Talking Texas History

Singer, actor, writer, and filmmaker Brad Maule talks with Scott and Gene about the road that took him from Texas to Hollywood and back again. After two decades as Dr. Tony on General Hospital to teaching acting at Stephen F. Austin, Brad has a wealth of knowledge to share with listeners about acting and life.

Join Gene and Scott in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the East Texas Historical Association with members George Cooper, Kevin Fontenot, Jonathan Gerland, and Sally Langston.  Scott also provides a brief history of the Association.

Scott and Gene talk about Texas Thanksgiving traditions in this episode. From what's on the menu to claims that the first European Thanksgiving was actually celebrated in Texas! 

Scott and Gene talk with Julia Brookins, Special Projects Coordinator at the American Historical Association, about the AHA's initiatives on teaching undergraduate history courses, including dual credit. They also discuss the State Board of Education's recent efforts to review the public school social studies curriculum this summer.

For more information:
The American Historical Association: https://www.historians.org/
History Gateways: https://www.historians.org/historygateways
Annual Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses: https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/annual-texas-conference-on-introductory-history-courses

Want to take a real Texas road trip? Co-hosts Scott Sosebee and Gene Preuss have some suggestions for you! There is nothing to get you acquainted with Texas history better than visiting historic sites and learning about the Lone Star past.  Grab a map and Gene and Scott will guide you to some great sites to visit.

Wrapping up their series celebrating American Archives Month, Scott and Gene talk with Monte Monroe, the State Historian of Texas and archivist at the Southwest Collection/Special Collection Archives at Texas Tech University and Jelain Chubb, State Archivist and Director, Archives and Information Services Division at Texas State Library and Archives Commission at the  Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in Austin. Jelain and Monte discuss the holdings in two of the Lone Star State's largest archival collections.

Links to information mentioned in the show:
Texas State Library and Archives information https://www.tsl.texas.gov/visit
The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University https://swco.ttu.edu/
Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) https://txarchives.org/home

In their second episode celebrating American Archives Month, Scott and Gene learn about the various holdings of the Texas General Land Office with James Harkins.

Learn more about the Texas General Land Office https://www.glo.texas.gov/

2022 Save Texas History Symposium: Frontier Encounters, November 4 - 5, 2022 https://savetexashistory.org/symposium/overview/index.html

October is American Archives Month, and Scott and Gene kick off American Archives Month 2022 with an interview with Linda Reynolds, Director of the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Find out more about the East Texas Research Center https://library.sfasu.edu/etrc#/?_k=50d58d

Scott and Gene visit with Drs Perky Beisel and Paul Sandul at Stephen F. Austin State University to learn about the fields of Public History

What events helped define Texas? In this episode, Scott and Gene talk each describe their top five transformative moments in Texas history that helped shape the Lone Star State into the place we all know and love today.