Ep 109: Alamo Defenders- Dr. Amos Pollard
Dr. Amos Pollard was a Massachusetts yankee seeking a new start and prosperity in Texas. He dared the Mexican...
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Ep. 108: Alamo Defenders- Toribio Losoya
The Alamo defenders were heroes, but not everyone gets top billing. Hear the stories of some of the defenders...
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Ep. 107: Texans You Should Know- Anna Mebus Martin
She arrived from Germany with very little, not even speaking English. She braved indian attacks, frontier outlaws and a...
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Ep. 106: A Lea Family Tragedy
The Lea family were patriots. Father Albert Lea was born in Tennessee and served in the Army after graduating...
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EP. 105: The Indian Trial Part 3: The Trial
The trial of the century would be held in the old sandstone courthouse in Jacksboro. Finally, justice would be...
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BONUS EPISODE: Villa de Austin
The Texas Historical Commission is creating the opportunity to step back in time and visit the capital of Austin’s...
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Ep. 105 The Indian Trial Part 2: The Raid
General Sherman toured northern Texas to see just how bad the Indian raiding was. He had his doubts. What...
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EP. 105: The Indian Trial Part 1: People, Places, and Policy
The western frontier of Texas moved backwards during the Civil War. Indian raids pushed the settlers toward safer ground....
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Ep. 104: The Great Pearl Rush
Freshwater pearls have always been valuable finds, but one man found one in 1909 that was said to be...
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EP. 103: A Fair Likeness?
In the early 1920’s, the City of Houston was building what would come to be known as Hermann Park....
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BONUS EPISODE: The Juneteenth Legacy Project with Sam Collins III
Galveston native Sam Collins III had a vision to bring Texas history and the Juneteenth story to its home...
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Ep. 102: Juneteenth and the Celebration of Freedom
On June 19, 1865, union general Gordon Granger landed in Galveston and issued some general orders. His General Order...
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Ep. 101: The San Jacinto Battle Flag
The victorious Texians only carried one flag into the Battle of San Jacinto. It was a gift from the...
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EP. 100: The San Jacinto Monument(s)
The San Jacinto monument stands 567 feet over a battleground upon which a ragtag army changed the trajectory of...
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Ep. 99: A Letter From Goliad
On March 27, 1836, several hundred Texian soldiers were brutally murdered on the orders of Santa Anna. One of...
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Ep. 98: Writing Texas History with James L. Haley
James L. Haley is one of Texas’ finest writers. He has written a preeminent biography of Sam Houston, an...
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Ep. 97: Victory or Death-The Travis Letter
From February 23, 1836 through its fall on March 6, the Mexican army lay siege to the Alamo. William...
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EP. 96: The All-Woman Supreme Court
In 1925, there were only a few women lawyers in Texas. But women still couldn’t serve as jurors and...
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EP. 95: Texas Towns: Welcome to Provident City!
In the early 20th century, Texas had room to grow. Like the empresarios of the early 1800’s, real estate...
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EP. 94: The Texas Rangers–East Texas Troubles
San Augustine had a crime problem in the 1930’s. A semi-organized gang was preying on the black community and...
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