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This week will see the summer solstice or the first days of Summer, facts and folklore about Summer, it's National Bourbon Day and National Go Fishing Day this week, the next volunteer day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is this Saturday, Flag Day is this week, the Kingsbury City Commission has a regular meeting this Monday, and a super class picture of the Kingsbury School in the classroom around 1900.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
The Kingsbury VFD annual benefit Bar-B-Q is being discussed - to have or not during the pandemic, it's National Rose Day and National Corn on the Cob Day this week, there is a Farmer's Market every Sunday in downtown Kingsbury, information on the 2020 census cycle, the latest on the coronavirus in Guadalupe County, and a marvelous picture of the behind the counter world inside the Kingsbury National Bank around 1925 and a counter check from the bank.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
The 2020 hurricane season starts this week, it's National Moonshine Day and National Black Bear Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD and the KVFD Auxiliary have their monthly meetings this week, the Full Strawberry Moon rises this Friday night, in Kingsbury news past the January 6, 1876 edition of the San Antonio Express reported that the Railroad Meeting discussed the charge for freight from Kingsbury being above the average and Lemp's Lager Beer has "brilliancy", the month of June starts this week, June is National Adopt a Cat Month and National Camping Month, and a fabulous picture of Gander Slough, Texas in 1923.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Monday is Memorial Day, it's National Scavenger Hunt Day and National Mint Julep Day this week, this week in Texas history in 1898 Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders sojourned in San Antonio on their way to Cuba, there is a Farmer's Market each Sunday in downtown Kingsbury, an update on the coronavirus in Guadalupe County, and a wonderful picture of the inside of the Kingsbury National Bank sometime before 1929 and the "Banking News" article in 1912 announcing the opening of the bank.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Information on the "Reopening of Texas" steps, it's National Solitaire Day and National Devil's Food Cake Day this week, Habitable Spaces has produce variety boxes for sale, the next volunteer day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is this Saturday, Isaak Wolfshohl won the polka category at the annual Big Squeeze statewide accordion competition, there is a Farmer's Market every Sunday in downtown Kingsbury, the Kingsbury city commission will meet for a regular meeting this Monday, an update on the COVID spread in the county, and awesome pictures of the Kingsbury post offices and the Kingsbury postal workers circa 1950.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Today is Mother's Day, it's National Buttermilk Biscuit Day and National Dance Like A Chicken Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 18, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Express listed a C. Carter from Kingsbury as staying at the Menger Hotel and New Orleans is mystified by a Texas pool shark, there is a Farmer's Market every Sunday in downtown Kingsbury, the latest on the coronavirus in Guadalupe County, and a simply great picture of the first Kingsbury school and the students around 1900.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
The Full Flower Moon rises this week, Habitable Spaces has produce variety boxes for sale, it's National Coconut Cream Pie Day and National Specially Abled Pets Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD and the KVFD Auxiliary meet this Thursday, an update on the COVID-19 spread in Guadalupe County, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury baseball team from around 1945.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
The month of May starts this week, the Farmers Market is every Sunday from Noon to 3, it's National Prime Rib Day and National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the November 29, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Express talks about the money needed to complete the railroad from Kingsbury to S.A. and says that we should "avoid fresh air and exercise", an update on the pandemic in Guadalupe County, Habitable Spaces has produce variety boxes for sale, and an awesome picture of a group of boys at the train depot loading pens around 1915.
Sunday, April 26, 2020
The Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week, it's National Telephone Day and National Picnic Day this week, Texians defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto this week in 1836, updates on coronavirus in Guadalupe County, there will be a Farmer's Market on Sunday, the Kingsbury City Commission meeting for this Monday is cancelled due to social distancing guidelines against public gatherings, and some great pictures of the 1929 Kingsbury Girls Basketball team and the old red brick school that they would have played in.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Today is Easter Sunday, Texian forces are preparing to fight this week in 1836 as they march towards San Jacinto, it's National Scrabble Day and National Grilled Cheese Day this week, the Titanic sank this week in 1912, updates on COVID in Guadalupe County, and a wonderful picture of Roland Merz and friends in his mule cart in the 1940s.
Sunday, April 12, 2020
The county has a COVID-19 dashboard available, it's National Caramel Day and National Pet Day this week, this Saturday is a volunteer work day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, Tax Day this year is postponed until July 15th, this Wednesday is the Full Pink Moon, in Kingsbury News Past the November 25, 1875 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that the new station in Kinsbury reduced the stage ride to San Antonio and Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack will be at the Tremont Opera House, information on school meals, and an awesome picture of the Lutheran Church in 1892.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
There will be a Farmer's Market today in downtown, it's National Sourdough Bread Day and National Crayon Day this week, the month of April starts this week, April fact and folklore, April Fools Day is Wednesday, and some great pictures of the Kingsbury Methodist Church in 1917, the Kingsbury plat from 1876 where the church would eventually sit, and a picture of the church today.
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Information on the Coronavirus and safeguards, it's National Medal of Honor Day and National Melba Toast Day this week, this week in Texas history the Massacre At Goliad happened in 1836, and a great picture of Kingsbury in 1981.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
St. Patrick's Day is this Tuesday, it's National Chocolate Caramel Day and National Awkward Moments Day this week, the Vernal Equinox and therefore the first day of Spring is this Friday, equinox facts and folklore, the Kingsbury Exchange Club meets this Saturday, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is Saturday, this week in Texas history saw the Battle of Coleto Creek, the next Kingsbury City Commission regular meeting is Monday, and a couple of wonderful pictures of the Kingsbury Owls girls basketball team.
Sunday, March 08, 2020
Daylight Saving Time starts today - Spring Forward, it's National Meatball Day and National K9 Veterans Day this week, get your Kingsbury T-shirts now online, the Full Worm Moon rises on Monday, in Kingsbury news past the November 18, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Express had a line item about the "Fare to Kingsbury" and lawyers are hanging around the jail fence waiting for "new arrivals", this Friday is Friday the 13th, and a fabulous picture of the bar inside the Imhoff Saloon in the early 1900s.
Sunday, March 01, 2020
The month of March starts today, March fact and fiction, it's National Oreo Cookie Day and National Old Stuff Day this week, this week is the Super Tuesday primary elections day in the US, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, this week began the second week of the siege of the Alamo in 1836 and ultimately the final assault, the whole month of March is National Noodle Month and National Craft Month, Daylight Saving Time starts next Sunday, and a great picture of some girls with the school zone sign.
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Fat Tuesday is this week, it's National Banana Bread Day and National Polar Bear Day this week, important dates for the upcoming primary elections, this Saturday is Leap Day, in Kingsbury news past the November 16, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Express included the current freight prices from Kingsbury and two men met an untimely end after heading "for the frontier ... beyond the bounds of the United States", the Kingsbury Opry is every Friday, and a wonderful picture of "Old Hotel" and "Coates Gin".
Sunday, February 16, 2020
This Monday is Presidents Day, it's National Margarita Day and National Love Your Pet Day this week, important dates for the upcoming Primary Elections, this Saturday is a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a Regular Meeting this Monday, and some more amazing Kingsbury postcards from around 1907.
Sunday, February 09, 2020
The Red Hot Chili Supper is coming up February 15th, the Kingsbury Exchange Club meets this Saturday at Noon, it's National Pizza Day and National Make A Friend Day this week, Valentines Day is this Friday, upcoming important dates for the Primary Elections, pictures of the Mesquite Trail Riders are now on the Kingsbury website blog, tonight is the Full Super Snow Moon, full moon facts and fiction, and some truly awesome Valentine postcards from around 1907.
Sunday, February 02, 2020
The Mesquite Trail Riders come into town today, it's National Carrot Cake and National Kite Flying Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD will have its monthly meeting this Thursday, today is Groundhog day, in Kingsbury news past the November 15, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Express listed John Samuels from Kingsbury as staying at the Central Hotel and Allen & Chambers has their ad for the lumber store in Kingsbury in the Two-Bit Advertising Column, important dates for the upcoming primary elections, and some amazing pictures of the Wolfshohl Hotel in the early 1900s.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
The month of February starts this week, February facts and folklore, get your events in the Kingsbury calendar, important dates for the upcoming primary elections, it's National Corn Chip Day and National Puzzle Day this week, the Mesquite Trail Riders will be coming through town next Sunday and Monday, February is National Canned Food Month and National Weddings Month, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is Saturday, February 1st, and an awesome picture of a Dowdy High School commencement invitation from 1949.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it's National Granola Bar Day and National Opposite Day this week, important dates for the upcoming primary elections, in Kingsbury news past the October 21, 1875 edition of the Galveston Daily News had the latest train schedules from Galveston to Kingsbury and New Orleans is experiencing an epizootic, the Kingsbury City Commission meets next Monday, and a wonderful picture of the founders of the Kingsbury Extension Homemakers Club and a description of what they were all about.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Important dates for the primary election coming up March 3rd, it's National Hot Buttered Rum Day and National Clean Off Your Desk Day this week, the Kingsbury Barter Club meets this Saturday the 18th at the old Fat Chance building, there is a volunteer work day and the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the October 13, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express reported the names of several men from Kingsbury that were staying at the Central Hotel and an extraordinary tale of a man looking for his relatives lost in a shipwreck, and a wonderful picture of WWI servicemen from Kingsbury in uniform on Railway Street downtown.
Sunday, January 05, 2020
January is National Slow Cooking Month and National Hobby Month, how to become part of the Kingsbury city limits, this week is National Whipped Cream Day and National Static Electricity Day, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, this Friday is the Full Wolf Moon, full moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the October 9, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express reported that a cargo of beer on wheels was coming from Kingsbury and S.A. locals are scarcer than yellow-legged chickens due to the Methodist Conference, the Kingsbury Opry is still playing on every Friday evening, and a wonderful picture of some graduates of Kingsbury High School in 1937.
