Louis (Ludwig) Martin, came to Fredericksburg with the original German settlers. Then in 1853 he moved to a hill just north of the Llano River, 30 miles to the northwest in what would become Mason County. His mother and daughter shared the name Hedwig, and in their honor Louis named his new home Hedwig’s Hill.
A branch of the Pinta Trail crossed the Llano River at Hedwig’s Hill.
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Two years ago, when a surge of women and children were coming into Texas seeking asylum from out-of-control gang violence in their Central American homelands, we were asked to help the caregivers who were helping the refugees after Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) had processed them.
The refugees were arriving with little but the clothes they had been wearing for weeks on their one- to two-thousand-mile journeys.
Johnson City’s Living Nativity Pageant has closed for the season after 20 performances at the First United Methodist Church.
Cold, wet weather kept attendance down, despite the steel roof over both audience and performers. Still, the show staff estimates almost 1,200 people braved the drizzle to watch the light-and-sound portrayal of the first Christmas.
“We always wish we could have shown more people our story of the birth of the Christ child,” said Pastor Lee Romero, “but we know that ...
The 47th Annual LBJ Tree Lighting will be held on Sunday, Dec. 18th, 2016 at 6 p.m., at Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site. This tradition was started 47 years ago in the Hill Country community by President and Mrs. Johnson. This is a memorable family evening for all to experience the heritage of the Texas Hill Country and continue the legacy of Lyndon B.
FREDERICKSBURG—On this Day of Prayer, the Day the Bible says, “God rested,” Americans did not have time to pray, and the Japanese did not rest.
It was tragic beyond comprehension. It was a horrific shock. The U.S.S. Arizona, Oklahoma, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Tennessee: names of these states and others were on ships and lined up on an island that would become—but was not yet—a state, itself.
The work day to set up pens, clean the show barn and make other additional preparations for the upcoming 2017 Blanco County Youth Show is scheduled for SATURDAY DECEMBER 10, 2016 AT 8AM until 1PM at the Blanco County Livestock Show Barn in Johnson City. ALL PARENTS OF EXHIBITORS, 4-H & FFA MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO COME AND HELP GET THE BARN READY FOR THE 2017 SHOW.
JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS – Due to the continuing threat of inclement weather forecasted for December 3, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will postpone “Christmas Through the Years in LBJ Country” until Saturday, December 10. Gather the family and come out to the park to celebrate this special holiday event in Johnson City, Texas.
A couple of hundred of your friends and neighbors filled the Activity Building of the First United Methodist Church again this year for the annual Free Community Thanksgiving Potluck Feast.
Some came as singles or couples, some as families or groups of friends, and there were several extended families who brought their out-of-towners rather than spend all day cooking for them.
The turkeys were prepared by some of the best cooks in town, including some smoked by Ronnie’s and Whittington’s, a ...
For forty-one years the volunteer members of Blanco County Community Choir have been bringing outstanding Christmas music to the communities in Blanco County. This year the concerts will be held in Johnson City at Community Church of the Hills on Friday, December 2 at 8:00 and in Blanco at the Baptist Church on Sunday, December 4 at 7:00.
The choir members range in age from Middle School to senior citizens.
