Jody Ornelas has just finished another classic car road trip and has now completed driving through all lower 48 states, as well as British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. Continue reading “Jody Ornelas”
Jody Ornelas
Category: The Glimpse
Greg Estes
Greg Estes is the brother to Debbie Estes Drew, son of Tom and Mary Lynn Estes, and grandson of Bev and Ethel Estes and Paul and Lillian Brieden. Continue reading “Greg Estes”
Debbie Estes Drew
Granddaughter of Devine’s Bev and Ethel Estes and Paul and Lillian Brieden, and daughter of Thomas N. Estes (DHS ’64) and Mary Lynn Brieden (DHS ’65), Debbie Estes Drew grew up in a military family and lived all over the world. Continue reading “Debbie Estes Drew”
Keller Park: a place where friendships were begun or renewed
From 1956 to 1994, families from all over Medina County and parts of South Texas gathered for the St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Fourth of July celebration and fundraiser at Keller Park. Continue reading “Keller Park: a place where friendships were begun or renewed”
The Bob Bendele family history
Johann Jacob I. Bendele (son of Franz Joseph Bendele, b 1775, and Cathrine Riedinger, ca. 1776) was born in 1800 in the village of Ste.-Croix-en-Plaine, or Heiligkreuz, in Alsace, ten miles from the west bank of the Rhine. Continue reading “The Bob Bendele family history”
The McAnelly family
Memorial Day reflections
In 1917, life in America was about to change dramatically. Continue reading “Memorial Day reflections”
Judge Joe E. Briscoe: lawyer, judge, philanthropist
Continue reading “Judge Joe E. Briscoe: lawyer, judge, philanthropist”
The Briscoe family of Medina County traces its heritage to William the Conqueror
Many of the Briscoes in America are descended from Robert Brisko, a lineal descendant of the Normans who arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the year 1066. Continue reading “The Briscoe family of Medina County traces its heritage to William the Conqueror”
The descendants of John and Sallie McLemore Redus
“If you have ever walked into Triple C Steakhouse in Devine and wondered about the beautiful mural on the wall, this is a depiction of the original homestead of the Redus family,” says Mary Ruth Allison of the Redus family. Continue reading “The descendants of John and Sallie McLemore Redus”