Sunday, December 29, 2019
The new year of 2020 starts this week, New Year traditions and folklore, it's National Champagne Day and National Bacon Day this week, January facts and folklore, the Kingsbury VFD regular meeting is this Thursday, and a really great picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1987.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
A Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the Newsletter, it's National Pumpkin Pie Day and National Card Playing Day this week, this week in history Washington crossed the frozen Deleware River, the list of Volunteer Work Days and Fly-In Events scheduled for 2020 at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, in Kingsbury news past the October 2, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express mentions that the Finucane stagecoach line is the fastest from S.A. to Kingsbury and you can get your corns cured at the Central Hotel barber shop, Kingsbury calendars are available for sale online, and a wonderful picture of some local girls posing on the road in the early 1940s.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
The first day of Winter arrives this week, it's National Maple Syrup Day and National Re-Gifting Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD Auxiliary put together and delivered Christmas bags this past week, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a regular meeting next Monday, the Red Hot Cocoa Night With A Firefighter was this past Saturday, and a great picture of the Kingsbury depot loading pens with cattle and cowboys.
Sunday, December 08, 2019
The Full Cold Moon rises this Wednesday, it's National Monkey Day and National Noodle Day this week, the Kingsbury Barter Club will be meeting on Monday, the Geminids meteor show peaks this week, Kingsbury will be having their first Red Hot Cocoa With A Fire Fighter Night on Saturday, this Friday is the final Friday the 13th this year, Kingsbury calendars are available for sale online, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury Post Office and Drug Store in 1912.
Sunday, December 01, 2019
The month of December starts this week, December facts and folklore, it's National Bathtub Party Day and National Cotton Candy Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the September 25, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had a report from Mr. Wyane who came from Kingsbury with a report on the hurricane news from along the coast and S.A.'s Mr. Clark is the fattest barber in the state, downtown Kingsbury is decked out in lights for the holidays, Kingsbury calendars are available online, and an awesome picture of some local girls and the Kingsbury school bus.
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, it's National Bavarian Cream Pie Day and National Jukebox Day this week, the Texas Rangers were formed this week in 1835, the 2020 Kingsbury Calendars are available online, and a wonderful photo of four Kingsbury girls lined up in front of the old school.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
The Leonid meteor shower peaks early Monday morning, it's National Homemade Bread Day and National Take A Hike Day this week, the Kingsbury Barter Club will have its first meeting this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the September 22, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had an ad for the stagecoaches to/from Kingsbury that stated there were no mud wagons used and several pieces on the hurricane that had just hit Indianola and the Texas coast, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a Regular Commission Meeting this Monday, Ol' Kingsbury Calendars that benefit the Kingsbury VFD are now available online, and some wacky pictures of a "Womanless Wedding" in Kingsbury in 1954.
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Veterans Day is this Monday, it's National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day and National Sundae Day this week, the Full Beaver Moon rises this week, full moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the September 18, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had an article about how the railroad reaches Kingsbury and not farther west and Fat Johnny the barber never tells tales of his grandmother, the Kingsbury collection and recycling station has now reopened, the a great picture of downtown Kingsbury with local businessmen and some business letterhead dated 189_.
Sunday, November 03, 2019
Daylight Saving Time ends today, the Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 9th, it's National Men Make Dinner Day and National Sandwich Day this week, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, the Big Boy 4014 locomotive will chug through Kingsbury on November 6th, the Kingsbury VFD and KVFD Auxiliary will have their meetings this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the September 9, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had the stagecoach arrivals and departures from/to Kingsbury and contrabandistas attacked the customs house at La Reforma, the Fall Fly-In and Car Show is coming up November 9th, November is National Adopt A Senior Pet Month and National Raisin Bread Month, the Kingsbury cellection and recycling center is schedule to reopen on November 6th, and a wonderful picture of downtown Kingsbury around 1900 with men in horse-drawn wagons.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Halloween is coming up this Thursday, the restored Big Boy 4014 locomotive will be chugging through town on November 6th, it's National Candy Corn Day and National Bison Day this week, the Wings & Wheels Fall Fly-In and Car Show will be held on Saturday, November 9th, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, the 8th Annual Fall Harvest Festival will be held in downtown Kingsbury on November 9th, there will be a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome on Saturday, November 2nd, November facts and folklore, early voting locations and hours, in Kingsbury news past the September 7, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had an ad for Allen & Chambers Lumber in Kingsbury and New Orleans is having yellow fever cases pop up, the burn ban in Guadalupe County has been lifted, and a really cute picture of Inez Mauer and a puppy in downtown Kingsbury in 1929.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
The Kingsbury collection and recycling station will be reopening in November, it's National Pumpkin Day and National Mole Day this week, the Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 9th, the Big Boy locomotive will be coming through Kingsbury on November 6th, the Fall Wings & Wheels Fly-In and Car Show will be at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome on November 9th, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a Regular Commission Meeting on October 21st, and an awesome couple of pictures of the Kingsbury depot and trains.
Sunday, October 13, 2019
The Janda Exotic Animal Ranch in Kingsbury will have a Petting Zoo and Pumpkin Patch on October 19th, it's National Train Your Brain Day and National Chocolate Cupcake Day this week, the annual Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 9th, there will be a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, October 19th, October 13th is the rising of the Full Hunter's Moon, Marshall's Tavern in downtown Kingsbury will be opening October 14th, the Wings & Wheels Fall Fly-In will be November 9th, and a wonderful picture of some local kids on horseback in downtown Kingsbury in 1944.
Sunday, October 06, 2019
The collection and recycling station in Kingsbury is slated to reopen some time in the future, it's National Noodle Day and National Chess Day this week, the new Marshall's Tavern will be opening soon, Night In Old Luling is coming up October 12th, October is National Shelter Dog Month and National Seafood Month, the 8th Annual Fall Harvest Festival is coming up Saturday, November 9th, the Wings and Wheels Fall Fly-In is coming up November 9th also, and a great picture of some Kingsbury girls hanging out at the Hurt Brothers Garage in the early 1940s.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
The National Night Out event will be October 1st in downtown, it's National Black Dog Day and National Homemade Cookies Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the September 6, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily News reported that itinerant fruit peddlers in S.A. get their produce from Kingsbury and stage coaches are now going to Benficklin and Kickapoo Springs, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary meet this Thursday, the month of October starts this week, October fact and fiction, the Kingsbury City Commission has a workshop this Wednesday, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury 4-H Club float in the Fourth of July Parade around 1948.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Autumn begins this week, Autumn facts and folklore, it's National Ice Cream Cone Day and National Comic Book Day this week, the National Night Out event will be October 1st in downtown, the Fall Harvest Festival is planned for November 9th, in Kingsbury news past the September 2, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily News reported that the lumber company in Kingsbury will mill what you need at short notice and there are two daily trains from Kingsbury to Galveston where you can pick up a steamer, the community of Prairie Lea is working to incorporate, the Fall Wings & Wheels Fly-In and Car Show is coming up November 9th, Union Pacific will be extending the Kingsbury side track next year, and some great pictures of the Lynch/Glenewinkle house.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
The Luling Oil Museum is hosting a Reflections of Texas art show, it's National Apple Dumpling Day and National Felt Hat Day this week, the Kingsbury City Commission will meet this Monday, there will be a volunteer work day at the Pioneer Flight Museum this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the August 18, 1875 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that railway mail service now extends to Kingsbury and there are criminals skulking in the Indian Territory, and some great pictures of the hardware store in 1916 and prior.
Sunday, September 08, 2019
The Kingsbury dump/collection/recycling station will not open any time soon, the Luling Oil Museum is hosting a Reflections of Texas art show, the Full Harvest Moon rises this Friday, it's National Peanut Day and National Blame Someone Else Day this week, this Friday is Friday the 13th, the National Night Out event will be October 1st in downtown, there is still a burn ban in Guadalupe County, and fabulous pictures of Budd's Saloon exterior and interior from around 1900.
Sunday, September 01, 2019
This Monday is Labor Day, the New Berlin Sausage Festival is September 1st, it's National Read A Book Day and National Acorn Squash Day this week, September is National Mushroom Month and National Piano Month, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, the Pioneer Flight Museum has a volunteer work day this Saturday, September fact and fiction, Kingsbury will have a National Night Out event on October 1st, the Kingsbury collection/recycling station may open temporarily, and a wonderful picture of some local girls in front of the S.A. Queen around 1945.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
There will be a National Night Out event in downtown Kingsbury on October 1st, it's National Banana Split Day and National Dog Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the August 2, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had the latest arrivals on the Kingsbury stage and horse from Missouri were caught in Fort Worth, enjoy the music at the Kingsbury Opry every Friday, the Kingsbury collection/recycling station is still closed temporarily, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast this week in 2017, and a fabulous picture of the First National Bank of Kingsbury around 1920.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
The Kingsbury City Commission has a regular meeting this Monday, it's National Peach Pie Day and National Tooth Fairy Day this week, the Kingsbury collection/recycling station remains temporarily closed, this week in American history Dolley Madison saved the Washington portrait from the British, there is currently a burn ban in Guadalupe county, and a wonderful picture of some citizens in front of the Allen Store & Saloon.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
There is now a burn ban in Guadalupe county, it's National Black Cat Appreciation Day and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day this week, the Full Sturgeon Moon rises Thursday night, the Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, there is a Volunteer Work Day at the Pioneer Flight Museum this Saturday, the National Model Aviation Day Event is coming up August 17th at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, the Kingsbury collection/recycling station is still temporarily closed, and a great picture of some local girls at a Coca-Cola billboard in Kingsbury.
