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Texas
Ghost Town
SERBIN,
TEXAS
Lee County, Central
Texas S
FM 448
7 miles S of Giddings
9 miles N of Winchester
42
miles W of Brenham
18 miles
NE of Smithville
61
miles E of Austin via US 290
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Serbin is now a dispersed community.
Since the only history of Serbin
revolves around the Wends -
we include an informal history in the following
article
A
look at Texas' most unique immigrant group:
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THE
WENDS IN TEXAS
Life is Hard - and Then You're Assimilated
The Brides
Wore Black
by Raoul Hashimoto
"One of the more unusual customs
the Wends had was brides being married in black wedding dresses. This was to symbolize
the hardships the bride was about to suffer." |
| Tree
and it's shadow
Photo by John Troesser, 2001 |
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Here's
an inspirational tale for you. If you're not in the mood for an inspirational
tale - then here's an unequaled tale of hardship. Everyone enjoys those.
This is the story of the Wends - an immigrant group that redefines the word
endurance. It's no mystery that they have nearly disappeared - the mystery is
how they ever survived the hardships of their first few years.
Background:
The Wends or Sorbs
(as they were then called in Europe) came from the land immediately South of
Berlin where the countries of Poland, Germany and (the former)
Czechoslovakia came together. Serbin simply means "Place of the Serbs".
Sorb is the old-world spelling of Serb.
Their separate language,
customs and the fact that they were primarily farmers without representation left
them at the mercy of the Prussians. The Prussians weren't at all interested
in the welfare of the Wends. For all the Prussians cared - the Wends could sail
off to Australia or Texas. Which was exactly what they did.
The
Migration to Texas:
Nothing went smoothly for the Wends. .....
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