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Barbara Likan, Austin, is working on an Elisa-
beth Ney project for the Texas Sesquicenten-
nial. She is also responsible for the AAUW
publication, "Women in Early Texas" for the
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
of Texas, 1976.
Mrs. Karen L. Daniel, Houston, is a student
and genealogist, writing her master's thesis
with emphasis on German emigration.
We are included as a reference (#1352) in the
Genealogical Library Journal of the Augustan
Society, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1982). This is a most
interesting publication we can recommend to
our readers seeking annotated bibliography.
We welcome Mrs. Emma Petmecky as a member, not
just because she is an able record keeper for
our new Fredericksburg chapter, but also
because her husband, William Petmecky, wrote
an Easter Fires booklet.
There may be more Bohmfalk members than any
other family . . . Our latest addition is
Viola Bohmfalk Field, Kerrville. Should we
start a little family rivalry to find out
which one can bring us the most members?
Make sure that you are on the mailing list of
Festival Hill, P. 0. Drawer 89, Round Top, TX
78954, so that you won't miss any of the
magnificent programs there! Now in progress
are their "August to April" concerts.
Don't forget to ask you book dealer for German
Artists of Early Texas, which will be available
shortly from Eakin Press. It is by author-
member Marjorie von Rosenberg of Dallas.
Melvin F. Rosenbaum, Houston, wrote a history
of his grandfather who immigrated from Germany
for the Calhoun County Historical Society. It
will be published along with the histories of
other early county residents in The Shifting
Sands of Calhoun County.
We hope Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Fix, 7994 Langen-
argen, West Germany, will be able to come to
our Galveston meeting. His ancestors came toTexas and went back to Germany, which is an
interesting switch. He is very interested in
Texans bearing the name Fix, of course.
New Patron-member Stephen R. Davis, a computer
programmer from Mesquite, writes to us in
flawless German! That's nice!
We received such a nice letter from Elizabeth
Frick, Houston, who always has a terrible time
getting that staple out of our Newsletter. We
apologize for making it so hard to get to us,Elizabeth, but your determination is appre-
ciated! At least we were able to help you
out in finding genealogical help.
If there are any other Volga Germans out
there . . . a new book is available: George
J. Walters, Wir wollen. Deutsche bleiben; the
Story of the Volga Germans, Kansas City:
Halcyon House, 1982. It is a compilation
from many sources, published by Mr. Walter's
brother after his death.
We are delighted to welcome new Patron-
member Erich Wendl, who is Honorary Consul
of the Federal Republic of Germany, Corpus
Christi. We are beginning to have a solid
number of members from Nueces County. and
are very happy to have them join us!
Mrs. Frank J. Spencer (nee Dorothy Brinkoeter)
has kindly sent us a copy of the Life Stor
of Wm. Haverlah, Sr. and Wife Marie Haverlah
Tnee chelling) which she compiled in 1971.
It will be placed in the GTHS repository at
SWTSU library. We receive it with thanks.
Congratulations to:
1) Esther Richter Weaver, who was awarded a
"Twentieth Century Teacher Achievement Award"
from the Pedernales-Fredericksburg Chapter of
the Texas Retired Teachers Association; and
2) Preston C. Kronkosky, who was named
executive director of the Southwest Educa-tional Development Laboratory.
SBegrnder des Kindergartens -
Friedrich Frbbel
SUHL (ADN) - Dem "Vater des Kindergar-
tens" Friedrich Frobel (1782-1852) sind zum 200.
Geburtstag des Padagogen am 21. April zahl-
reiche Gedenkveranstaltungen gewidmet.
In seiner Geburtsstadt Oberweilbach (Bezirk
Suhl) wurde aus diesel AnlaA eiii "Memorial-
Museum" eingerichtet. Hier werden Briefe, Ur-
kunden, die berihmt gewordenen Spielgaben
Kugel, Waze und Warfel, der Erstdruck von
Frobels "Menschenerziehung" und andere Doku-
mente aufbewahrt. Fir die vorgesehenen
UNESCO-Ehrungen in Jena, haben sich Giste
aus aller Welt angesagt. Frbbels Lehren Giber
ein Bildungssystem fur Kinder von drei his
sechs Jahren, mit denen er seiner Zeit weit vor-
aus war, finden heute auch in den etwa 12,200
Kindergarten der DDR Anwendung. Nach der
Eroffnung von Fr6bels erstem Kindergarten in
Bad Blankenburg entstanden sieben ihnliche
Einrichtungen, in denen Qbrigens zundchst
minnliche Kindergdrtner arbeiteten. 1851 wur-
den die FrUbelschen Kindergarten von preul&-
ischen Behbrden als "staatsgefihrdend" go-
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