Sunday, August 04, 2019
The recycling and collection station in Kingsbury is temporarily closed, it's National Root Beer Float Day and National Wiggle Your Toes Day this week, a reminder that the city pool in Luling is open, in Kingsbury news past the July 22, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had the list of people arriving and departing on the Kingsbury stagecoaches and the fish seller says his fishes are alive and kicking, the number of counties with a burn ban in Texas is increasing, and a fun picture of some 1945 buggy riders at the gas station.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
The 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q was a great success, the Model Aviation Day Event is coming up August 17th at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, it's National Watermelon Day and National Girlfriends Day this week, August facts and folklore, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, there is a Black Moon this week, in Kingsbury news past the July 21, 1875 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that the stage leaves Kingsbury for those going farther west and yellow fever in New York did not arrive on the ship from Galveston, August is National Goat Cheese Month and National Golf Month, two of the three active meteor showers peak this week, the burn ban update for Guadalupe and other counties in Texas, and a wonderful picture of Albert Wofshohl and the first mail mail buggy for Kingsbury RFD#1.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
The 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, it's National Hammock Day and National Hot Fudge Sundae Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the July 6, 1875 edition of the Galveston Daily News had an ad announcing the new depot opening here in July and you can take a 50¢ excursion to see a whale carcass in the bay, the Kingsbury Opry meets every Friday, this week in Texas history in 1845 the US flag flew for the first time in Texas, and an awesome picture of a 1913 street scene in Kingsbury with the windmill and an 1878 newspaper mention of that same windmill.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Three meteor showers become active this week, it's National Tapioca Pudding Day and National Moon Day this week, the 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, there will be a Model Aviation Day Event at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome August 17th, the Full Buck Moon rises this week, there is a Volunteer Work Day at the Pioneer Flight Museum this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the July 3, 1875 edition of the San Antonio Daily Express had an ad for the first Kingsbury lots being for sale and the apothecary has Hungarian leeches for sale, the latest on burn bans in Texas, the Kingsbury City Commission has their regular meeting this Monday, and a terrific picture of four generations of the Jones Family.
Sunday, July 07, 2019
The 50th Annual KVFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, it's National Sugar Cookie Day and National Dive Bar Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 8, 1904 edition of the Houston Post had the rates for the train trip to Houston for the baseball game and the Yorktown depot operator was killed on a rainy night, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary meet this Thursday, July is National Grilling Month and National Ice Cream Month, and a wonderful picture postcard of the Kingsbury School class around 1900.
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Independence Day is this week, the 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, it's National Graham Cracker Day and National Postal Workers Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 5, 1904 edition of the Houston Post mentions that Miss Myrtle Powers of Kingsbury is visiting Luling and there is an ad to buy scrap metal and bones, the month of July starts this week, July facts and folklore, and a great picture of the workings behind the counter at the Kingsbury National Bank in 1912 and a counter check from the 1920s.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
The 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q Fundraiser is coming up July 27th, it's National Praline Day and National Catfish Day this week, how to become part of the Kingsbury City Limits, this week in history Texas native Wiley Post took off to fly around the world, get your awesome Kingsbury T-shirts online, the Kingsbury Opry meets for playing and singing on Fridays, and an awesome photo of the Gander Slough oil field with early trucks and horse and wagons in 1923.
Sunday, June 16, 2019
This is Father's Day, it's National Take Your Dog To Work Day and National Onion Ring Day this week, the Full Strawberry Moon shines this Monday (the Arapaho call it the Moon When the Buffalo Bellows), the first day of Summer is this Friday, summer solstice fact and folklore, and an awesome picture of the First National Bank of Kingsbury teller area and the Banking News article of Sept. 1912 reporting the opening of the bank.
Sunday, June 09, 2019
The annual Summer Solstice Film Festival is coming up June 15th at Habitable Spaces, there will be a Volunteer Work Day this Saturday and the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, it's National Corn on the Cob Day and National Sewing Machine Day this week, this week in Texas history the massive record breaking Bar-B-Q celebration occurred in Luling on June 11, 1926, in Kingsbury news past the April 24, 1904 edition of the Houston Post reported that the Rev. R.A. Harty would be conducting a revival in Kingsbury and you can get your mosquito nets at Franklin's Mosquito Bar Factory in Houston, the 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury postal workers around 1950.
Sunday, June 02, 2019
The annual Summer Solstice Film Festival is coming up June 15th at Habitable Spaces, it's National Egg Day and National Name Your Poison Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary meet this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the Friday, April 8, 1904 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that H.G. Hendricson of Kingsbury was visiting Galveston and the Luling baseball team is getting ready for the new season, the 50th Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 27th, June is National Camping Month and National Iced Tea Month, the Kingsbury City Commission will be having a public workshop on Wednesday, and a really great picture from the late 1800s of the Kingsbury School children on the dirt road in front of the Methodist church when it was the original school house.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Memorial Day is this Monday, it's National Brisket Day and National Go Barefoot Day this week, the 5th annual Summer Solstice Film Festival is coming up June 15th, the first days of the month of June are this week, June facts and folklore, June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and National Rose Month, the 2019 hurricane season starts this week, the list of some of the biggest storms to make Texas landfall, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury Base Ball Team around 1945.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
It's Kingsbury's birthday this week, it's National Devil's Food Cake Day and National Scavenger Hunt Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the April 6, 1904 edition of the Houston Post reported that the special train rate from Kingsbury to Galveston to visit the Naval vessels was $3.50 and a lady has a pony for sale that's not afraid of cars, the Kingsbury City Commission meets this week, and an awesome picture of a group of young men at the train depot loading pens around 1915.
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Mother's Day is this Sunday, it's National Apple Pie Day and National Dance Like A Chicken Day this week, the Full Flower Moon rises this Saturday, other names for the May full moon including the Cheyenne Moon When the Horses Get Fat, in Kingsbury news past the May 27, 1904 edition of the Houston Post had the times and prices for a special excursion train to San Antonio (it left Kingsbury at 10:35 a.m. for 75 cents) and a prisoner in Palestine, Texas is sentence to hang but says he will come back and go buggy riding with the other prisoners, and a wonderful picture of the 1929 Kingsbury girls basketball team and a picture of the Kingsbury school from that time.
Sunday, May 05, 2019
The group art show, Farm to Table Feast, and felting workshop will all be this weekend at the downtown saloon, it's National Coconut Cream Pie Day and National Lost Sock Memorial Day this week, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, in Kingsbury news past the March 27, 1904 edition of the Houston Post reported that Mrs. Lynch and her daughter were visiting Luling from Kingsbury and a reward is posted for a large, one-eyed bay horse that was lost or stolen, and an awesome photo of Roland Merz hauling his friends in his personalized donkey cart.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
The Kingsbury VFD Annual Pancake Breakfast is coming up Saturday, the Wings & Wheels Spring Fly-In will be held at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome on Saturday, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary will meet this Thursday, Texas stuntman Robert Vandervoort performed his famed bicycle loop-the-loop for King Edward VII this week in 1903, there will be a group art show at the saloon on May 10th, another Farm To Table Feast will be on May 11th, there will be a felting workshop on May 12th, it's National Blueberry Pie Day and National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the February 7, 1904 edition of the Houston Post 11-year old Abbie May Dale of Kingsbury wrote to join the "Haps" and the price of eggs has gone way up to 25 cents per dozen, the month of May starts this week, May facts and folklore, the City Commission workshop and KIC-P2 meeting is this Wednesday, and a fabulous picture of the Kingsbury Lutheran church in its original location in 1892.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
This Sunday is Easter, it's National Pigs In A Blanket Day and National Help A Horse Day this week, a list of all the events coming up in May in Kingsbury, the Kingsbury VFD Pancake Breakfast is coming up in May, the Spring Wings & Wheels Fly-In will be May 4th, there will be a volunteer work day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, there will be a group art show at the saloon on Friday, another Farm To Table Feast is scheduled for Saturday, a felting workshop will be held on Sunday, and some wonderful pictures of the Kingsbury Methodist Church in the early 1900s and today.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Tax day is this week, it's National Pecan Day and National Bat Appreciation Day this week, the Kingsbury City Commission has their monthly meeting this Monday, the Full Pink Moon rises this week, the new Kingsbury city limits, in Kingsbury news past the January 10, 1904 edition of the Houston Post had a letter from little Della Dale from Kingsbury and a reported volcano in Kentucky was actually a moonshine operation, another Farm to Table Feast is coming up in May, and a fabulous picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1981.
Sunday, April 07, 2019
The Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department was recognized at the Capital for their 50th anniversary, it's National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day and National Scrabble Day this week, The annual Kingsbury VFD Pancake Breakfast and the Wings & Wheels Spring Fly-In are coming up May 4th, the next Old Kingsbury Aerodrome Volunteer Work Day is Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the January 8, 1904 edition of the Houston Post reported that G.W. Smith of Kingsbury was a new attendee of the black Baptists convention in Houston and that there is good duck shooting on the bay near Houston, and a couple of wonderful pictures of the Kingsbury Owls girls basketball team around 1948.
Sunday, March 31, 2019
The month of April starts this week, April facts and folklore, it's National Sourdough Bread Day and National Crayon Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, in Kingsbury news past the December 26, 1903 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that a saloonkeeper in Kingsbury was injured while firing an anvil and had the ports information for the Brownsville Steamer, it's April Fool's Day this Monday, the Kingsbury City Commission has a workshop with the KIC-P2 Committee meeting this week, the Luling Roughneck Bar-B-Q and Chili Cookoff is next Saturday, and an awesome picture of Ferd and Henry Imhoff in the Imhoff Saloon in the early 1900s.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
It's Move In Day to bring everything that has been in storage to the new Kingsbury VFD Fire Station, its National Something On A Stick Day and National Scribble Day this week, how to get your awesome Kingsbury T-shirts online, in Kingsbury news past the December 27, 1903 edition of the Houston Post mentioned that little Miss Clyde Powers was visiting in Luling and Yoakum is dealing with a morphine craze, the Kingsbury Opry plays every Friday, and a great picture of some local girls with the old Kingsbury school zone sign in the 1940s.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
St. Patrick's Day is this week, the Kingsbury City Commission meets on Monday, its National Ravioli Day and National Goof Off Day this week, the first day of Spring is this Wednesday, Spring facts, folklore, and verse, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is this Saturday, the Full Worm Super Moon rises this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 18, 1903 edition of the Houston Post reported that the new tariff on construction materials would add 40 cents per ton to sand from Kingsbury and the Hotel Bristol is looking for an elevator boy, and a wonderful picture of the Coates gin and Wolfshohl hotel in very early Kingsbury.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Daylight Saving Time starts today and interesting tidbits about Daylight Saving Time, this week in Texas history in 1756 the Lt. Governor promised a silver mine to everyone in Texas, it's National Plant a Flower Day and National Potato Chip Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the November 22, 1903 edition of the Houston Post reported that Mrs. Powers of Kingsbury was visiting in Luling and the King of Belgium gave leave to too many soldiers and now there's no one to care for the horses, and some delightful photos of the old Wolfshohl Hotel in the early 1900s.
