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Old 12-28-2010, 11:39 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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My family got this for me for Christmas...

Helotes (Images of America Series)



It was autographed by the author, and I am having a hard time putting it down!

It is an excellent pictorial history of the town, half of the images in it have never been published before. It's nice to see the faces of the early pioneers whose names are so well-known in this area (Braun, Marnoch, Wurzbach, Treviño, Gugger, Mueller, etc.; many of which are buried in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery). It is also amazing to see how the town has built up over the years. The beautiful Our Lady of the Guadalupe Catholic Church was pretty small back in the 1940s, compared to today. And of course there are chapters dedicated to the John T. Floore Country Store and Cornyval!

Overall, it's an excellent read for anyone interested in this city's history. Cynthia Leal Massey, the author, did an outstanding job in both her research and the writing!

Cheers! M2
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Old 12-28-2010, 12:17 PM
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
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Did your family get this at a special store? I'd love to have a copy!
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Old 12-28-2010, 12:45 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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She got it at Barnes & Nobles at La Cantera, but I did see it for sale in one of the shops in Old Town.

Cheers! M2
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Old 12-29-2010, 07:05 AM
 
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And I saw it at Costco a few weeks ago. I think there's one about Boerne as well.
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Old 03-05-2011, 04:21 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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And I saw it at Costco a few weeks ago. I think there's one about Boerne as well.
You're right, there is one about Boerne! I'll have to find it as well, but I'd rather get it in Boerne than order it from Amazon!

Cheers! M2
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Old 03-05-2011, 11:28 PM
 
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The one on Fredericksburg and the small town of Mason is awesome. Gene Autry apparently spent a lot of time in the hill country back in the day!
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