Hello!, I have been trying to identify a journal that I heard referred to on a radio program some time ago. It was one of those that was identified early in the program before I realized how interesting the story was! It was said to be a journal of a trader who set up in the Sachse area to barter with the local Indians and migrating tribes which traveled through the area. There was mention of Indian attacks upon the outpost. Can you shed any light on the author of this journal and whether copies of the text are available? Thank you, Tom Sherrill/Rowlett.

Today I talked to Joe Stone, and he was reminiscing about one of the best annual meetings of the Sachse Historical Society. This was during the time the historical society was sponsoring Texas History essays. Back then, the annual meetings enjoyed a much larger turnout than now -- around 30-40, currently -- but most of them were kids, and the parents who came to hear them.

One year a boy persuaded his grandfather to come all the way from Germany to hear him his Texas History essay at the Sachse Historical Society annual meeting. The man got up and spoke to the group, and Joe said his English was difficult to understand, but it was a thrilling moment -- that the boy got his grandfather to come all that way for him.

Hello, Barbara,

Yes, the Sachse name of our organization does indeed come from Germany. William Sachse, for whom the city of Sachse is named, was born in Prussia in 1820 and came to America in 1840. The Sachse Historical Society has unfortunately very little information on him prior to coming to America. I understand his father owned a hotel.

Thank you for visiting our website. The page on William Sachse describes some; the "tour brochure" listed on the sidebar under Museum Hours describes a little more, but we have not put everything up that we have (due to volunteer time constraints!).

I am not the genealogy expert in our group, but perhaps could direct you to someone who knows more, if you would like to know more. Oh! Also, on our Memoriam page, one if William Sachse's descendants was Annie Laura Barger Skinner, perhaps indicating that Laura was a family name, like your great grandmother.

Karen Reed, president
Sachse Historical Society

Hello Karen,

Thank you for the info, it makes me all the more interested, that is must be it must be just coincidental, my great grand mother also run a business after her husband was paralyzed after lifting a beer barrel ,she took over the running of the hotel and butcher shop,and also nursing her husband for twenty years.
I was very lucky to have known her, I was 12 years of age, when she died in her late ninety's,she was a women well ahead of her time, she apparently told my parents when I was born and she saw me,that I will have a mind of my own, she was quiet right about that and I was reminded about that very often over the years how right she was.
The hotel and the the butcher shop was in a little town called Cunersdorf /Zwickau in Sachsen[ Saxony] I have some papers that I will go and have read of , I just have remember the German Gothic writing.
There are quiet a few documents on mums side of the family going back to 1810 or there abouts, and I will also scan the pictures, that I have from Laura Sachse and her husband and children.
If you think any one would be interested in being in contact with me that would be nice.
I am busy for a couple of days but than I will get into those documents.

kind regards
Barbara