NB Reflects
by Sophienburg Museum and Archives
Each episode of NB Reflects is a sample of a Reflections recording. Reflections is a vast collection of oral histories recorded and stored at the Sophienburg Museum and Archives in New Braunfels, Tx.
Podcast episodes
Season 2
S2 Episode 5- the "Jolly Rough Riders"
S2 Episode 5- The first part of this episode includes an interview of Stella Scholl Platz on 7/27/1976 by C. Herb Skoog and Fred Oheim. The second part of this episode includes an interview of Franziska Dittlinger Liebscher on 3/13/1977 by C. Herb Skoog and Fred Oheim. They both talk about the early years of the 20th century. The story that connects them in the brief stop of Theodore Roosevelt in New Braunfels. Both ladies were there for an unannounced train stop of the President. Roosevelt was serenaded, poems were read and his body guards for the day were the "Jolly Rough Riders."
S2 episode #4 "A dancing Yankee horse"
S2 Episode #4- Millie Karbach is interviewed by C. Herb Skoog (with Fred Oheim) on 02/24/1977 for Reflections #0023. She describes part of the arduous journey that her relatives endured to reach New Braunfels and an interesting story about her father and the US Civil War. I am informally calling this one "A dancing Yankee horse."
S2 episode #3 "I'm so nervous, I don't know if I can do this."
Season2 episode #3- Herb Skoog interviewed by Roxolyn Krueger on 8/11/2016 for Reflections #2249. Herb describes his background in radio and how he made his way to New Braunfels. He is the originator of the Reflections programs in 1976 which include more than 1500 oral history recordings (he hosted more than half of them). We lost C. Herb Skoog recently. He was incredibly significant and important to the New Braunfels community. He will be sorely missed. I am calling this one (ironically) "I'm so nervous, I don't know if I can do this."
S2 episode#2 Black History Month “. . . and yet, I say I am not bitter.”
Season 2 #2- Celebrating Black History Month. This episode contains an excerpt from Reflections #14 where Ruth Hunter Harper is interviewed by C. Herb Skoog with Fred Oheim on 8/13/76. I am informally calling this one ". . . and yet, I say I am not bitter.”
Season 2! Episode #1 “Paintin’ curbs while New Braunfels burns”
Season 2! Episode #1 To start off Season #2. C. Herb Skoog interviews Roger Brinkkoeter for Reflections #2224 on 10/22/2015. He talks about the Fire Department of New Braunfels and their taking over the ambulance service. I am informally calling this one- “Paintin’ curbs while New Braunfels burns”