News Release: 1/22/2026
January 22, 2026
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Kerr County Historical Commission – January Meeting
KERRVILLE— Greg Faldyn will speak on the topic: Kerrville Rotary - 100 years of Service to the Kerrville Community. The meeting begins at 12 noon on Monday, January 26 in the Union Church Building at 101 Travis Street in Kerrville. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are welcome.
Greg is a third generation native Houstonian and has lived in Ingram for over three years,. Professionally, he
has worked in the medical employee benefits industry for over thirty-seven years. His pastimes are all things outdoors - hiking and gardening primarily, and he has been a Texas Masters Naturalist for one year. Greg has been a Rotarian for twenty-three years, including president of his former club, West University in Houston. He is the current Foundation Chair of the Kerrville Rotary Club. In February, the Kerrville Rotary Club will be celebrating our 100 years of Service Above Self in our local community.
The Rotary Club of Kerrville was chartered on February 23, 1926, when there were about 3,500 people in Kerrville. Wool and mohair were big business back then, and the early members of the club were names
many locals will recognize. The club started with twenty members, including Sam Thompson, owner of
the Thompson Sanitorium, Louis A. Schreiner, banker and son of Charles Schreiner, and Scott Schreiner,
who managed the mercantile store and grandson of Charles Schreiner. Other charter members included
S. Dick Eastland, Dr. E. Galbraith, John L. Pampell and Hal Peterson. Meetings were at the St. Charles Hotel.
The Kerr County Historical Commission was organized in October 1975 and is a part of Kerr County government operating with residents appointed by the Kerr County Commissioners Court. The work of the commission focuses on preservation of the historical heritage of the county; identifying historical buildings, sites or cemeteries; and recording and explaining information regarding the history of the county.
KERRVILLE— Greg Faldyn will speak on the topic: Kerrville Rotary - 100 years of Service to the Kerrville Community. The meeting begins at 12 noon on Monday, January 26 in the Union Church Building at 101 Travis Street in Kerrville. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are welcome.
Greg is a third generation native Houstonian and has lived in Ingram for over three years,. Professionally, he
has worked in the medical employee benefits industry for over thirty-seven years. His pastimes are all things outdoors - hiking and gardening primarily, and he has been a Texas Masters Naturalist for one year. Greg has been a Rotarian for twenty-three years, including president of his former club, West University in Houston. He is the current Foundation Chair of the Kerrville Rotary Club. In February, the Kerrville Rotary Club will be celebrating our 100 years of Service Above Self in our local community.
The Rotary Club of Kerrville was chartered on February 23, 1926, when there were about 3,500 people in Kerrville. Wool and mohair were big business back then, and the early members of the club were names
many locals will recognize. The club started with twenty members, including Sam Thompson, owner of
the Thompson Sanitorium, Louis A. Schreiner, banker and son of Charles Schreiner, and Scott Schreiner,
who managed the mercantile store and grandson of Charles Schreiner. Other charter members included
S. Dick Eastland, Dr. E. Galbraith, John L. Pampell and Hal Peterson. Meetings were at the St. Charles Hotel.
The Kerr County Historical Commission was organized in October 1975 and is a part of Kerr County government operating with residents appointed by the Kerr County Commissioners Court. The work of the commission focuses on preservation of the historical heritage of the county; identifying historical buildings, sites or cemeteries; and recording and explaining information regarding the history of the county.
