Download or read book The Passing of Gifts written by Judith Carrington; Juanita Herff Dr and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first half of the 19th Century, our forebears arrived in Galveston and walked across to the rolling hills and sweet springs of Central Texas. From those first steps, five generations of women have nurtured land and children just north of Boerne. They are bright, persevering, creative wives, mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. These are their stories.