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  1. Sophienburg Museum, New Braunfels to host "Vanished: German-American Civilian Internment, 1941-48," 1/7-23. Details @ www.TRACES.org
  2. Die Deutsche Weihnachtsfeier (German Xmas candlelight celebration) free/open to the public, 5:30pm, Sunday, 12/13, Parker Chapel, Trinity U.
  3. Today in SA history, 12/5/59: City Council wants no part of conservation of Navarro House; pedestrian mall proposed for Alamo Plaza.
  4. Los Bexareños Genealogy Society, 9:30am 12/5, auditorium, SA Public Library, 600 Soledad. Topic: Hispanic Genealogy and Manifest Destiny.
  5. Today in SA history, 12/1/1929: Texas leads the nation with 114 deaths associated with Prohibition lawbreaking. Runnerup: Georgia, with 105.
  6. Hotel hits century mark: http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/2009/12/gunter-turns-100-villita-build.html
  7. Note to DRT: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Critical_DRT_members_ousted.html
  8. Soc. for Preservation of Historic Fort Sam Houston, 11:30am, 11/19, Stilwell House, secrets of its past to be revealed by former resident.
  9. Documentary on historic River Walk, PASEO Del ARTE: Expanding the San Antonio River Walk @ 9pm, KLRN 9.1, 11/10 & 8pm, 11/12 on KLRN 9.2.
  10. RT @StMarysU 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn more about what happened and what has changed http://ow.ly/AIM4
  11. Sunday's column, 11/8: Case of the missing hospital (hint -- it involves 'the only man in San Antonio who (wore) a cape)
  12. RT @TexanCultures Nov. 7 - Family Day at Tusks! Representatives from UTSA Ctr for Archaeological Research available to talk about their work
  13. Close Assault 1944 living-history program, TX Military Forces Museum, Austin; 11am, 2 pm, 11/7-8, free: www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org
  14. Helotes Historical Soc. to host author Joaquin Jackson, retired TX Ranger, 7pm 11/10, 1st Baptist Church, 14889 Old Bandera Road, Helotes.
  15. Online exhibit of 19th-century photos, British Library, http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/pointsofview/index.html, starts with 1839.
  16. Sunday's column, Nov. 1: Grave matters about local pauper burials of the past; one of things we do a whole lot better now than then...
  17. Drawing for 2 1940s/'50s quilts @ Helotes Historical Soc. booth, Helotes 1st Sat. Marketplace, 10am-5pm, 11/7, tickets are $1 or 6 for $5.
  18. Today in SA history, 10/23/59: Hilton Hotel busy; 6th Chrysanthemum Ball benefits 6 charities; George Jessel coming for Israel bonds dinner.
  19. Next Sunday's column, 10/25: Downtown street name; why so sad? Depressed cooks theory debunked...
  20. See original plans of Fort Sam Gift Chapel at DRT Library blog, http://bit.ly/10Lmaz