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Tivy High School class of 1944, part 1
A reader suggested I post the photographs of the Tivy senior class of 1944 -- and I thought it was a good idea. I was surprised how many faces I recognized, including the parents of quite a few of my...
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Tivy High School Class of 1944, part 2
A reader suggested I publish the photos of the Tivy senior class of 1944, and I thought it was a good idea. I was surprised how many folks I recognized. Many of the seniors were parents of my...
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The 1947-48 Kerrville Cardinals baseball team
I received this image of the 1947-48 Kerrville Cardinals baseball team from a fellow history sleuth, Robert Puig:Click on image to enlarge1947-48 Kerrville Cardinals, courtesy of Robert PuigHere are...
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Do you remember these?
Parking meter, last used in Kerrville, Texas -- 1980s.These parking meters used to grace the entire downtown area -- even when on-street parking was available in front of our printing shop in the 600...
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Tivy Senior Class of 1945, part 1
I recently posted the Tivy Class of 1944 -- and here's the Seniors from 1945, part 1. The rest of the class will post later. Please feel free to share this with your friends.Click on any image to...
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Tivy Senior Class of 1945, part 2
I recently posted the photos of the Tivy Senior Class of 1944. Here are the Seniors of 1945. I recognize quite a few of these folks. Please feel free to share these with your friends.Click on any...
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An especially interesting artifact
A fellow brought this by the print shop, and I found it interesting. This little carving was found between Kerrville and Fredericksburg in a plowed field. According to its owner, it's been shown to...
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Do you remember the Rialto Theater?
There were once a movie theater in the 600 block of Water Street, and it stood in what is now our parking lot next to the print shop, between our print shop and Grape Juice. The old movie theater was...
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The story of the Cascade Pool in Downtown Kerrville
Cascade Pool, downtown Kerrville, probably mid-1950s, I'm guessingClick on image to enlargeI bet a lot of readers don't know that there once was a pool right in the center of town, the Cascade Pool....
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Early Schools in Kerrville
Tivy School, probably taken in the late 1890s.Though education was important to the earliest settlers of our community, early schools met infrequently and often had gaps in sessions, largely because of...
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The mystery photo of Governor John Connally
Julius Neunhoffer brought this image of Governor Connally by the other day, and it was a little bit of a mystery. With Governor Connally is Neunhoffer's father, Kerr County Judge Julius Neunhoffer,...
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Kerr County courthouse annex under construction
Julius Neunhoffer, whose father was county judge here for so long, shared this photo with me, showing the annex of the current Kerr County courthouse under construction. I'd never seen photos of the...
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The Top 10 most read stories on this website
Sometime on Friday, October 10, 2014, one of the pages of this blog will be opened, and that action will mark the 300,000th page view of this material. (A page view is defined on Wikipedia like this:a...
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Two who gave their lives
The Tivy High School Class of 1964 will be holding its 50th year reunion this year, during the homecoming festivities October 24th. Dianne Meeker DeBarros, a member of that class, sent along...
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50 years of ink and paper
Pat and Joe Herring, Sr., in the early 1960s.On November 10, 1964, my parents, Joe and Pat Herring, opened a printing company in Kerrville, Texas. The little print shop they started on that day is...
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One foot of Kerrville's railroad
A good friend at the City of Kerrville brought by one foot of the railroad rail from part of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad line which served Kerrville until the early 1970s. I am old...
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Rare photo of Francisco Lemos
For any collector, there are always some missing items you'd like to have. I have a lot of "holes" in my collection, but one of those holes was filled this week, thanks to Charlene Stacy and her sharp...
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Water Skiing behind Downtown Kerrville -- mid 1950s
Believe it or not, folks (including my parents) used to water ski in the little lake formed by the dam at Louise Hays park. These photos were taken from the Sidney Baker Street bridge, behind...
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The stories we tell
The last time I was in an airliner, I happened to get a window seat, and I found myself looking down at the towns and cities we passed. Some were just a few buildings at a crossroads; others were...
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Kerrville Folk Festival display at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Carter Blackburn, who grew up here in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School, recently took these photos of a display in Austin at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Carter is the son...
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