Podcast Episodes

Billy Dixon's Memories of the Second Battle of Adobe Walls Part 1

Episode 78

With this episode we take a look at the man that made the famous shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls and hear from him about what he remembered. This episode shares his background memories to th…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - June 27, 1874 - The Second Battle of Adobe Walls

Episode 77

In 1874 a group of buffalo hunters were camped about a mile from the site of where representatives of the trading firm of Bent, St. Vrain and Company had established a trading post in the 1840s. 

Ten …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Juneteenth, Opal Lee and the Power of Perseverance

Episode 76

In June 1939 the Flake family, originally from Marshall, Texas bought a house in the 900 block East Annie Street in Fort Worth, Texas. On June 19, 1939, Juneteenth, a mob numbering near 500 destroyed…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - May 31, 1783 The Death of Fernando Veramendi

Episode 75

On May 31, 1783, a band of Mescalero Apaches killed a man named Fernando Veramendi near the presidio of San Juan Bautista in Coahuila. Veramendi and the Veramendi family played an important part in t…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Czech Texans and the National Polka Festival with Payton Matous

Episode 74

Let's go to Polkafest on Memorial Day Weekend!

In this episode Payton Matous joins the podcast to talk about the history and heritage of Czech Texans with a special focus on the National Polka Festiva…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - May 5, 1718 The San Antonio de Bexar Presidio

Episode 73

On May 5, 1718, Martin de Alarcon founded the San Antonio de Bexar Presidio on the west side of the San Antonio River, about a quarter league from the San Antonio de Valero Mission that had been esta…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - May 4, 1847

Episode 72

On May 4, 1847, Pope Pius IX established the Catholic Diocese of Galveston. From 1847 until 1874 the diocese covered all of Texas and parts of modern day Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, and W…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - May 3, 1968 Houston Heart Transplant

Episode 71

On May 3, 1968, a major medical advance occurred at Houston’s St. Luke’s Hospital.

Surgeon Denton Cooley and his associates transplanted the heart donated by a fifteen year old girl to Everett Thomas.…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Lesson 17: Al-Andalus and the Reconquista

Episode 70

In lesson 17 we take a look at al-Andalus, Islamic Spain, and the Reconquista.

The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and recorded by Derrick McClendon. Listen to h…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Daily Dose of Texas History - May 2, 1874 - John B. Jones given command of the Frontier Battalion

Episode 69

On May 2, 1874, Texas Governor Richard Coke, who was originally from Virginia, gave a man named John B. Jones command of the recently created Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers.

John B. Jones is one …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago