When Friedrich “Fritz” Holekamp and his young wife, Betty, left Germany in 1844, Kendall County did not exist. Boerne had not been founded, Comfort had not been surveyed, and Sisterdale was still several years in the future. Yet the Holekamp family would eventually become woven into the history of all three communities. Their story is … Read more
History is often measured by battles won, elections decided, or fortunes accumulated. Yet sometimes history is made quietly, in places so small they scarcely appear on a map. Sisterdale, nestled among the limestone hills of western Kendall County, is one of those places. Today, motorists pass through this peaceful Hill Country community without realizing that, … Read more
There are men whose names end up etched into stone, and there are men whose work becomes so foundational that no one remembers who laid it in the first place. William “Bill” Whitworth belongs firmly in the latter group. His life does not read like a résumé. It reads like a ledger. Work done. Responsibility … Read more
The most important people in my life are not on billboards or TV. The most important and influential people in my life are not famous. They are not world leaders or politicians. The most important and influential people in my life, I run into and meet every day. They are the ones who are walking … Read more