Post dateJuly 21, 2014 Trail of Tears (with documentary) History does not happen in isolation. What happens “there” affects what happens “here”. That’s...
Post dateJuly 18, 2014 Fort Concho (history video) Sometimes towns sprang up near the protection of a Texas frontier fort. Fort Concho,...
Post dateJuly 14, 2014 Fort Phantom Hill (video presentation) There is a haunting quality about the old Texas forts. Sentinels of the frontier, they...
Post dateJuly 11, 2014 Fathers of Texas (video) – Part 3 Last installment of A&E’s Wild West documentary on Moses and Stephen F. Austin, the...
Post dateJuly 9, 2014 Fathers of Texas (video) – Part 2 Singer and songwriter Kenny Rogers continues his narrative of Moses and Stephen F. Austin,...
Post dateJuly 7, 2014 Fathers of Texas (video) – Part 1 This week I’m featuring a very nice documentary I ran across recently. I’ll run...
Post dateJune 30, 2014 Coronado (video) Another important Texas explorer was Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. Coronado came to Texas before...
Post dateJune 13, 2014 REAL Buried Treasure There’s an estimated total of $340 million buried at some 229 sites across the state...
Post dateJune 12, 2014 Texas Rock Art We’re not talking about music here, but Native American Rock Art at sites such...
Post dateJune 6, 2014 Echoes of History In teaching, it is important to appeal to ALL the senses: sight, sound, smell,...