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"We're Famous!" They are descendents of the original Timmerman Family
that settled in Geronimo area, but they only partially rely on that for
their notoriety. Unique in their own right, none of them ever married,
and they all began dressing alike when they went out in public and for
social gatherings. They have been featured in such magazines as Texas
Monthly and Life, and have made it into newspapers across the
state, including the Houston Cronicle.
Of the seven, two are still living, Meta and Wanda. Meta is the quiet one and is content to sit back and listen while Wanda shares her stories with anyone who is willing to listen. They claim fame for the many contributions they and their family have made to both the Geronimo and Seguin communities. They owned and operated a flower shop from their home until all of them had past retirement age. Church was always a major part of their life. They were not only seen at every service and function, but they contributed their artistic skills to decorate and singing skills in the choir. They proved their love for children by teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. In the community, they boosted the spirit of the Seguin Matadors and Navarro Panthers by showing up and cheering at games of every sport, and often feeding the football players complete meals. During the Christmas season, they would spend many hours, if not days, constructing a display under a large Christmas tree in their home depicting the earliest settlers who were part of the German immigration into the area. The sisters would then welcome into their home visitors, both locally and from afar, individuals and groups, to view the display and listen to the retelling of the beloved stories they had heard growing up, and shared so many times in an effort to keep the local history alive. Go To Top During the early 1900's, the Timmerman family constructed and operated a park complete with a swimming pool beside Geronimo Creek in the pasture area just east and south of where their home still lies today. (pictured below right) July 11, 1919, the Guadalupe Gazette, Seguin, Texas, reported to have the first "social whirl" bathing party at the Timmerman's park near Geronimo. The swimming pool was basically spring fed, but a well was built to help fill it up. It was located across the road and south east of their home. Across the road to the north of the pool and east of their home was a fish pond and fountain which lied in the center of a compass rose (below left) made from concrete somewhat like a sidewalk. The pool was closed only
a short time after it opened due to some type of epidemic outbreak.
However, for many years later, the park was used for church picnics and
Easter egg hunts. I can even remember hunting easter eggs down
there with my friends when I was small. We would ride "for a long
time" on the "Bunny Bus" from the church until we finally reached "Bunny
Land."C. Bading, V. Mueck, B. Neumann
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