Sunday, March 03, 2019
Fat Tuesday is this week, it's National Pound Cake Day and National Hug a G.I. Day this week, this week in 1798 Mathew Caldwell is born and would become the Paul Revere of the Texas Revolution, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary have their monthly meetings this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the November 10, 1903 edition of the Houston Post reported on train rates to the No-Tsu-Oh Carnival including a rate of $2.50 from Kingsbury and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures female weakness, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a workshop and KIC-P2 meeting this Wednesday, March is National Noodle Month and National Umbrella Month, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts this Saturday in Alaska, and an awesome picture of WWI servicemen from Kingsbury in 1917.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
This week in Texas history, on March 2, 1836, Texas became a republic, the 50/50 Farm to Table Event was a big success this past Saturday, it's National Strawberry Day and National Polar Bear Day this week, how to support stopping forced annexation in Guadalupe County, in Kingsbury news past the January 3, 1903 edition of the Houston Post told about 3 "trainmen" hurt when the train jumped the track on the way from Kingsbury to Glidden and the daughter of an Alabama Sheriff broke her lover out of jail, the month of March starts this week, March fact and folklore, and a great picture of some graduates of the Kingsbury High School in 1937.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
This Monday is President's Day, it's National Cherry Pie Day and National Love Your Pet Day this week, there is a Community Emergency Response Team program available for volunteers, the Farm to Table 50/50 event is coming up February 23rd, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, the Full Super Snow Moon is coming up on Tuesday, full moon names and moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the December 28, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported on people visiting in Weimar for Christmas that included Kingsbury music teacher Mrs. Jessie Townsend and a ship reported that Mount Pelee was erupting again, the "Transit" art show is opening February 22nd, the Kingsbury City Commission meets this Monday, and an awesome picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1987.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
This Thursday is Valentine's Day, it's National Gumdrop Day and National Do A Grouch A Favor Day this week, get your Kingsbury T-shirts online, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, it's a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the December 3, 1902 edition of the Shiner Gazette reported on the wedding of H.E. Bertram "a prosperous young farmer of Kingsbury" and a man in Cincinnati wants a million skunk, opossum, raccoon, and mink furs, the Farm to Table 50/50 Dinner is coming up on February 23rd, the "Transit" art show is opening February 22nd, and a wonderful picture of some Kingsbury girls kneeling on Hwy-90 in the early 40s.
Sunday, February 03, 2019
The Farm to Table Feast is coming up Feb. 23rd, it's National Carrot Cake Day and National Kite Flying Day this week, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, celebrity cowboy author and Pinkerton detective Charles Siringo was born this week in 1855 in Matagorda county, the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department meets this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the Nov. 22, 1902 Houston Post reported that Holmes & Appling sold their stock of merchandise and Henke&Pillot's has syrup on tap in Houston, February is National Cherry Month and National Bird Feeding Month, the Kingsbury City Commission and KIC-P2 will have a workshop on Wednesday, and a really great picture of cowboys and cattle at the stock pens at the Kingsbury depot around 1915.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
It's Groundhog Day on Saturday, it's National Tater Tot Day and National Bubble Wrap Day this week, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the October 17, 1902 Houston Post reported that Kingsbury cotton farmers are "holding for better prices" and every store in Gary, Texas was burglarized, the month of February starts this week, the Mesquite Trail Drivers will be coming soon, and a wonderful picture of the drug store and post office in downtown Kingsbury in 1912.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
The Super Wolf Blood Moon rises tonight, moon facts and folklore, the Kingsbury City Commission will be having Public Hearings regarding voluntary annexation, it's National Squirrel Appreciation Day and National Peanut Brittle Day this week, the "Transit" Art Show opens on February 22nd, in Kingsbury news past the October 2, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported that John Nance Garner spoke in Kingsbury to a large crowd and a man in Houston has Scotch collie dogs for sale, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is this Monday, there will be a butcher workshop February 3rd, how to stop forced annexation, a Farm to Table Feast will be February 23rd, and an awesome picture of some school girls with the Kingsbury school bus in the early 1940s.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
The Kingsbury City Commission will be having Public Hearings regarding voluntary annexation, it's a volunteer work day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, it's National Dress Your Pet Day and National Strawberry Ice Cream Day this week, get your fabulous Kingsbury T-shirts online, in Kingsbury news past the August 3, 1902 edition of the Austin American-Statesman reported that the cotton crop was the worst ever known in Kingsbury and that outlaw Bill Tracy was seen in Washington state heading for the "Hole in the Wall" territory, the annual Kingsbury VFD Pancake Breakfast will be held in conjunction with the Spring Fly-In again this year on May 4, information on how to make Guadalupe County a no forced annexation county, and a really cute picture of some Kingsbury girls at the old school in the early 1940s.
Sunday, January 06, 2019
The Kingsbury City Commission will have a Special Meeting on Monday, it's National Apricot Day and National Cuddle Up Day this week, information on making Guadalupe County a No Forced Annexation county, in Kingsbury news past the September 28, 1902 edition of the Houston Post listed the cotton shipments out of Kingsbury as 1994 bales so far and you can send off for a list of eligible people to marry in Denver, Colorado, and some hilarious photos of a "woman-less wedding" at the old school in 1954.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
We ring in the New Year this week, it's National Cream Puff Day and National Science Fiction Day this week, the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department meets this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the Tuesday, August 12, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported on the Hon. John C. Scott speaking here and the blind trotting horse Rythmic won the race at Brighton Beach, the month of January starts this week, information on stopping forced annexation in Guadalupe County, the KIC-P2 Committee and the Kingsbury City Commission meet for a workshop this Wednesday, and a super picture of local businessmen in front of Power Store around 1900 and a note on Powers Store letterhead dated "189_" .
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Christmas Day is this week, it's National Egg Nog Day and National Card Playing Day this week, in Texas history this week the Santa Claus bank robbery went down in Cisco in 1927, information on how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, in Kingsbury news past the August 3, 1902 edition of the Houston Post had a letter from Eugenia Carolan of Kingsbury and a donkey was rescued from a tree top during flooding in Uhland, and a great picture of men in horse carts in downtown Kingsbury around 1900.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
The Winter Solstice brings the first day of winter this week, it's National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day and National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this week, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, the Ursids meteor shower peaks this week, the December full moon known as the Full Cold Moon rises this Saturday (the Cheyenne called this the Moon When The Wolves Run Together), in Kingsbury news past the Sunday, June 29, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported on a twelve hour rain in Kingsbury and a boy in Hillsboro injured by an exploding whiskey barrel, the Kingsbury City Commission meets this Monday, there are only 8 days till Christmas, and a wonderful picture of Inez Maurer and her puppy in downtown in 1929.
Sunday, December 09, 2018
The Kingsbury VFD Auxiliary assembled and delivered Christmas baskets on Saturday, it's National Cocoa Day and National Day of the Horse this week, information on the drive to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, the next volunteer work day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is next Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the June 20, 1902 edition of the Houston Post had the proposal for the Kingsbury gravel loading contract with the GH&SA railroad and an article on how to keep your pet canary clean and happy, the Kingsbury Opry is every Friday, and some fabulous photos of the Kingsbury depot and the trains that ran through.
Sunday, December 02, 2018
The Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary had their annual Christmas party and swore in the 2019 officers, it's National Brownie Day and National Sock Day this week, lady gambler the "Angel of San Antonio" wed this week in 1880, the KIC-P2 Committee meets this week, and a great picture of some local kids on horseback in downtown Kingsbury in 1944.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
The KVFD hosted a pop up art gallery at the fire station, it's National French Toast Day and National Mason Jar Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the April 23, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported that the cotton is being planted in Kingsbury and Budweiser says it's the best beer for "table use", the month of December starts this week, December is National Egg Nog Month, this week in Texas history on November 26, 1835 the Texans defeated the Mexicans in the Grass Fight, and an awesome picture of some local girls posing together at the Hurt Brothers Garage in the early 1940s.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
It's Thanksgiving this week, it's National Play Monopoly Day and National Gingerbread Cookie Day this week, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, it's the Full Beaver Moon this week, full moon fact and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the March 23, 1902 edition of the Houston Post had a wanted ad for a teacher in Kingsbury and robbers blew the safe at the railroad offices in Houston, Kingsburian Marchell Gebhardt was sworn in to the board of Crystal Clear last week, Kingsbury City Commission meets this Monday, and a great picture of the Kingsbury 4-H Club float in the parade around 1948.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Grand Opening of the new Kingsbury fire station, it's National Homemade Bread Day and National Take A Hike Day this week, this week in 1835 funds are raised for the Twin Sisters cannons that fought at San Jacinto, it's Veterans Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the January 4, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported on the new well and cistern in Kingsbury and a man in Brenham was hurt shooting at an anvil celebrating the new year, and some wonderful turn of the century pictures of the Lynch family at their house on Guadalupe Street.
