Pioneer Museum

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

Come see us for the Parade of Gardens next Monday, June 8th. The Hill Country Master Gardeners help keep Gardens around the Pioneer Museum grounds beautiful, year-round.

05/25/2026

Time for ! Every Monday we post an image that we need YOUR help in identifying. Comment below or email us at [email protected]. Thank you for helping us preserve history!

📷May 28, 1970. Zion Lutheran Church pastor and confirmands.

05/22/2026

The Pioneer Museum and Vereins Kirche Museum will be open for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Come share our story!

05/18/2026

We didn't want this day to go by without recognizing . Museums like the Pioneer and Vereins Kirche, play an important role in preserving and sharing the history of Fredericksburg. From collecting objects and conducting research to holding special programs and welcoming guests six days a week, the Gillespie County Historical Society works to provide an important link to the past and ensure stories aren't forgotten in the future.

Thank you for your continued support! To learn more about the Gillespie County Historical Society and its mission, please visit: pioneermuseum.org.

05/18/2026

Time for ! Every Monday we post an image that we need YOUR help in identifying. Comment below or email us at [email protected]. Thank you for helping us preserve history!

📷: 1958 Boening Implement Company Little League team

05/11/2026

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📷Large group of people gathered at front steps of the Vereins Kirche (Memorial Museum / U. S. Post Office) for group portrait celebrating 90th Fredericksburg anniversary. Some of the people identified are, left to right (first row) unidentified, Reverend Koerner (pastor-Holy Ghost Lutheran Church),Mrs. Koerner (Holy Ghost), Alma Pfeiffer(Mrs. Herbert), Dr. Herbert Pfeiffer, Lena Lewis (Harper) between # 5 and 7, Robert Klingelhoefer, Mrs. Robert Klingelhoefer, unidentified; (second row) -Koerner (son of Rev. Koerner), unidentified, unidentified, Anna (Mrs. Emil) Hahne, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Annie (Mrs. Robert) Blum, Mrs. Walter Schaefer, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, H. Meier, unidentified, B. L. Enderle; (third row) Alma (Mrs. Edgar) Mosel, Elsie Lochte, unidentified, Julia Estill, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Dr. Victor Keidel, Walter Ottmers. unidentified.

Other names given for people in photograph are Henry Meier, Adolph Stahl, Mrs. Herman Hahn, Wm Arhelger, Mrs. Felix Maier, Felix Maier, Evan Striegler, Mrs. Evan Striegler.

05/08/2026

Today is Founders Day in Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg was founded by John O. Meusebach on May 8, 1846 when he made a peace treaty with the Comanche Indians, a treaty that has never been broken.

The Gillespie County Historical Society has the distinct honor of sharing this story and the stories of the early pioneers every day at the Pioneer and Vereins Kirche Museums. We hope you take the time to learn these stories and more!

📷A group of Meusebach descendants at a Founders Day wreath laying in the 1980s.

05/07/2026

to Fredericksburg's Centennial Anniversary in May 1946. Pictured is Quanah Parker's son, Chief Baldwin Parker, and his tribe camping on the Courthouse Square for the celebration.

Fredericksburg will celebrate its 180th anniversary in May 2026.

05/04/2026

Time for ! Every Monday we post an image that we need YOUR help in identifying. Comment below or email us at [email protected]. Thank you for helping us preserve history!

📷Winners of an Ice House Drawing in either 1967 or 1968. Left to right: unidentified, unidentified, Joy Kothmann, unidentified, Barbara Maurer, unidentified, unidentified, Jack Lawrence.