” the 19th-century German Christmas carol, plink out of the sound system. A trio of tots race ...

Here's a real-life mystery for you. A small-town Texas librarian finds a musty, old Bible and soon realizes that it's unlike any Bible she's ever seen. It's hundreds of years old and written in a ...