Sunday, November 04, 2018
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, its National Candy Day and National Saxophone Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 1, 1901 edition of the Houston Post had the prices ($3 from Kingsbury) for the special trains to the No-Tsu-Oh Carnival in Houston and Teddy Roosevelt and his cabinet "enjoyed the sport" of the Army-Navy game, information on election day voting, the Grand Opening of the new fire station is November 11th, the Fall Fly-In is coming up November 10th at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, and some great pictures of the Lumber Company in Kingsbury in the early 1900s.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
It's Halloween this Wednesday, details on early voting locations for the upcoming midterm elections, it's National Caramel Apple Day and National Magic Day this week, the North End Sketch Club has two more sessions coming up, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary meet this Thursday, the Fall Wings & Wheels Fly-In and Car Show is coming up on November 10th, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is November 3rd, in Kingsbury news past the November 25, 1902 edition of the Houston Post had an item on "prosperous business man of Kingsbury" Mr. Will Powers visiting Lockhart and a lost mule with a "big navel" was last seen heading west in Houston, the Grand Opening of the new fire station is scheduled for November 11th, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 3rd, this week sees the first days of November, November facts and folklore, and some awesome pictures of Budd's Saloon and its patrons.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Early voting information for the upcoming elections, there are several sessions of the Sketch Club coming up, it's National Black Cat Day and National Pumpkin day this week, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival will be Nov. 3rd, the Fall Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is coming up Nov. 10th, in Kingsbury news past the August 20, 1901 edition of the Houston Post reported on the wedding of Mr. Childs and Miss Jones of Kingsbury and a veteran of San Jacinto joined his comrades "on the Silent Shore of the Beyond", the Grand Opening of the new Kingsbury VFD fire station is coming up Nov. 11th, Wednesday night is the Full Hunter's Moon, check out the Kingsbury calendar for all upcoming events, and a wonderful picture of local girls in front of the S.A. Queen in Kingsbury around 1938.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
The Grand Opening and ribbon cutting at the new Kingsbury VFD fire station is coming up Sunday, November 11, it's National Pasta Day and National Fossil Day this week, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival will be Saturday, November 3rd, in Kingsbury news past the August 3, 1901 edition of the Houston Post reported that Kingsbury had a "fine rain" in the weather section and also reported that Kingsbury ginned its first cotton bale of the season, the Wings & Wheels Fly-In is coming up at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome on November 10th, and an awesome picture of the First National Bank of Kingbury around 1920.
Sunday, October 07, 2018
Important information regarding the upcoming election in November, it's National Angel Food Cake Day and National Motorcycle Ride Day this week, the Grand Opening of the new Fire Station is coming up November 11, October is National Book Month and National Pizza Month, in Kingsbury news past the July 31, 1901 edition of the Houston Post reported that cotton picking will being soon in Kingsbury and a mouse chewing on matchsticks caused a fire in Galveston, the 7th annual Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 3rd, the Fall Wings & Wheels Fly-In is coming up on November 10th, and an great picture of an 1891 Kingsbury sidewalk scene.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Correction on the dates for the Fall Harvest Festival and the Fall Fly-In, it's National Homemade Cookies Day and National Do Something Nice Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD and the KVFD Auxiliary both meet this week, October fact, fiction, and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the June 19, 1901 edition of the Houston Post reported on the death of the Southern Pacific superintendent on the train as it entered Kingsbury and someone is making really good counterfeit silver eagle coins in Mexico, the KIC-P2 Committee meets this week, and a fabulous picture of some local girls in front of the Coca-Cola billboard.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Fall Harvest Festival and Fall Fly-In are coming up in November, it's National Drink Beer Day and National Pot Pie Day this week, the Full Corn Moon rises on Tuesday, this week in Texas history in 1922 WOAI became the first radio station in south Texas, in Kingsbury news past the May 10, 1901 edition of the Liberty Vindicator reported on the strange death of Kingsbury farmer Fritz Dietforth and NY cops are getting a day off if they catch a thief, the burn ban has been lifted, and a very fun picture of a horse-drawn buggy of kids getting a "fill up" at the gas station.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Autumn facts and folklore, it's National Cheeseburger Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day this week, there is a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this week, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is scheduled for November 3rd, there is still a burn ban in effect, and a wonderful picture of the first Kingsbury mail carrier and his delivery horse and cart.
Sunday, September 02, 2018
Labor Day is this Sunday, the Kingsbury VFD meets this week, it's National Salami Day and National Wildlife Day this week, September is National Sewing Month and National Honey Month, in Kingsbury news past the July 19, 1900 edition of the Houston Post reported that cotton was fruiting in Kingsbury and fishing is great at Tarpon, Texas (now Port Aransas), the anniversary of the Galveston hurricane of 1900 is this week, the KIC-P2 Committee meets this week, and a great picture of local businessmen and the cistern in downtown Kingsbury.
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
The Full Stugeon Moon rises this week, it's National Dog Day and National Toasted Marshmallow Day this week, September facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the July 18, 1900 edition of the Houston Post noted the passing of Absely Cone in Kingsbury and the season is open for prairie chickens, this week in 1869 three men leave Powell's dangerous boat trip through the Grand Canyon, and a fabulous picture of 1920s Kingsbury school kids (many in hats) on the front steps.
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Sunday, August 19, 2018
Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast one year ago this week, it's National Kiss and Make Up Day and National Peach Pie Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the April 22, 1900 edition of the Houston Post reported that a huge hailstorm hit Kingsbury killing chickens and there was an ad for the American Lady corset for the outdoors woman, the Kingsbury Opry is every Friday evening, and a wonderful picture of Hieronymus and Maria Donsbach around 1915.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
The work on the new fire station continues to progress, it's National Lemon Meringue Day and National Black Cat Appreciation Day this week, Alamo defender Davy Crockett was born this week in 1786, the new Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, there is a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the October 21, 1899 edition of the Weimar Mercury had the rates on the special excursion train to S.A. including the 75 cents rate to travel from Kingsbury and reports of a gold strike near Belmont, and an awesome picture of the Woodrow Center School class of 1929 with a list of some of the other important events in 1929.
Sunday, August 05, 2018
The brand new Kingsbury T-shirts are now available on the Kingsbury website, it's National Rice Pudding Day and National Bowling Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 29, 1899 Houston Post showed that Kingsbury reported on rain recently and a waterspout was seen over Smithville, August is National Sandwich Month, and a really great exciting of a gusher in a Kingsbury oil field in 1923.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
The first days of August are this week, August facts & folklore, it's National Cheesecake Day and National Coloring Book Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary will have their monthly business meetings this week, the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome will have a Volunteer Work Day August 4th, the KIC-P2 Committee will have their meeting August 1st, and an awesome picture of some Kingsbury kids at the school on a warm, sunny day.
Sunday, July 22, 2018
The Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, it's National Vanilla Ice Cream Day and National Day of the Cowboy this week, the Full Buck Moon is this week, full moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the June 18, 1899Houston Post had a letter from Alice Dale from Kingsbury and there was an anti-round bale meeting in Hillsboro, and a great picture of the Kingsbury graduating class of 1941 with some other 1941 happenings.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
The wild hog bounty program starts this week, it's National Peach Ice Cream Day and National I Love Horses Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 16, 1899 Houston Post gave the rate for Kingsbury to S.A. on the train as 75 cents and and several train bridges around Texas have been washed away due to flooding, the annual KVFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is having a volunteer work day July 21st, notorious outlaw Sam Bass was born this week in the Old West, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury School kids in 1911.
Sunday, July 08, 2018
Summer meteor showers, it's National Mac and Cheese Day and National Paper Bag Day this week, the newest Kingsbury T-shirts are now online, the Annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, in Kingsbury news past the May 17, 1899 edition of the Houston Post reported on the "Miraculous Escape" a Kingsbury boy Green made from a well cave in and ranchers are bringing in their cattle from their winter range by river barge near Orange, the Liberty Bell rang out this week in 1776, and a great picture of the 1909 class of the Kingsbury school.
Sunday, July 01, 2018
The 4th of July is this week, it's National Dive Bar Day and National Macaroni Day this week, the month of July is National Ice Cream Month, the annual Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is July 28th, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary have their meetings this week, fun facts and folklore about the month of July, in Kingsbury news past the May 12, 1899 edition of the Houston Post reported on heavy rains around the state and Kingsbury "cisterns and tanks are all full" and the play-by-play of a shootout on a train in Haskell, Natural Bridge Caverns opened this week in 1964, there is still a burn ban, and a great picture of a steam powered drilling rig in Kingsbury in the 1920s and a catalog drawing of the same rig.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
The Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, it's National Catfish Day and National Chocolate Pudding Day this week, the second Guadalupe County town hall meeting is July 27th, the Full Strawberry Moon is this Wednesday, in Kingsbury news past the May 1, 1899 edition of the Houston Post reported on the cotton crop across the state and in Kingsbury where the crop is "three weeks late" and you can get a parrot cage for $1.25, General Custer made his last stand this week in 1876, there is now a burn ban in Guadalupe county, and a wonderful picture of Kingsbury students on the school steps in the 1920s and a picture of the old red brick school house.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
It's Father's Day today, it's National Martini Day and National Seashell Day this week, Guadalupe County is having town hall meetings June 20th and June 27th, this week in American history in 1775 General Prescott ordered his men not to fire on the Redcoats "until you see the whites of their eyes", the outside walls of the new fire station are up, pictures of the animals for adoption at the Luling Animal Welfare Society, in Kingsbury news past the December 23, 1898 edition of the Houston Post reported on the Sunset Limited timing run that stopped 4 minutes in Kingsbury and someone in Houston is selling a "wolf pup", the Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, the Summer Solstice Film Festival was a big success, fun facts and fiction about the first day of Summer which comes up this week, and an awesome picture of a Kingsbury school girls athletic team wearing bloomers in 1929.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
The 4th Annual Summer Solstice Film Festival is June 16th, it's National Iced Tea Day and National Flip Flops Day this week, Guadalupe County is having Town Hall meetings June 20th and 27th, in Kingsbury news past the September 16, 1898 edition of the Houston Post reported on the passing of John Roember from Kingsbury who was "liked and respected by all who knew him" and men are wanted in Amarillo to lay track for $1.50 a day, the Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 28th, this week in Texas history the state treasury in Austin was robbed by bandits of half it's money in 1865, there is currently no burn ban in Guadalupe county, Benjamin Franklin flew his kite in a thunderstorm this week in 1752, and a great picture of the 1940 student Choral Club at the Kingsbury School.
