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Sunday, April 16, 2017
Easter Sunday and the coming of the Easter Bunny, April 21st is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, it's National Bat Appreciation Day and National Jelly Bean Day, in Kingsbury news past the April 4, 1886 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported that the Kingsbury farmers are well up with their work despite a recent cold snap and the workers at the Lone Star Brewery in S.A. want to reduce their hours to 10 a day, the Kingsbury VFD Pancake Breakfast and the Aerodrome Fly-In are coming up, Paul Revere made is famous ride this week in 1775, Aggie Muster is this Friday, and a picture of a group of kids at the Kingsbury school in the 1940s.

Sunday, April 9, 2017
This Friday is Good Friday, in 1836 the Mexican army tries to capture the Texian government leaders as the Texian forces are preparing to fight, National Pet Day and National Peach Cobbler Day are this week, the Titanic hits an iceberg in 1912, the Full Pink Moon is this week (a.k.a the Fish Moon and the Egg Moon), mark your calendars for the Kingsbury Birthday Bash, in Kingsbury news past the Nov. 27, 1884 edition of the San Antonio Light reports that local "ranchero" W. R. Sherrill is staying at the Central and Mrs. Cole is looking for her spotted Durham cow with a brass horn tip, this week in 1866 the ASPCA is founded, the Kingsbury Opry plays this, and every, Friday, and a picture of the Kingsbury High School graduating class of 1941 and some of what else was happening in 1941.

Sunday, April 2, 2017
The Sweet Canaan Baptist Church Soles for Souls Run is this coming Saturday on April 8th, it's National Beer Day, April is National Soft Pretzel Month, see how to join the Kingsbury City Limits, Texas Ranger Bigfoot Wallace is born this week in 1817, in Kingsbury news past the October 10, 1884 edition of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reports that Mr. Herster was robbed of $50 and two men in Colorado, Texas were arrested for passing a Confederate $20 bill at a house of "ill fame", the Kingsbury VFD Pancake Breakfast and the Spring Air Fair and Fly-In are scheduled for May 6, the Pony Express debuted this week in 1860, Jesse James is murdered this week in 1882 by "a traitor and a coward", enjoy music every Friday at the Kingsbury Opry, the Pioneer Flight Museum has two more volunteer work days this month, the KIC-Phase 2 meeting is this week, and a picture of a class of youngsters at the Kingsbury School in 1911.

Sunday, March 26, 2017
The Sweet Canaan Baptist Church Soles for Souls Run is April 8, it's National Crayon Day, facts and folklore about the new month of April, April Fool's Day is Saturday, the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department meets this week, this week in 1836 Colonel Fannin and his troops are executed at the Massacre at Goliad, and a picture of the children at the old wooden schoolhouse in 1909 where one boy is showing off his pocketwatch.

Sunday, March 19, 2017
First day of Spring, National Puppy Day, the Battle of Coleto Creek in this week in 1836, in the September 2, 1884 edition of the San Antonio Lightit's reported that Mr. W. L. Sherrill is visiting from Kingsbury, a young boy has a habit of stealing canaries, and the Mule Market has mules on consignment, take the Kingsbury online survey, Stanley departs on his search for Livingstone on the "dark continent" this week in 1871, get your Kingsbury T-shirts on line, the Kingsbury Opry makes music every Friday night, and a picture of a 1920s steam-powered drilling rig and the drawing of the same model "drilling machine" in a period handbook.

Sunday, March 12, 2017
Daylight Saving Time begins, the Full Worm Moon, legendary Judge Roy Bean passes away in Langtry in 1903, in Kingsbury news past the August 25, 1884 edition of the Forth Worth Daily Gazettereports that Dr. Kingsbury faced a hostile crowd until he set up beers all around and Henderson county is reporting three-legged chickens, National K9 Veterans Day, General Sam Houston continues to retreat from Santa Ana and Colonel Fannin holes up in Fort Defiance in 1836, St. Patrick's Day is this week, the Army launches the K-9 Corp and begins training dogs, the first finishers of the Iditerod Trail Sled Dog Race should finally enter Nome this week, there is a KIC-Phase 2 meeting this week, and a picture of Kingsbury School students on the steps of the old red brick schoolhouse in the 1920s.

Sunday, March 5, 2017
The final battle and fall of the Alamo, set your clocks ahead on Saturday night for Daylight Saving Time, in Kingsbury news past the December 12, 1883 edition of the Galveston Daily Newshas a letter corroborating a story about an attempted train derailment and there a lot of big bears for the hunting around Bellville, happy National Pancake Day, March is National Noodle Month, gunfighters Ben Thompson and King Fisher both die in an ambush in San Antonio in 1872, the Kingsbury Opry plays on every Friday, and a picture of Kingsbury school girls in athletic bloomers around 1929.

Sunday, February 26, 2017
Texas declares independence in 1836, National Peanut Butter Lovers Day, the start of the month of March, the siege of the Alamo continues, Kingsbury weather, in the November 30, 1883 Galveston Daily Newstwo men are sick with dengue fever in Kingsbury and the norther is still blowing in Giddings, upcoming meetings of the Kingsbury VFD and the Auxiliary, three new national parks are created this week in history, the next KIC-P2 meeting is this week, and a picture of the Kingsbury School 5th and 6th grade Choral Club of 1940.

Sunday, February 19, 2017
Santa Ana arrives at the Alamo, National Dog Biscuit Day, how to join the Kingsbury city limits, Presidents Day, the Spring edition of the Kingsbury Independent is coming together, in Kingsbury news past the April 4, 1883 edition of the San Antonio Lightreports that the murderer of Mrs. Crawley left the train in the Kingsbury area and Mr. Lagrange from Garza's Crossing located his stolen horse from the slightest "clew", rescuers reach the Donner Party this week in 1847, and a Kingsbury School class picture and picture of the old red schoolhouse in 1914.

Sunday, February 12, 2017
The Mesquite Trail Drive is in town headed for the S.A. Stock Show & Rodeo, Happy Valentines Day, the Spring Edition of the Kingsbury Independent newspaper is coming together, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Kingsbury news past the April 12, 1883 edition of the Austin Weekly Statesmanreports that the Sunset passenger train was delayed due to a freight train wreck in Kingsbury and a fight in a San Antonio opium den led to it's discovery, National Gumdrop Day, in Texas history John Wesley Hardin is released from a Texas prison in 1894, history of the Westminster Dog Show which is this week, KIC-P2 meeting this week, and a picture of the Woodrow Center school bus and kids.
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