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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 Postreported 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 Postreported 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 7, 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 Postreported 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 Postreported 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 Vindicatorreported 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 2, 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 Postreported 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 Postreported 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 Mercuryhad 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.
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