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< p class = "subtitle" > Preserving German-Texan stories • Curating local art • New Braunfels, Texas< / p >
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< p > Our roots run deep in the Comal River soil. The same care we give to historic districts and youth exhibitions will shape how future communities remember where they came from.< / p >
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< h2 > Archives & Collections< / h2 >
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< h3 > Comal Floodline Predictor < span class = "tool-badge" style = "background: #2a5a7a;" > TOOL v1< / span > < / h3 >
< p > Input upstream rainfall and hours since peak inflow; output the exact moment the water touches the elders' benches. Grounded in USGS Station 08235500 and the 1935 flood memoirs.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/comal-flood-predictor.html" style = "color: #2a5a7a; font-weight: bold;" > Predict the Rise →< / a >
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< h3 > Elder Bench Protocol < span class = "tool-badge" style = "background: #8b7355;" > BLUEPRINT< / span > < / h3 >
< p > The physical covenant: raising the Sophienburg bench to meet the memory. Exact dimensions, hydrologic constants, and the algorithm that saves the seat.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/elder-bench-protocol.html" style = "color: #8b7355; font-weight: bold;" > View the Blueprint →< / a >
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< h3 > River Maps < span class = "tool-badge" > MAP< / span > < / h3 >
< p > Cypress trees, elder ledgers, and the water that feeds our orchards. The physical geography of our memory.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/comal-heritage-map.html" > Explore the Map →< / a >
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< h3 > Elder Stories< / h3 >
< p > Voice recordings from Sophia Gable, Hans Weber, and the women who baked bread before dawn. Their words, preserved.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/elder-ledger.html" > Listen to the Voices →< / a >
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< h3 > First Slips< / h3 >
< p > The mistakes that built us. Budget ledgers lost, recipes improvised, bridges built with trembling hands.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/first-slip.html" > Read the Stumbles →< / a >
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< h3 > Golden Seam at Comal< / h3 >
< p > Thirteen oaths, thirteen scars, and the copper wire that runs through the riverbed. Our kintsugi, sung aloud.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/golden-seam-comal.html" > Witness the Seam →< / a >
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< h3 > Youth Bridges< / h3 >
< p > Kiefer light meeting elder carvings. The next generation learning to hold the torch without burning their fingers.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/youth-art-bridges.html" > Meet the Artists →< / a >
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< h3 > Cobbler Archive< / h3 >
< p > Frau Greta's recipe, the rosemary from behind the museum, and the seventeen-minute cooling rule. Edible history.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/cobbler-archive.html" > Taste the Memory →< / a >
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< h3 > Rosemary Cobbler Calculator < span class = "tool-badge" > NEW TOOL< / span > < / h3 >
< p > Precision baking for Comal Valley humidity. Input peach mass, ambient conditions, rosemary count—output perfect crust specifications. Grounded in Wikidata Q574612 & Q122679.< / p >
< br > < a href = "/cobbler-calculator.html" style = "color: #d4af37; font-weight: bold;" > Launch Calculator →< / a >
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< h2 > Next Gathering< / h2 >
< p > < strong > Intergenerational Bridge Workshop:< / strong > Kiefer-inspired printmaking with local elders.< br > October 12 • 2– < / p >
< p > < a href = "#" > Sign your name on the ledger →< / a > < / p >
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< h2 > Signature< / h2 >
< p > Rosemary peach cobbler shared after every workshop. One table, many stories.< / p >
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