Once Upon a Time in Texas

#73 - Demonyms....Sounds Ominous but not really!

Have you ever heard of a demonym? Any idea what it is? It’s actually a simple thing but can be a little hard too. Listen in to this weeks podcast to learn a little something.

#72 - Juneteenth and Texas

I know we’ve heard a lot about Juneteenth and it is our newest federal holiday. Do you know what it is really about? Do you know it’s relation to Texas? Lets take a little deeper look at this new holiday and learn a little something together.

#71 - Tamara Booher with 2INgage

There are tons of foster children in the United States and in Texas. What if you feel the need to help but aren’t too keen on the idea of a foster child in your house! How can you help? Well, Tamara Booher with 2INgage is here today to talk to us about how everyone can help.

#70 - Early Texas Explorers

So, there are many explorers in the world both in current times and in history. Have you ever wondered who is considered the first explorer of Texas? I did and we are going to look into it today.

#69 - Local Veterans and their fascinating stories

So, Memorial Day was earlier this week. Do you know who your local heroes are? I thought I did but I found a few more during our Memorial Day Services with the Scouts. Here are some really cool local heroes including one who died in WWII, one that was a POW and a lone survivor from a submarine explosion and a few others.

#68 - Interesting Civil War Soldiers

So, Memorial Day is coming up this next week. Do you know who the tallest soldier was during the civil war? Did you know that there were a fair number of African Americans that fought on the Confederate side? Lets take a small dive into both of these and learn a little history in honor of Memorial Day.

#67 - Scouting in Texas

So, when I say Scouting or Boy Scouts of America, there are many images that come to mind. Most are probably Norman Rockwell paintings showing life Americana which included a ton of paintings with Boy Scouts as subjects. So, what about the BSA in Texas? Lets dive into some famous Boy Scouts and a little Texas Scouting history.

#66 - The BIGNESS of Texas

So, we know that Texas is big. Big state, big personalities, big money and big attitude. BUT, where can you experience the “BIG” of Texas. I had someone ask me that the other day and I didn’t have an answer. So here we go, 7 places to feel or experience the bigness of TEXAS.