Siege of the Alamo - Day 12 - A Line in the Sand
Did Travis draw a line in the sand? Does it matter?
Siege of the Alamo - Day Three - Santa Anna Closes In
On the third day of the siege, Santa Anna closed in on the besieged fort and took himself a siege bridge.
Siege of the Alamo - Day Two - Victory or Death!
On the second day of the siege, everyone made preparations and William Barret Travis wrote the most famous of the Alamo letters.
Siege of the Alamo - Day One
What happened on the day Santa Anna lay siege to Bexar? Here’s a primer.
The Most Beautiful Texas Books
Michelle and Texas historian, Dr. Hardin, talk about the splendor of Tom Lea’s history of the King Ranch.
A Controversial San Jacinto Book
Michelle and Texas historian, Dr. Hardin, talk about the book that kicked off anti-Houston sentiment in 1837.
How Historian Dr. Stephen Hardin Built His History Library
Michelle and Texas historian, Dr. Hardin, talk about how he amassed his collection of Texas history books..
Matilda Houstoun’s Visit To The Republic of Texas
Michelle and Dr. Hardin dish on one of the most delightful accounts of the Republic of Texas.
A Trip to Texas In 1835: Collecting Rare Texas History Books with Dr. Stephen Hardin
Michelle and Dr. Hardin have a lively discussion about a seldom seen piece of Texana.
The Man Who Made Texas History A Collecting Niche
Michelle and Dr. Hardin discuss legendary bookman, John H. Jenkins
Madam Fannie’s San Antonio Brothel and the Wild Bunch
The story of a famous Alamo City vice house and some of the soiled doves who worked and lived there.
The Trust Salutes Historian Mary Dunbar Clarke
The story of Mary Whatley Dunbar Clarke, an enterprising Texan who left her mark on Texas (and Canada, oddly enough.)
Two Young Texans Lost in Battle of the Bulge
The gutting (and graphic) story of how two young Texans and their nine comrades - Long Tom Howitzer artillerists - were lost during the Battle of the Bulge and how their memories are preserved 5,000 miles from home.
The First Battle of the Texas Revolution? Correo vs San Felipe
Was the naval battle of Correo vs San Felipe the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
The Count and His Macaroni Line
Inez. Louise. Telferner. Edna. Sound familiar? Here’s how we got them.
Heart Balm Lawsuits in Texas History
The story of the Ft. Worth woman who sued Gene Tunney for heart balm and other tales of Texas heart balm.
Are all historical figures destined to be canceled?
Who will historians problematize next?
Fruit Explosions in Detroit, TX!
The Trust Salutes Detroit, Texas and its quirky newspaper editor, and the occasional fruit explosion!