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P.O. BOX 178 BOERNE, TX 78OO6 |
| EXECUTIVE BOARD for 2012 Vacant, President Carolyn Goodall, Vice-President Louise Davis, Treasurer Martha Hawkins, Secretary Sue Martin, Director Dolores Holman, Director Jonnie Jo Wright, Director Paula McGehee, Director Emmeline Whitworth, Historical Complex Director Bettie Edmonds Historian/Archives Martha Hawkins, Memorials Esther Harlee Parliamentarian/By-Laws Jeffrey Reinhard, Chaplain Paula McGehee, MOUNTAIN LAUREL |
Membership is open to all persons who satisfy the annual dues requirement of $15.00 per person; or $20.00 per couple; Donations are tax deductible. Meetings are held monthy except July, August and December. The meetings are open to all. Please join us at the next meeting. Activities are published in the newsletter, MOUNTAIN LAUREL, which is sent to all members |
FREE tours of the KUHLMANN –KING HOUSE, and the GRAHAM PLACE are available to the public by appointment only. Call Boerne Visitor's Center - 830 249 7277 or Emmeline Whitworth - 537-4369. |
HISTORY: The Charter Meeting of the Boerne Area Historic Preservation Society was held in the home of Mrs. Edgar (Ruby) Bergmann on December 9, 1970. The Charter from the State of Texas was received, officers were elected and the Bylaws of the organization were read and accepted by the nine ladies present. Each member was elected to a position on the Board.
The purpose for which this Society is formed is to engage in and encourage the preservation of the natural beauty of the community and of historical buildings, objects and places; thus keeping legible the history of the Boerne area, to the end that knowledge of the rich historic and inherited community values may be more widely appreciated and not be lost.
The Kuhlmann-King Historical House, a restored residence located off Blanco Street is on display by the organization to show visitors the collection of antique furniture, clothing and other period items such as utensils, dishes, clothes, pottery, linens, toys, dolls, porcelain, quilts, etc.
Next door to the Kuhlmann-King House is the Graham Building used as a museum. This was a local building donated by Mrs. and Mrs. Tom Frost and moved to the present site. The Archives in the Historical House officially opened in 1971 with some old newspapers, donated pictures and family histories. These growing files were moved to the Boerne Public Library where they shared a room with the Genealogical Society collection of books and the Boerne Cemetery Foundation records. In the fall of 2010 these records became the Core Collection for the Local and Family History Archives, a section in the Patrick Heath Public Library, Boerne, Texas