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During that first trip to our sister city in May 1996 the decision was taken to sign the documents in Montabaur in the fall of 1997. So the first official visit. from our sistor city took place from September 12th to 22th 1997. The official party was headed by mayor Linda Langerhans, at the same time another group from Fredericksburg was taking part in the celebrations. All the guests were put up in the family homes of members of the German-Texan association.
The descendants of the Comanches, former inhabitants of the Fredericksburg region, were interested in the sister city of Fredericksburg. When touring through Germany in May 1998 they visited Montabaur and presented their impressive dances.
The contacts between Fredericksburg and Montabaur made it possible to realize the visit of the Fredericksburg Children Choral with the "Niederelbert Dorfspatzen" (Village Sparrows). They had a trip around Germany and visited the Westerwald from June 12th to 14th and were guests of the Dorfspatzen and the German-Texan Association. In the fall of 1998 the second party of the German-Texan Association traveled to Texas. Their aim was the west, Big-Bend National Park and, of course, our sister city of Fredericksburg. There we met the Niederelbert Dorfspatzen, who at the same time were on a concert tour through Texas.
So far many private contacts and sincere friendships have been established; a wonderful task of linking peoples for the sister cities of Fredericksburg and Montabaur.

Inge and Gerhard Wick

Translated by Hans-Konrad Sittig