Sunday, June 03, 2018
Find the train to win a T-shirt this week, it's National Egg Day and National Moonshine Day this week, buy Kingsbury depot T-shirts online, the Kingsbury VFD meets this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 19, 1898 edition of the Houston Post had a list of youngsters in the "Happyhammers Club" including John Hunt Brawner of Kingsbury who write in regarding a monument and a water filter bucket is listed as a great wedding present, the new Kingsbury VFD has a siding and roof going on, the KIC-P2 meeting is this week, the Horse Marines of the Texas Navy capture a Mexican ship this week in 1836, and a great picture of a class of students in front of the old red brick Kingsbury Schoolhouse around 1912.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
This Monday is Memorial Day, facts and folklore about the month of June, June is National Adopt a Cat Month and National Iced Tea Month, this Tuesday is the Full Flower Moon, progress of the new KVFD fire station, in Kingsbury news past, the March 30, 1898 edition of the Houston Post reported on two brakemen that were hurt when a train "ditched" near Kingsbury and there was a "duael to death" on a train in Georgia, this week it's National Brisket Day and National Mint Julep Day, this week in 1898 Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders are ordered to travel from San Antonio to Cuba, hurricane season starts this week and the biggest storms to ever hit Texas, and an awesome picture of kids on the Woodrow Center school bus around 1929.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
The Kingsbury weather station is in operation, in Kingsbury news past the March 12, 1898 edition of The Weimar Mercury reported that Mrs. Dunning and bairns of Glidden are visiting in Kingsbury and the U.S. is working Sundays to prepare for war with Spain, it's National Rescue Dog Day and National Wine Day this week, blue jeans were first patented this week in 1873, primary runoff election day is this week, get your Kingsbury T-shirts online anytime, and a great picture of Kingsbury school girls on the steps of the school house around 1940.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
This Sunday is Mother's Day, there is a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this week, Kingsbury is preparing to process more voluntary annexation petitions that property owners have submitted, in Kingsbury news past the March 7, 1898 edition of the Houston Post had the latest cotton report that said Kingsbury had 50 bales on the platform and also reported that Brenham's chickens are patriotic, it's National Buttermilk Biscuit Day and National NASCAR Day this week, the Texas Navy won the Battle of Campeche this week in 1843, early voting for the primary runoff elections starts this week, Mount St. Helens erupted this week in history on May 19, 1980, and a great picture of very dressed up students at the Kingsbury school in 1929.
Sunday, May 06, 2018
Kingsbury is getting ready to process more voluntary annexations, in Kingsbury news past the March 6, 1898 edition of the Houston Post says that train tickets from Kingsbury to the Houston Deep Water Celebration are only $4.35 and Larendon's Stable has Missouri mules that are "fat and sound", it's National Lemonade Day and National Twilight Zone Day this week, the first battle of the Mexican War was fought in 1846 this week in Texas history, the audacious pirate Captain Blood tried to steal the crown jewels this week in 1671, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury School class of 1904.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Farm to Table Feast at Habitable Spaces is scheduled for May 5th, the full moon in April known as the Full Pink Moon is this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the January 30, 1898 edition of the Houston Post reported on the passing of former Kingsbury deputy postmaster Miss Minnie Schmidt and the "Lone Highwayman" was surprised at his guilty verdict in Waxahachie, facts and folklore about the new month of May that starts this week, it's National Oatmeal Cookie Day and National Bird Day this week, in Texas history this week in 1856 the first shipload of camels to be used by the army in west Texas arrives in Indianola, the new slab has been poured for the KVFD fire station, the Kentucky Derby is coming up this Saturday, it's Willie's birthday this week, and a wonderful picture of the 1933 Dowdy School Roughnecks basketball team.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
The first annual Ann, Bethany, & Tristan benefit Casino Night is coming up April 28th, in Kingsbury news past the November 7, 1897 edition of the Houston Post reported that Smith's Stable serviced Kingsbury "and other points" and Joske Bros. store had lots of ladies capes, the Farm to Table Feast at Habitable Spaces is scheduled for May 5th, it's National Pig in a Blanket Day and National Lost Dogs Awareness Day this week, a hangar at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome now has our town identification on the roof, progress on the new KVFD fire station, Magnolia Petrolium was founded this week in 1911, and a totally awesome picture of downtown Kingsbury and local businessmen in 1913.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
The Texian army defeated Santa Ana at San Jacinto this week in 1836, in Kingsbury news past the October 16, 1897 edition of the Houston Post reported that a few stops before Kingsbury have now been cleared of the yellow fever quarantine and some tips of the time on raising poultry, the tax filing deadline day is this Tuesday, It's National Titanic Day and National Eggs Benedict Day this week, the first annual Ann, Bethany, & Tristan benefit Casino Night is coming up April 28th, the American Revolution began this week in 1775, the Farm to Table Feast at Habitable Spaces is scheduled for May 5th, and a great picture of four generations of the Jones family.
Sunday, April 08, 2018
It's Friday the 13th this week, the first annual Ann, Bethany, & Tristan benefit Casino Night is coming up April 28th, the Spring Wings & Wheels Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is this Saturday, the Farm to Table Feast at Habitable Spaces is scheduled for May 5th, in Kingsbury news past the October 15, 1897 edition of the Houston Post reported that Kingsbury was the first stop going west for trains out of Houston due to the yellow fever quarantines and you should check that your steamer is seaworthy before heading to the Klondike gold fields, the Texian forces are preparing to fight Santa Anna's army this week in 1836, it's National Pet Day and National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day this week, the first seven American astronauts are introduced to the world this week in 1959, and wonderful picture postcard of the class inside the Kingsbury school house around 1900.
Sunday, April 01, 2018
It's Easter Sunday this week, the HemisFair took place 50 years ago this week in San Antonio, the Soles for Souls 5K is coming up April 7th, the new month of April facts and folklore, the Pioneer Flight Museum is having a volunteer work day this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the October 13, 1897 edition of the Houston Post reported that G.W. Smith of Kingsbury was elected to the state Republican party and there was much news about the yellow fever epidemic across the state, it's National Ferret Day and National Beer Day this week, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is coming up on April 14th, April Fool's pranks in the past, the moon, Saturn, and Mars meet up in the skies this week, and an awesome behind-the-counter picture in the Kingsbury National Bank about 1920 and a check from the bank.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
There is a full Blue Sap Moon this week, the Soles for Souls 5K is April 7th, in Kingsbury news past the March 21, 1897 edition of the Houston Daily Post reported that it's been drizzling for several days in Kingsbury and several people are looking for "madstones" to cure rabies in Houston, it's National Manatee Day and National Tater Day this week, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is April 14th, the massive Alaskan Good Friday earthquake was this week in 1964, Colonel Fannin and his troops were killed at the Massacre at Goliad this week in 1836, and a fantastic picture of Gander Slu, Texas in 1923.
Sunday, March 18, 2018
The first day of Spring is this week, how to be in the Kingsbury city limits, in Kingsbury news past the January 17, 1897 edition of the Houston Post reported that Mrs. Wickline of Kingsbury passed away at 29 and you can get everything from carrots to opossums at the Houston market, it's National Sloppy Joe Day and National Puppy Day this week, the Soles for Souls 5K is April 7th, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is April 14th, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, the term "OK" was first published this week in 1839, the Kingsbury Opry plays every Friday, and an awesome picture of the teller window inside the Kingsbury National Bank before 1929 and the banking news from when it opened in 1912.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Daylight Saving Time starts this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 19, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported on the passing of San Jacinto veteran E.V. Dale of Kingsbury and that they're catching huge tarpons in the Gulf, a Texian soldier was released by the Mexican army for being a Mason this week in 1836, the Soles for Souls 5K is coming up April 7th, it's National Plant a Flower Day and National Corn Dog Day this week, St. Patrick's Day is coming up, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is scheduled for April 14th, the Ides of March is coming up March 15th, and a great picture of the Kingsbury post office workers in 1950.
Sunday, March 04, 2018
The Alamo fell this week in 1836, in Kingsbury news past the April 8, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that Kleberg is leading in the Kingsbury ballots and a report from the first modern Olympic games in Greece, it's National Oreo Day and National Meatball Day this week, the bluebonnet became the state flower this week in 1901, the Soles for Souls 5K is April 7th, the primary elections are this week, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury school children in the late 1800s.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Early voting is in progress for the primaries, it's the Full Worm Moon this week, the month of March starts, in Kingsbury news past the February 2, 1896 edition of the Houston Post reports that farm work is suspended due to heavy rains in Kingsbury and the American Express company in Houston has some new horses, it's National Horse Protection Day and National Pancake Day this week, the Star-Spangled Banner became the official national anthem this week in 1931, pictures of the removal of the fire station in preparation for the new station, and an awesome picture of the 1945 Kingsbury baseball team.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
It's Presidents Day this week, Colonel Travis penned his famous "Victory or Death" letter from the Alamo this week in 1836, in Kingsbury news past the January 19, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that T.J. Lynch was in town on "business connected with the jobbing houses" and had an article on the "bird-like beasts" of Australia, it's National Love Your Pet Day and National Margarita Day this week, Judge Roy Bean staged the famous Sandbar Fight this week in 1896, and a great picture of a bunch of local boys hanging out at the train station loading pens around 1915.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Valentine's Day is this week, the Kingsbury Lodge is giving Fire Chief Myron Boerger this Community Builder Award, the first and only mutiny in the Texas Navy took place this week in 1842, the Mesquite Trail Drivers were in town last weekend, in Kingsbury news past the January 18, 1896 edition of the Houston Daily Post reported on the passing of Mrs. Sarah Williams in Kingsbury and you can get your spectacles at the Houston Optical Comp'y, it's National Gumdrop Day and National Random Acts of Kindness Day this week, the world is going to the dogs with the Yukon Quest sled dog race and the Westminster Dog Show and Agility Championships this week, and a great picture of the 1929 Kingsbury girls basketball team and their school in the snow.
