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SERBIN, TEXAS
THE WENDS IN TEXAS Page 10

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Bell of the Wends
The original bell the Wends brought from home
Photo by John Troesser
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The bronze bell brought from Germany is now on the campus of Concordia University in Austin. Concordia's main building is Kilian Hall.

The Wendish Church is the site for the Annual Wendish Fest held the last Sunday in September.

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mail box and church buses
A Mailbox in Serbin
Photo by John Troesser

Serbin, Texas: Wends in Texas, Page 1

The information for this feature comes primarily from the well-researched book: THE WENDISH TEXANS by Sylvia Ann Grinder. This small (120 page) volume is in The Texians and the Texans Series published by the Institute of Texas Cultures in San Antonio.

Texas Wendish Heritage Museum website:
http://wendish.concordia.edu/#

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