BAHPS
Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society
Category: Museum Highlight
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Quilting Day
Scenes from today at the Kuhlmann-King with the Cibolo Creek Quilters Guild. We are back open on April 10th with music and fun and chicken poop bingo! Our hours are always noon to 3 PM.
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Vintage Quilt
A baby’s quilt from the museum’s collection will be on display along with many other vibrant quilts in all 3 of our buildings. Agnes Evelyn Cole was born on February 17th, 1898. Visit us and our March exhibit, The Art of Quilt Making, this Saturday, March 13th, and March 27th from noon to 3 PM.
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Curington Field Trip
This is why we work hard to preserve Boerne history! We were delighted to have a 2nd Boerne ISD Elementary, Curington, tour the Kuhlmann King yesterday. We give educational tours to any and all student or youth groups upon request. Contact us for more information.
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Herff Field Trip
We had a blast with the third grade students from Herff Elementary today! The students were enthusiastic learners of Boerne history. We give educational tours to any and all student or youth groups upon request. Contact us for more information.
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Graham Building History
The path that our Graham Building took to get to us.
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The Kuhlmann Car
William Kuhlmann immigrated from Germany to Boerne in the early 1880’s. He built what is now known as the Kuhlmann-King house in the hopes to convince his childhood sweetheart to join him, and it worked! They lived together in the house for only a short time before the untimely and tragic death of his beloved
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Bathing in the 1880’s
Taking a bath or shower today is no big deal, but back in the 1880’s it required planning and muscle. Tubs during this time were metal, anchored in a coffin-like box. Tubs were located in the kitchen to be close to the source of hot water, the wood stove. Water would have to be carried
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A Note From The Past
Here’s a sweet note written by Joseph Dienger back in 1881. He is one of the subjects of our Boerne ghost stories event. He was a hardworking business man in his day but seemingly hasn’t been able to hang up his hat just yet.
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The Ebensberger Mortuary Exhibit
Did you know that the Ebensberger (now Ebensberger-Fisher) Funeral Home is the oldest, continuous business in Boerne? Our display (graciously donated by the Ebensberger family) is currently being revamped. In the meantime here’s some interesting facts on the history of funeral homes and the role of the mortician. Until the mid-1800s, families took care of
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Early Technology Up Close
X-ray technology may seem futuristic but its origins date back to 1895. German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered it by passing high voltage electricity through vacuum tubes which produced small amounts of X-Rays. The Gundelach style tube (pictured below) manufactured in the 1910’s made numerous improvements to the tubes, mainly in the durability and efficiency of
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