Sunday, February 04, 2018
The Southern Pacific Railroad completed the "Sunset Route" which stopped at the Kingsbury depot this week in 1883, it's National Kite Flying Day and National Pizza Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 26, 1895 edition of the Houston Daily Post reported that Mr. Smithers was hurt when his team ran away and Mr. Stellman in Martindale got snake bit, some Kingsbury citizens spoke in the Crystal Clear board meeting last week, the famous gunfight between Longhair Jim Courtright and Luke Short took place this week in 1887, the status on burn bans in the area and across Texas, and an awesome picture of Roland Merz and friends in his mule cart in downtown Kingsbury in the 1940s.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
It's Groundhog Day this week, information on the Volunteer Work Days this month at the Kingsbury Aerodrome, it's a Full Super Blue Blood Snow Moon this week, facts and folklore about the month of February, in Kingsbury news past the November 14, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that you could board a special train in Kingsbury for the jockey club races in S.A. for just 65 cents and the Brazos River is "alive with fish", it's National Bubble Wrap Day and National Carrot Cake Day this week, February is National Cherry Month and National Hot Breakfast Month, the events that lead to the "Murder Steer" occurred this week in Texas history in 1891, the Guadalupe County Mayors Meeting was held this past week in Kingsbury, the "day the music died" was this week in 1959, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury Lutheran Church in 1892 in its original location.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Information on Crystal Clear meeting, Texan Audie Murphy is wounded this week in 1945, the Soles for Souls run is scheduled for April 7th, in Kingsbury news past the September 12, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that J.A. Lynch was in town buying goods and a teach that can instruct in German is wanted in New Ulm, it's National Pie Day and National Hugging Day this week, and a great picture of the Kingsbury Methodist Church in the early 1900s and today.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Information on Crystal Clear water billing, the Mesquite Trail Drivers will be coming through town soon, in Kingsbury news past, cotton crops are short but corn and hay crops are immense and a leper from south Texa is at large in St Louis, the Miracle on the Hudson took place in New York this week in 2009, it's National Bootlegger's Day and National Popcorn Day this week, Antarctica was claimed for the U.S. this week in 1840, and a wonderful picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1981.
Sunday, January 07, 2018
Spindletop first gushed oil near Beaumont this week in 1901, in Kingsbury news past the June 19, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports that the Kingsbury cotton crop is discouraging but corn and sorghum are never better and also has an article conveniences for the home including a homemade telephone, it's National Save the Eagles Day and National Rubber Ducky Day this week, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, and some great pictures of the Kingsbury Owls Girls Basketball Team in the late 1940s.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
It's New Year's Day 2018 this week, January facts and folklore, in Kingsbury News Past the May 7, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that J.A. Lynch was named to the grand jury and hailstones the size of hen's eggs fell on Forney, Jacob Grimm who would later create Grimm's Fairy Tales was born this week in 1785, it's National Hangover Day and National Spaghetti Day this week, January is National Hot Tea Month and National Soup Month, the Kingsbury VFD meets this week, the Full Wolf Moon brightens the night sky this week, the KIC-Phase 2 committee meets on Wednesday, and a wonderful picture of Ferd and Henry Imhoff in the Imhoff Saloon around 1900.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
It's Christmas this week, Washington famously crossed the Delaware River this week in 1776, in Kingsbury news past the November 20, 1894 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that William Brawner got a pension increase as a "Mexican war survivor" and had an ad for bat guano "from the bat caves of Texas," it's National Card Playing Day and National Pumpkin Pie Day this week, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game this week in 1869, the list of 2018 volunteer work days and fly-in events at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, there was a giant eggnog-fueled riot at West Point this week in 1826, and a very cute picture of some Kingsbury girls with the school sign.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
The first day of Winter is this week, in Kingsbury news past the October 30, 1894 edition of the Galveston Daily News had the train rates to the "fall races" in S.A. with a ride from Kingsbury being 75¢ and there is a standoff in the Indian Territory with the Bill Cook Gang, it's National Oatmeal Muffin Day and National Flashlight Day this week, Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol" this week in 1843, Lincoln County War rancher John Chisum died this week in 1884, the Ursids meteor shower is active all week, and a grand picture of the Wolfshohl Hotel and Coates gin in a very early Kingsbury.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
The Kingsbury VFD Auxiliary delivered Christmas baskets with homemade cookies and lots of goodies to the elderly in our fire district, Kingsbury T-shirts make the perfect Christmas gift, it's National Noodle Ring Day and National Poinsettia Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 7, 1894 edition of the Forth Worth Daily Gazette reports that cotton "promises a big crop" in Kingsbury and you can have a "Grand Excursion" to Galveston and back for $5, cattle drive pioneer Charles Goodnight dies at 93 this week in 1929, and some wonderful pictures of the Wolfshohl Hotel.
Sunday, December 03, 2017
The Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary inducted their 2018 officers at the Christmas Party this weekend, this Sunday is the Full Cold Moon which is also a Supermoon, this week in 1945 the Flight 19 torpedo bombers disappeared over the Bermuda triangle along with the search plane sent to find them, in Kingsbury news past the December 30, 1893 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports that a "hard-faced looking widow" in Kingsbury wants $100 for the railroad right-of-way for very unexpected reasons and lawlessness in the Indian Territory is out of control, it's National Brownie Day and National Pastry Day this week, the new Texas Army captures San Antonio this week in 1835, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, there is no burn ban yet but 75 other counties have one, and an awesome picture of WWI service men in downtown Kingsbury.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
The new City Commission of the City of Kingsbury took the oaths of office this week, the month of December starts this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 15, 1893 edition of the Houston Daily Post reported that the price to travel to Houston from Kingsbury on the GH&SA railroad was $2.05 and that US Chemical Works needs men to sell baking powder, it's National Pie Day and National French Toast Day this week, archaeologists enter King Tut's tomb this week in 1922, pictures of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new mural in Kingsbury are now on the website, and a great picture of some of the Kingsbury School graduates of 1937.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
The new mural was unveiled at the Kingsbury VFD station last Saturday, Thanksgiving is coming up this week, pictures are on the website of the Fall Harvest Festival and the Fall Fly-In, this week in history in 1863 Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, in Kingsbury news past the October 28, 1892 edition of the Galveston Dailly News reports on a court case of a man that was taken past the Kingsbury stop by the train and a report on the Texas State Fair, Blackbeard the pirate is killed this week in 1718, it's National Parfait Day and National Stuffing Day this week, and a wonderful picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1987.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
The Fall Fly-In was this Saturday, the Fall edition of the Kingsbury Independent is in circulation, in Kingsbury news past the October 10, 1892 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports that cotton crop is suffering from the drouth but corn is doing good while Montgomery county has a less than average crop of ribbon cane, it's National Pickle Day and National Take a Hike Day this week, Proposition A for 4-year terms was passed by the voters, Nellie Bly leaves for a trip around the world this week in 1889, this week in Texas history the last of the Pig Stands closes, pictures from the Kingsbury Fall Festival, the unveiling of the new mural is scheduled for November 18th, and an awesome picture of some young Kingsbury girls posing on the highway.
Sunday, November 05, 2017
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, the fall edition of the Kingsbury Independent is in circulation, in Kingsbury news past the October 19, 1891 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reports the marriage of Bennett and Douglas in Kingsbury and the tale of a family reunited in the Oklahoma land rush, the November election is Tuesday this week, it's National Saxophone Day and National Nacho Day this week, the IRS takes all of Willie's stuff (except Trigger) this week in 1990, Veterans Day is this week, this week in 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior, the Fall Fly-In is coming up next Saturday, the KIC-P2 committee meeting is this week, and a wonderful picture of cowboys on horseback working cattle in the pens at the Kingsbury Depot circa 1920.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
The Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival will be downtown on November 4th, this Saturday night will be the Full Beaver Moon, the first days of the new month of November are this week, November facts and folklore, Will Rogers is born this week in 1879 in Cherokee Indian Territory, the Fall edition of the Kingsbury Independent newspaper is in circulation, in Kingsbury news past the September 3, 1891 edition of the Galveston Daily News has a whole little article all about Kingsbury and disorderly conduct costs were apparently a standard $1, it's National Bison Day and National Deviled Egg Day this week, Halloween is coming up, the Fall Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is coming up November 11th, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary have meetings this week, information on the upcoming election and Proposal A, Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday, the KIC-P2 meeting is this Wednesday, and a great picture of people and the Post Office and drug store in downtown Kingsbury in 1912.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
The Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 4th, the Fall edition of the Kingsbury Independent is in circulation, the Fall Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is coming up November 11th, this week in history the body of the first Unknown Soldier is selected, in Kingsbury news past the January 29, 1891 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesman has an article about Dr. Johnston of Kingsbury and an illustrator talks about working with Mark Twain on his new book, it's National Mule Day and National Bologna Day this week, the Tour de Cure bike race will peddle through Kingsbury on October 28th, information on the upcoming election and Proposition A, modern barbed wire is patented this week in 1873, and a wonderful picture of school girls with the Kingsbury school bus in the early 1940s.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
The Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 4, the next Kingsbury Independent is coming soon, Sweet Canaan Baptist Church is having it's 150th anniversay on October 22, in news past the December 22, 1890 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports that there were travelers from Kingsbury staying at the Girardin and you can get from Texas to New York in 56 hours on the Southern Pacific, the Pioneer Flight Museum is having a volunteer work day on October 21st, it's National Pasta Day and National Chocolate Cupcake Day this week, the Fall Wings and Wheels Fly-In is coming up at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome on November 11, this week in Texas history murderin' William Longley is born in Austin County and Baby Jessica is finally rescued from an abandoned well in Midland, and a great picture of four Kingsbury school girls in the early 1940s.
