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Sesquicentennial KeepsakesThere are lots of ways to remember the yearBy SUSAN FLYNT ENGLANDStaff WriterWe’re one month into 1995. And the Sesquicentennial spint is definitely starting to build. Children of the first founders and newcomers alike are walking a little taller, looking around with pnde at thistown in which they live.Many of us may be thinking of buying a little something we can keep to commemorate this year — and Scsquicenten-mal souvenirs can be had to suit every taste These are for everybody, we are all founding families, said Ins Schumann, who coordinated the effort to amass this selection of keepsakes.Ten percent of the proceeds from the sale of Sesquicentennial souvenirs con-tnbutc to the Sesquicentennial fund Any other profits benefit the organization selling the souvenir.Some of the most popular items have been the T-shirts, caps with visors (base-bull style), Cookie Cookbooks and coins. The coins have already sold out and they've rc-ordcrcd, said Schumann,Goepf Jewelers even has available a mount for the coins called a coin bezel. It's a precious metal frame with a rope shaped edge so the coin can be worn us a pendant.T-shirts come in two styles: black with a large Sesquicentennial logo on the front,and white with a picture of the fountain. The caps have an embroidered Scsqui-centenmal logo.The Children's Museum offering is the product of many creative minds. Members of the Children’s Museum, New Braunfels Art League and Scsquiccnten-mal Committee were in on the initial concept of a coloring book, said Susan Williams, museum director.The work books are full of ways kids can put themselves in the picture, said Williams. Children arc asked to find an implement in a picture that docs the same job as another modem tool, she said The bwiks also include word find and crossword puzzles.Available now are drawings from the work book printed on parchment paper, The art for the books and prints was done by Charlotte Lyon of the Children's Museum. The books will be available in MarchThe Cookie Cookbooks arc selling out of their first printing And for good reason. They have a wealth of local lore as well asSee Page 2 for a complete list of Sesquicentennial souvenirs and where to find thempen and ink drawings of New Braunfels by John Turner. “We thought we were being very cautious in having 1,500 of them printed, said Chns Pfefferkom of the Sesquicentennial Souvenir Committee, “We’re just about out of them.**The cookbook has contributions from all over New Braunfels, said Pfefferkom Some arc really old recipes using outdated ingredients like lard and bacon grease, she said.Many recipes include explanatory notes — the notes make interesting reading. Mama Pncsmeyer's Oatmeal Cookies have therapeutic value in the care and handling of whiny grandkids, often effecting an instant and spectacular personality change for the better”One recipe was contributed by an Australian, Michelle Pepper, who was visiting Robert Tays in New Braunfels. A Zimt-stcmnc (Cinnamon Stars) recipe comesall the way from Hattcnheim, Nassau, Germany, via one of the 200 originalfounders of New Braunfels.A hand-crafted senes is among Schumann’s favorite souvenirs, das Klemc Haus The first in the senes is a small painted wood replica of the gazebo, said Schumann. More little houses will follow based on other histonc New Braunfels buildings. “We're hoping it will be an ongoing fund-raiser for historic museums, she said.Plates and mugs are popular collectiblesthese days. The Sesquicentennial versions arc glass with a Sesquicentennial motif etched on each.The Sesquicentennial calendar can be well-used for a year, then become a keepsake to be treasured Full of photographs of histonc New Braunfels buildings, the calendar has the dates of Sesquicenten-mal events marked It could even be used as a Sesquicentennial journal, making it a unique family heirloom Other Sesquicentennial souvenirs available include a Family Descendent Pin, Logo Patch, Note Paper, First Founders book, “A Journey of Faith book, Paperweight, Decals, Plastic Lapel Pins, Cloisonne Pins, Logo I lags and Aprons.IsrsmislliiHit I'nr itwuru im
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung
New Braunfels, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 03, 1995
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