Summer 2026 – Volume 15
4th of July Parade: Started in 1991 by a group of community-minded friends, this small-town patriotic parade has grown over the years and many people love it. ← Back to Chalkboard Notes
Spring 2026 – Volume 15
Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, Inc., is rekindling the telling of that chapter in local history with the presentation of the Easter Fires of Fredericksburg Pageant. ← Back to Chalkboard Notes
Winter 2026 – Volume 15
After Christmas, Germans observe Zweite Weihnachten, the 2nd Christmas Day. It’s a quiet day for rest, reflection, family, and leftovers. ← Back to Chalkboard Notes
Fall 2025 – Volume 14
On August 1, FOGCCS presented the program, “Treasure of Gillespie County Country School Trail,” for the Pioneer Museum’s First Friday weekend. ← Back to Chalkboard Notes
Treasures of Gillespie County Country Schools
Join us for a special First Friday Public Program presented by the Pioneer Museum as we take a deep dive into the history of our Gillespie County Country Schools. Time: 1:18:59 ← Back to YouTube Videos
Summer 2025 – Volume 14
FOGCCS has always worked closely with the Pioneer Museum. All our schools furnish docents for the White Oak School’s spring break activities at the museum and participate in many of its events. ← Back to Chalkboard Notes
Saving Our One-Room Country Schools
A brief overview of the importance of country schools in the history of public education. It also highlights what civic groups across the country are doing to save some of the remaining schools as museums and community centers. The restoration and reservation efforts are amazing! Time: 30:17 ← Back to
Spring 2025 – Volume 14
Donations of early schoolbooks and teaching items were received and added to our archival inventory.
Winter 2025 – Volume 14
Books and historical country schools share the quest for learning and reading the written word.
Education in 19th-20th Century
A look back at how rural students in Gillespie County learned in one-room schoolhouses during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Source: Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, pp. 78-79 Date: October 1, 2024 Visitors enjoy a hands-on educational display highlighting early rural school life in Gillespie County. Hill Country students of