Boerne Radio's Boerne Texas History

In 2024, Boerne ISD repurposed an Admin and storage building at the corner of Main and Johns Road.  That building is the home of The Boerne Academy and is officially called The George C. and Bedelia Mitchell Learning Center.   The story of it’s name sakes right after this…

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George C. and Bedelia Mitchell were the owners of Mitchell Cleaners on Plant Street and their love for Boerne and C...

Boerne White Sox

As Boerne’s Little League Team made its historic World Series run in 2024, baseball has deep roots in Boerne.  The story of The Boerne White Sox right after this.

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On Johns Road heading west, just after you cross Cibolo Creek, look on the right for the stadium lights of Bower Field, where the ghosts of the Boerne White Sox last played.    Other home fields were on Saunders and James Stre...

In 1862, when Kendall County was brand new, its people chose a young man — just 28 years old — to wear the star.  The story of Kendall County’s first Sheriff…John William Sansom right after this.

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John William Sansom wasn’t just any lawman. Born in Alabama, raised in Texas, he’d already seen his share of frontier fights. He was a scout, a soldier, ...

The Live Oak Shopping Center, located on North Main at School Street, has had numerous businesses throughout the years…The Dollar Tree is one of the latest…but another 5 and Dime Varity Store located there named Winn’s had a Boerne connection.  The story of Mr. Murray Arvin Winn Jr. right after this.

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At their peak, 106 of Winn’s stores dotted Texas and surrounding states—a...

In the charming Hill Country town of Comfort, Texas… stands a grand limestone building that has welcomed travelers for nearly a century and a half.

Today, it’s known as Hotel Giles—named after famed San Antonio architect Alfred Giles, who designed it in 1880… at just 27 years old.  The story of Giles in Comfort…right after this.

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Originally, The Giles was the I...

The first two-room schoolhouse in Boerne opened in 1874 and served all grades. 

In 1909, they dreamed bigger — opening the doors to the first real high school in Boerne on East Blanco. The story of Boerne High…right after this.

Before it was City Hall, Boerne High School opened in 1910 when students rode in on horseback, learned by lantern light, and graduated with calloused hands and big ambitions.

In 1951...

At the corner of Main Street and Rosewood is the home of Texas Treasures Fine Art Gallery.  But back in the 80’s…the 1880’s…Mr. William Kuhlmann opened Kuhlmann’s Apothecary…one of the first drug stores in Boerne.

More on this historic Boerne corner…right after this.

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William Kuhlmann was a druggist by trade...

Behind the old City Hall Building is The Kuhlmann-King House, sitting on what is known as Boerne’s Historic Hill…So who was William Kuhlmann and who was Selina King?  The answer…and tragic story…right after this.

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In 1885 William Kuhlmann and his bride Marie immigrated from Germany to Boerne for a better life.  He built that home, and the building next door for their kitche...

When you meander past the Starbucks on Upper Balcones, you’ll find Dodge Road…named after Frederick J. Dodge, who was a Texas cattleman at the end of his life, but in the middle…well, we’ll tell you more about Detective Fred Dodge right after this. 

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Fred Dodge worked as a lawman and as an undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California, Nevada, and Arizona - protecting stagecoach...

Across River Road from the Dam on Cibolo Creek is a real estate business operating in The William Dietert House, … the story of the Dietert family right after this …

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 German-born William Dietert and his two brothers came to Texas in the 1850s. William built a dam on Cibolo Creek to power a saw mill and grist mill...the first business in Boerne.  A cotton gin and press were added to the...

At the corner of Main Street and West San Antonio, next to Main Plaza is the Hillje Music Store where you can rent musical instruments, but before 1901, on that site was Homer’s Livery Stable, where you could rent a horse and buggy for a dollar a day.  The story of the present-day Carstanjen Building right after this. 

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At 705 South Main where the Lovern Law Firm calls home, it was originally t...

If you think Boerne has grown, the population of Bergheim in 1970 was only 22 souls. The story of our brother city Bergheim, right after this.

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While the intersection of State Highway 46 and FM 3351 is relatively flat, the German name Bergheim means “Mountain Home”. Home in the Hills is more accurate. It was founded by Austrian immigrant Andreas Engel, who came to Texas in 1885 and worked for Caspe...

In 1905 the very first Kendall County Fair happened on Labor Day - Monday, September 4th, except it wasn’t on the fairgrounds you know today.  The history of The Kendall County Fair right after this.

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The very first Kendall County Fair took place in 1905 in the Opera House on Main Street  - the site of the present-day Black Rifle Coffee.  There was no rodeo or rides.  I...

While Boerne is the county seat established in 1849, Kendall County was created 13 years later.  But Boerne was not the first settlement in the area…those bragging rights belong to Sisterdale.  The story of our sister city right after this.

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Sisterdale was first settled in 1847 when Nicolaus Zink built his cabin in the valley of Sister Creek.  It was Comal County then. ...

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When you pull into the right side of WalMart, you see the remains of rock walls, a limestone building, a tower and a house.  The story of the original 1280 acre tract right after this.

The Republic of Texas couldn’t pay their volunteer soldiers in cash so instead The Texas General Land Office was created to give men land for fighting at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Surveyor John S...

While it never was incorporated and never had a post office, Texas maps will still recognize Nelson City…the halfway point between Boerne and Comfort—the story of Edwin Nelson and The Po Po Cafe right after this.

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Edwin Nelson was a rancher and dairyman.  In 1929, He opened a gas station and built the Nelson Dance Hall.  As the nation entered the Great Depression, the danc...

On East Blanco are a couple of empty buildings with rich history and keepers of history.  One is still marked City Hall, which was also Boerne’s schoolhouse since 1910, and to the left of it was the Police Department.  But before that, it was our library.  The history of The Boerne Public Library right after this.

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After the Civil War, It was common in small communitie...

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The First Baptist Church in Boerne has not always been at the top of the hill on South School Street.  It’s been several places along the way since its founding in 1898.  Some special history of FBC Boerne right after this.

First Baptist Church of Boerne’s first service was on Sunday, August 14th 1898 when J.M. Mizzell met with 6 ...

Every Sunday on Boerne Radio you can hear the teaching ministry of The Boerne Church of Church from their sanctuary on I-10 behind the Starbucks.  The history of the Boerne Church of Christ right after this.

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The Boerne Church of Christ met for the first time on October 10, 1945, with a series of tent meetings over 10 days. W.S. Boyett did the preaching, and...