Beginning in the 1840s, the name Blucher became identified, in some ways synonymous, with Corpus Christi and its history. A pioneer German American family, the Bluchers made numerous contributions to the city's development, culture and urban environs over four generations. They were especially remarkable in the land surveying profession starting from the first decade of the city's origins until the present.

This interactive exhibit gives a composite history of the Blucher family beginning with the family's patriarch, Felix von Blucher, through the endowment of the Conrad Blucher estate to Texas A&I University (later Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) to establish the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science.

The exhibit includes curated selections from Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Interactive elements are available via provided QR codes and include supplemental context and excerpts from Blucher: A Family, a Legacy, and a Research Resource at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, written and orated by Dr. Thomas H. Kreneck, Archivist and former Director of Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Please click below for exhibit audio orated by Dr. Thomas H. Kreneck, Archivist and former Director of Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Please click the QR code below for the full text of Blucher: A Family, a Legacy, and a Research Resource at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi written by Dr. Thomas H. Kreneck, Archivist and former Director of Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.