Perhaps you are curious about your ancestral roots and are researching your family history. Or maybe you are doing research on the history of Fredericksburg and/or Gillespie County for a school project. Below are a few resources to help you in your research:
Let us help! Our archives at the Gillespie County Historical Society may help your quest and offer useful materials and photos. Please call our Curator Lacey LeBleu at (830) 990-8441 for an appointment. Here is a list of some of our archival resources that may help you in your research:
Elise Kowert's Old Homes & Buildings in Fredericksburg(both editions)
Research Copies of Pioneers in God's Hills
Radio Posts editions (1936-1982)
Photos
Photo Database (we can email you photos of friends or family; call for pricing)
Radio Post Photos (approximately 35,000 photos)
Gillespie County Fair Photos (before 1980)
Photos of Night in Old Fredericksburg
Photos of Jr. Livestock Show
Photos from Gillespie County: A View of Its Past by Michelle & Monty Mohon (large collection)
Ship Passenger Lists (left under the auspices of the Adelsverein)
Passage Papers
Oaths to United States & Citizenship Papers (we have a few)
Research on the following:
Railroad - Fredericksburg & Northern Railway Company
Herman Lehmann
Artifacts in Homes on the Museum Grounds (filled with items donated by local families)
Genealogy History
Histories of Historic Churches in Fredericksburg
Baptism Records from the Vereins Kirche from 1849-1870 (when it served as the Church building)
Frederickburg High School Yearbooks - The Mesa (1922-1970)