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Columbus reached the New World this week in 1492, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 4th, Proposition A for a change in term lengths will be on the ballot November 7th, the Fall edition of the Kingsbury Independent is coming soon, in Kingsbury news past the August 9, 1890 edition of the Paradise Messenger reports that the body of an unfortunate young man was found near Kingsbury and a traveling gambler and bigamist has very understanding wives, it's National Farmers Day and National Angel Food Cake Day this week, the Tour de Cure bicycle race will be going through Kingsbury October 28th, the sound barrier is broken this week in 1947, and a fabulous picture of local businessmen in the street downtown in the early 1900s and a note written on 1890s Powers Store letterhead.
Sunday, October 01, 2017
The first shots of the Texas Revolution were fired this week in 1835 in Gonzales, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is coming up November 4th, it's National Homemade Cookies Day and National Golf Lover's Day this week, the Fall Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is coming up November 11th, the Full Hunter's Moon is shining down this week, in Kingsbury news past the May 2, 1889 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesman tells us where to get our bee hives and bee veils in Kingsbury and you can get Jersey cows for $40, October facts and folklore, the Dalton Gang holds up its last bank this week in 1892, and hilarious pictures of a "womanless wedding" at the old school in 1954.
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Pioneering frontiersman Daniel Boone was born this week in 1820, it's National Pancake Day and National Johnny Appleseed Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the May 2, 1889 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesman reports that Mr. Heflin from Kingsbury purchased a lot on the square in Lockhart and the Oklahoma Land Rush has some settlers rushing back east, the Sweet Canaan Baptist Church 150 year anniversary celebration is coming up October 22, the 6th Annual Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival will be November 4th in downtown Kingsbury, pioneering Texas cattleman Oliver Loving dies this week in 1867 after getting wounded by a Comanche arrow, and a great picture of local businessmen in front of the Powers Store in downtown Kingsbury around 1900 and a note written on 1890s Power's Store letterhead.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
This Friday is the Autumnal Equinox or the first day of Spring, this week is National Ice Cream Cone Day and National Elephant Appreciation Day, the famous Sandbar Fight was this week in 1827 in which Jim Bowie uses the Bowie knife invented by his brother Rezin, in the April 18, 1889 edition of the San Marcos Free Press Dr. Flat of Kingsbury pens "Kingsbury Anthems" and the Jim Dandy Club is meeting at the saloon, Magellan set sail this week in 1519, and a wonderful picture of a street scene and men in horse carts in 1900 Kingsbury.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
This Monday is Patriot Day, it's National Hug Your Hound Day and National Double Cheeseburger Day this week, in news past the February 3, 1889 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports that a weasel-like varmint is taking care of rats in Kingsbury and the number men getting shot for deer is increasing, a stage sets out on the first transcontinental mail service this week in 1858, the York Creek VFD Bar-B-Q will be September 23rd, the American flag flies over Mexico City this week in 1847, mark your calendars for the Kingsbury Fall Festival on November 4th, and a so cute picture of Inez Maurer and a puppy in downtown Kingsbury in 1929.
Sunday, September 03, 2017
This coming monday is Labor Day, it's National Grandma Moses Day and National Wiener Schnitzel Day this week, September is National Chicken Month and National Honey Month, this Wednesday is the Full Corn Moon, a great article in the Texas Co-Op Power magazine about Kingsbury and Habitable Spaces, in news past the December 13, 1888 edition of the San Marcos Free Press Dr. Flat wants to move to the "wood country" of Kingsbury and Hood's Sarsaparilla will purify your blood, the Kingsbury VFD have a regular meeting this Thursday, the date for the annual York Creek Bar-B-Q fundraiser has been moved, the San Antonio Flood occurred this week in 1921, the Pioneer Flight Museum has two volunteer work days this month, the KIC-P2 committee meets this week, and some great old photos of the trains and Kingsbury depot.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Hurricane Harvey is dumping rain on us, LBJ is born this week in 1908, National Tailgating Day and National Trail Mix Day are both this week, the first days of September are this week, September facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the September 27, 1888 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesman reports that Miss Kittie Hutchinson was visiting in Kingsbury and Edison is studying the problem of balloon navigation, Sweet Canaan Baptist Church will celebrate 150 years with special services on October 22, the wreck of the Titanic is found this week in 1985, the Kingsbury Opry plays on every Friday, and a great picture of young friends on horseback in downtown Kingsbury in the 1940s.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
The solar eclipse is this Monday, it's National Waffle Day and National Dog Day this week, this week in American history Dolley Madison saves the portrait of Washington from British fires, several people represented Kingsbury in Austin during the special legislative session, in Kingsbury news past the February 17, 1888 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reports that Alice Carpenter of Kingsbury was issued a Texas pension as a "Mexican widow" and there is a challenge between professional walkers with a $1000 stake, the citizen's feedback survey is staying open, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, this week in 1898 outlaw Killin' Jim Miller joins the Texas Rangers, the county burn ban is still in effect, and a wonderful picture of some girls hanging out at the old Hurt Brothers Garage in the early '40s.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
The incoming officers of the Kingsbury 4-H Club were sworn in this week, it's National Left-Hander's Day and National Fajita Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the October 27, 1888 edition of the San Marcos Free Press reports that Mr. Simpson is found out to be an escaped convict and is being returned to a work camp in Kingsbury and the train schedule shows trains either Going North or Going South, gunfighter John Wesley Hardin is killed in El Paso this week in 1895, the burn ban continues, the Kingsbury Aerodrome is having a volunteer work day this Saturday, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury 4-H Club float in a parade around 1948.
Sunday, August 06, 2017
The Tri-City Flyers are having a model plane event at the Kingsbury Aerodrome on Saturday, it's National Rice Pudding Day and National Book Lovers Day this week, the new month of August is National Catfish Month, this Monday night is the Full Sturgeon Moon, moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the October 13, 1887 edition of the San Marcos Daily Press recounts a train trip to west Texas through areas written about by Mr. Kingsbury and the meat market has beef for up to 6 cents, the Kingsbury Kids free summertime lunches are still going strong this week, the first picture of Earth from space was taken this week in 1959, London learns of America's Declaration of Independence this week in 1776, the Kingsbury Opry is swingin' every Friday evening, there is a burn ban in effect, a KIC-P2 meeting is this Wednesday, and some great pictures of the Lynch/Glenewinkle house and Lynch family members.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
The Newsletter is back after a week hiatus, this week has the first days of August, August facts & folklore, it's National Mutt Day and National Coast Guard Day this week, the Kingsbury Kids Free Summertime Lunch Program continues this week at the Baptist Church, in Kingsbury news past the August 7, 1887 edition of the Galveston Daily News reports very poetically about the rain in Kingsbury and the dangerous work of silver mining in Texas, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary meet this week, famed Texas Ranger Ira Aten passed away this week in 1953, the Methodist Church is having an Ice Cream Social on Saturday, Wild Bill Hickok is murdered while playing poker this week in 1876 holding the Dead Man's Hand, Guadalupe County is still under a burn ban, and some great pictures of the Kingsbury Lumber Company in 1916 and the late 1800s.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Humans first stepped onto the surface of the moon this week in 1969, the Kingsbury VFD Bar-B-Q is coming up July 29th, the Kid's Free Summertime Lunch program is going until August 18, it's National Hot Dog Day and National Day of the Cowboy this week, in Kingsbury news past the August 5, 1887 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reported that Kingsbury voted against a prohibition referendum by 36 votes and people are "doting" on those new-fangled toothpicks from Maine, Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones dies this week in 1792, the next Ice Cream Social is coming up August 5th, a burn ban is now in effect, and wonderful pictures of Budd's Saloon and its patrons.
Sunday, July 09, 2017
This week in 1804 Vice President Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel, this week is National Pet Fire Safety Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day, Hurricane Claudette reaches Texas this week in 2003, Kingsbury Kids Summertime Free Lunch program is going until August 18, in Kingsbury news past the July 27, 1887 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reports that the widow Sarah Williams will receive a Texas pension and an article warning ladies against marrying for money, the wood is being stacked in preparation for the KVFD Bar-B-Q coming up July 29th, Johnny Ringo the gun-fighting "gentleman" is found dead this week in 1882, there is currently no burn ban, and a picture of young girls in front of the S.A. Queen in old Kingsbury.
Sunday, July 02, 2017
This makes Newsletter #100! It's Independence Day this week, it's National Graham Cracker Day and National Bikini Day this week, the month of July is National Grilling Month, the KVFD Bar-B-Q is coming July 29th, the Full Buck Moon is this week, in Kingsbury news past the July 14, 1887 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesman reports on the Kingsbury Plow patent but mangles Mr. Green's name and a horse thief in Austin may not be guilty due to "mistaken identity of the horse", this week in history saw the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, several meteor showers occur this month, the KIC-P2 meeting is this week, and a great picture of the old First National Bank of Kingsbury with a loaded horse cart out front.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Hurricane Audrey hits the Texas coast this week in 1957, facts and folklore about the month of July which starts this week, it's National Catfish Day and National Waffle Iron Day this week, William Travis prepares for war with Mexico for Texas independence at Fort Anahuac this week in 1835, in Kingsbury news past the July 6, 1887 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reports that Kingsbury opened it's first "postal note office" and William Green receives a patent for the "Kingsbury Plow", Kingsbury Kids Summertime Free Lunches continue at the Baptist Church, gunfighter Clay Allison dies in a freak wagon accident near Pecos this week in 1887, and a picture of the Allen Store & Saloon in downtown Kingsbury in 1891.