All open houses and events on our calendar are open to the public.
We invite and welcome you to visit our schools during their open houses and learn more about the German history of the one-room schools in and around Fredericksburg. While you are in the area, stay at one of the local Bed and Breakfasts and visit our Trip Planner page for other historic sites and stores in and around Fredericksburg.
Special Activity Theme: "Easter in Pioneer Days".
Special Activity Theme: "Hands-on Flower Pressing and Texas Wildflower Identification". You may bring your own flower for the press. A limited number of flowers will be available if you do not have one. Library books and native plant posters will be on display and usable for flower/plant identification. Early country school science class studies included flowers and plants, and students made a flower album or herbarium using pressed flowers. Students drew the flowers, labeled the parts, and wrote a brief paragraph of facts about each flower or plant. Saturday's visitors may view an original student Botany/Biology Notebook made by former Gillespie County student, Kermit Clarence Striegler, circa 1924.
Plates available in Drive Thru ONLY at 10:30 a.m. (until sold out)
$12 (includes a choice of chicken or pork barbecue with all the trimmings)
American Legion Hall
726 S Washington St / S US Hwy 87
Fredericksburg, Texas
(Click here for directions to American Legion Post No. 244.)
*Prize Drawing Tickets available $2 each or $10 for 6*
There will be many wonderful items to win.
Click here for a complete listing of the many wonderful items to win.![]()
We thank you for your support. Proceeds to fund improvement and restoration of the twelve Historic Schools.
$12 (includes a choice of chicken or pork barbecue with all the trimmings)
726 S Washington St / S US Hwy 87
Fredericksburg, Texas
(Click here for directions to American Legion Post No. 244.)
*Prize Drawing Tickets available $2 each or $10 for 6*
There will be many wonderful items to win.
Click here for a complete listing of the many wonderful items to win.
We thank you for your support. Proceeds to fund improvement and restoration of the twelve Historic Schools.
Special Activity Theme: "The Students of Grapetown". Former students have been researched and obituaries have been collected. Information gathered from Ancestry, Find a Grave, newspapers, etc. will be available for viewing. Family Trees have been compiled to show relationships between former students, usually siblings and cousins! It may spark an interest in researching one's own ancestry! Forms to start your own Family Tree will be available.
Special Activity Theme: Visit the former rural school built in 1855 and added onto in 1881 and 1905 along with the 1860's teacherage.
Special Activity Theme: "Vintage Table Cloths and Table Settings".
Special Activity Theme: Tour both the 1883 and 1926 schoolhouses.
4 p.m.: Live auction fundraiser featuring homemade arts and crafts and goodies starts.
7 p.m. BBQ meal of pork and chicken is available by donation.
4 p.m.: Live auction fundraiser featuring homemade arts and crafts and goodies starts.
7 p.m. BBQ meal of pork and chicken is available by donation.
Special Activity Theme: "Olde Time Christmas" - Visitors are asked to bring non-perishable items for the Fredericksburg Food Pantry. And a gift will be given to each visitor.
Special Activity Theme: Come visit the former school and teacherage and enjoy the special activity theme learning from docents about favorite old-time recipes with mini-cooking and preparation demonstrations, viewing a butter churn, milk separator, and sausage maker, and tasting samples.
Special Activity Theme: "Local Artist Ruby Lee Clark's Art Exhibit".
Special Activity Theme: "Old Fashioned BBQ Fundamentals": along with the annual chicken meal benefit.
Every 4th Sunday of September, we celebrate our Homecoming Worship Service and Covered Dish Meal.